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Not really! Jesus brought Lazarus and several others back to life, as well. As did, Paul and Peter. We just don't know what those people experienced in between the death of the body and being brought back. As far as a the death of the body, the scriptures are clear about the spirit departing and...

You are exactly correct in regards to the resurrection of Christ, which all believers will also partake in. However, though the bodies of Lazarus and the rich man were decaying in their tombs, their spirits were very conscious and aware in Sheol/Hades, as the context reveals: "One day the...

According to Revelation 20:11 and 21:1, the new heaven, new earth and new Jerusalem comes after the tribulation and after the millennial kingdom which follows: * Tribulation * Second coming and the millennial kingdom * Great white throne judgment (takes place after the millennial kingdom) *...

Hello Micaiah! In the scripture that you provided above, Paul is speaking about the resurrection of the dead and in the following verses those who would still be alive, changed and caught up at the time that the resurrection takes place. The word "anastasis" translated as "Resurrection" always...

Good day Aerials! Jesus not say "that there were some who would not taste of death until His second coming." Here is the scripture: ============================================= 27. But I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”...

Good day Lucy! I do not believe in Soul-Sleep at all, as it is a false teaching. With all of the scriptures that reveal the conscious awareness of the spirit after the death of the body for both the righteous and the wicked, I don't see how anyone could rightly believe in it. The reference to...

Greetings and Welcome, ANewChirstian! Just fyi, being a believer in Christ is the best thing to believe in at any time in history, since without him there is no salvation.

Well said, whispered. The only thing that I would caution you on, is regarding Hank Henegraaff. Though he is correct regarding the term "sleep" referring only to our physical bodies, I also found in his book "The Apocalypse Code" that he believes and teaches that God's wrath via the seals...

I am not coping out here! You cannot do away with the information contained in the NT regarding eternal punishment in the lake of fire. Regarding the angels who rebelled against God, the lake of fire was created for them. And anyone who is not following Christ, is following Satan and will suffer...

Hello Lucy! By your saying "who doesn't want a quick, easy way out of trouble," this is exactly one of the main problems for misinterpreting the timing of the gathering of the church. Jesus said that as believers, we would have trials and tribulations, which comes at the hands of mankind and...

Leading up to Jesus' return to the earth to end the age and establish His millennial kingdom, the wrath of God (the tribulation period), will take place via the seals, trumpets and bowl judgments. Since Jesus has already experienced God's wrath on behalf of every believer, satisfying it...

Technically, to be annihilated forever and ever would be grammatically incorrect, since a person would cease to exist at the moment of their annihilation. The reference to forever and ever, carries the idea of conscious eternal existence. It is the same with the expression of "everlasting fire"...

For some reason they love to cling to Eccl.9:5 while ignoring or circumventing the rest of the scriptures which supports the conscious existence of the spirit after death. This is exactly why they interpret the rich man and Lazarus into being a parable, because it destroys their belief of...

If it was true that our thoughts cease to exist when our bodies die, then how do you explain the rich man and Lazarus dying but their spirits being conscious and aware in hades? What about the martyrs under the altar at the opening of the 5th seal who were having a conversation with the Lord...

Hello Jackson123! That is not correct! The coming of our Lord and our being gathered to Him does not take place after the man of lawlessness is revealed. Like so many, you're reading it incorrectly. Below is the scripture: ========================================== Now concerning the coming of...

That is not true! When the Lord comes to gather His church/bride, the dead will be resurrected in the same body they died in albeit immortal and glorified. Immediately after that, the living in Christ will be changed immortal and glorified and caught up with them to meet the Lord in the air...

In 2 Cor.5:8, Paul is speaking about his spirit departing at the time of death and going to be in the presence of the Lord. Philippians 1:23 further supports this: "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. If I am to go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. Yet...

I would disagree with that statement. For Jesus promised to return and take all believers to the Father's house (heaven). "In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going away to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I...

Hi JohnR7! I wholeheartedly agree! And I would add the following: "They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath." (1 Thess.1:10) "But since we belong...

Hello UnitedWithChrist! So .... my question would be, "what does your post have to do with the title which is "When does the millennium begin?" Revelation reveals that the millennial period begins after the tribulation period (God's wrath) when the Lord returns to the earth to end the age...