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What happens when you die?
Let's not guess, let's not accept what we have been taught by man. Let's go to the Holy Scriptures and see what it says happens when we die.

Ecclesiastes 9:5-10 "For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest."

Ecc. 12:7 "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it." The Bible places NO DIFFERENCE about where you go when you die based upon whether you lived righteous or wickedly. Your eternal fate is decided at the Resurrections and the Great White Throne Judgment. Keep Reading for Proof!

Psalm 146:4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Daniel 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Job 14:10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is he?
11 As the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up:
12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more (Resurrections), they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Psalm 115:17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

Isa. 38:18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

What Happened to the wicked and righteous men of the old testament when they died? Did they go to Heaven and be awake and praise GOD in Heaven after their death or did they go to sleep? What happened to the wicked, did they go to hell and scream every day and every night and every second for all these thousands of years since then OR are they asleep. What does the Bible say?

(1 Kings 2:10) So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
(1 Kings 11:43) And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
(1 Kings 14:20) And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
(1 Kings 14:31) And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
(1 Kings 15:8) And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
(1 Kings 15:24) And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
(1 Kings 16:6) So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.
(1 Kings 16:28) So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
(1 Kings 22:40) So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
(1 Kings 22:50) And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 8:24) And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 10:35) And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 13:9) And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 13:13) And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
(2 Kings 14:16) And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 14:22) He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
(2 Kings 14:29) And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 15:7) So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 15:22) And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 15:38) And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 16:20) And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 20:21) And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 21:18) And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Kings 24:6) So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Chronicles 9:31) And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Chronicles 12:16) And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Chronicles 14:1) So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
(2 Chronicles 16:13) And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.
(2 Chronicles 21:1) Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Chronicles 26:2) He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
(2 Chronicles 26:23) So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; for they said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Chronicles 27:9) And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Chronicles 28:27) And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Chronicles 32:33) And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
(2 Chronicles 33:20) So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

Isa. 57:1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
:2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

What about the New Testament?
Matt. 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

John 11:11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

Acts 2:29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. (DEAD AND BURIED: NOT walking around eating grapes in Heaven!)

Acts 2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Acts 13:36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

Acts 7:59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
:60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

1 Cor. 15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

1 Cor. 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

1 Thes. 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

So what the bible really says about death is that your body returns to the earth (grave), and your spirit returns to God! But you do not know or do ANYTHING (Eccles. 9:10) in that state of sleep. That IS what the Bible says! That is where you are (asleep) until Jesus returns and the Resurrections start occurring.

Rev 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Rev 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till (until) the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Rev 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Rev 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. (This shows that the rest of the people, everyone else who does not take part in the 1st Resurrection WILL BE risen again AFTER the 1000 years)
Rev 20:6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death (Romans 6:23) hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Rev. 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
:8 And shall go out to deceive (see verse 3) the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, (a spiritual title given to rebellious nations, NOT the same as in Ezek. 38) to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
(We see here that during this short season (100 years), Jesus And the Saints are all here on Earth but also is the devil. The devil is allowed to deceive people again. Each physical human being that rose in the 2nd Resurrection will continue to have the choice (freewill) to decide to go with the devil or to go with GOD.)
:9 And they (those that decide to go with the devil) went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. (we will do a study on the words "for ever" in just a few minutes.)
Great White Throne Judgment:
:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
:12 And I saw the dead (those that rose in the second resurrection of Verse 5), small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. (This is the Great White Throne Judgment of Matthew 25:31-46)

Let's review what just happened. At the end of the 100 years/short season, there is a battle attempt. NOT a real war. The devil convinces the deceived people (humans who are able to be devoured by fire) to try to overthrow the Kingdom of GOD, just as the devil also convinced 1/3 of the angels to try to overthrow the Kingdom of GOD before the 6-7 day re-creation period of Genesis 1. So anyway, at the end of the 100 years, these deceived people are destroyed. They do NOT live forever in fire. This is the Second Death. Eternal Death is the opposite of Eternal Life. Romans 6:23. You either Live or Die. One or the other, NOT both. The Saints Live and the Wicked die. As we see in Pslams 37. But those people who do decide to go with GOD, they will be turned into Spirit as were the original Saints and they too will receive Eternal Life and inherit the Earth and the Universe, but NOT Heaven. Now in Rev. 20:13-15 we will Review what just happened in verses 7-12.

Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell (greek word Hades which means the grave) delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
(This is saying that at the 2nd Resurrection, everyone is risen from their graves and then eventually they do come to the Great White Throne Judgment at the end of the second season / short season / second life.)
:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death (Romans 6:23).
:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Now i must ask you, WHERE did these people come from? Did they come from Heaven and/or a burning Hell to be judged? Had they already been judged to go to Heaven or Hell and then be brought back from those judgments for re-trial? NO. They came up from the grave, even from the sea. Those that died on the Titanic will come up from the Titanic, from the sea, to finish their 100 years and be Judged.

WHAT? Why is it talking about sinners and death?
In verse 20, it is talking about the period leading up to the beginning of this New Earth. The reason there will be no pain, no crying and no death in the New Earth is because ALL sinners would have been removed leading up to this point. Verse 20 is talking about the Short Season which starts at the moment of the Second Resurrection. In NO OTHER TIME IN ALL OF HISTORY has the human race been given a PROMISE that they will NOT die before 100 years old EVEN if they sin! Wow! Did you get that?

There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days

the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed

Does GOD give some people 100 years to repent and others only just 21 years and others just a few hours on Earth and then others 13 years and 55 years and 93 years? NO. Everyone gets the same amount of time to make it right! Now this does NOT mean that you can sin all you want to in this first life and think you can just make it right in the next life! When you sin in this life, there are physical, mental, emotional and spiritually consquences in this life AND in the life to come! What goes around, comes around. You WILL be Judged according to EVERYTHING you have done! Also, you need to pray to escape the Wrath of GOD that is about to come soon to the inhabitants of this Earth! It is a Fearful thing to fall under the Wrath of GOD!

Psalms 37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.

Why does it say the fire shall not be quenched?
Because the fire will not be quenched, that is to say it will not be put out, it will burn until there is nothing left to burn and will go out on its own! No one will put it out, it will burn until all the wicked is consumed away into smoke and nothing of them is left, neither root nor branch!

What happens to the righteous?
Matt. 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

If we will live forever in Heaven, then why does the new Jerusalem come down to the Earth instead of us going up there to it? If you think your eternal home is going to be Heaven, you're going to be aweful lonely there because the scriptures are clear that BOTH Jesus and the New Jerusalem will be on Earth!
Rev. 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
Rev. 21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

What about the man on the cross and Jesus said to him, Today you will be with me in Paradise?
Read that again my friend. IN the orginal writings, there was NOT a comma. So if the comma was inserted in the wrong place, it could make all the difference in the world. Read it like this: "Verily I say unto you today (right now), You shall be (will be) with me in Paradise." Is there another verse in the bible that tells us whether or not that man did go to Paradise THAT day? YES!!! He did NOT go that day AND neither did Jesus that day!!! Notice: John 20:17 "Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God."
Wow, this was AFTER the resurrection and Jesus basically says that HE had not yet been to Heaven during the 3 days and 3 nights that He was in the tomb of the earth. If Jesus had not yet gone to Paradise, then neither did the the other man on the cross!!! The man WILL BE with Him in Paradise at the 1st Resurrection. And didn't Jesus say that HE WOULD be IN the belly of the earth for the entire 3 days and 3 nights as the sign of who He is?!?! Matthew 12:40 "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth". Jesus was in the earth (grave) all 3 nights and all 3 days! He did not go to a burning hell nor did He go to Heaven in those 3 days. He was in the grave ALL 3 days and ALL 3 nights!

As far as hell goes, We Know GOD is the most righteous Judge of all time of course. What if an unrepentant person killed someone 5,000 years ago and went to a burning hell when they died? Then Adolf Hilter comes along and kills millions of people and dies and he goes to hell. Then the man who killed only 1 person burns 5,000 years longer than Hilter?!!! Oh come on people, The Gospel is Simple. Let us use some common sense and all the bible scriptures. The bible is very very clear on this matter. You just have to let go of the false teachings you have always accepted. GOD is truly Just and righteous and will judge and punish Fairly. This is NOT to mininize in ANY way the fate of the wicked, they will still burn but they will also be put out of their misery! God loves even the most wicked sinner and will punish them righteously and lovingly by removing them as the bible teaches in many many very clear scriptures.

Psalm 37:9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

Psalm 37:20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
28 For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

Common Sense in the Account of Lazarus of John 11
In John 11, Jesus rose Lazarus from the dead. Lazarus had been dead for 4 days! When Lazarus rose from the dead, he walked out of the tomb. Where had Lazarus been for those 4 days? Was he in hell? Was he in Heaven? If he was in a burning hell fire then surely Jesus would not have brought him back in order to be thinking about that torture for the rest of his days! That would be an aweful life to live! AND IF he had been in Heaven, Would Jesus deny Lazarus of his rewards? Would Jesus pull this man out of paradise and make him live on this old earth again after getting such a good 4 day taste of paradise? That would not be very kind of Jesus to do such! Of course Lazarus was neither in a burning hell NOR was he in Heaven. He was simply asleep in the grave. Thus, His resurrection was a good thing!
Don't confuse this Lazarus with the Lazarus of Luke 16 in the account of Lazarus the beggar and the rich man. That is a completely different Lazarus.

New Testament (Greek) for "hell" is THREE DIFFERENT WORDS!
G86 hadēs hä'-dās = the grave. This means exactly the same as the Hebrew word SHEOL i.e. the grave. It is found 11 times and is translated “hell” 10 times and “grave” once.
G1067 geenna ge'-en-nä = Valley of Hinnom, Jer. 7:22, which was burning in Jesus Day, But is NOT burning today.
G5020 tartaroō tär-tä-ro'-ō = This word is used only in 2 Peter 2:4 and refers to the place for the fallen angels, not man.

The ideal/theory/teaching of a ever burning hell where you never never die is a lie from the devil to deny the mercy of God! And I have proven it here. Yes, some wicked people will burn in hell. Yes that is biblical. But let us remember that the Bible is written in the english language today and that it was originally written in Hebrew and Greek. "Hell" is an old english word which means "a hole in the ground" or "grave". But when Jesus spoke of a burning hell in the greek scriptures, He used the word "Gehenna". At the time, Gehenna or the Valley of Hinnom was on fire. It was where all of Jerusalem burned their trash. But that place is no longer burning at the current time!

Here is a picture of Gehenna today!

One Hundred years after the 2nd resurrection, Gehenna, the Valley of Hinnom and the entire earth SURFACE will be burned to destroy the wicked. And the wicked will be destroyed eternally. That is to say that they will die. That is to say that their punishment will be everlasting as in final. They will not live forever in that fire because the fire will go out on its own when everything is devoured. Then God will renew the surface, that is what is meant by a new earth. This earth will not disappear and another one pop up somewheres else in the universe! The Bible says the earth will abide forever!
Yes, the Bible teaches 2 resurrections! Most churches only teach one.
God's plan of salvation and his mercy is so great and awesome that only a relatively few people will ever get to be cast into the lake of fire. He is not willing that any would perish but that all would be saved. But some will perish because of their out-right refusal to obey Him.

Jesus did NOT go to a burning hell!
Many ministers, churches, denominations teach that when Jesus died, He went to a burning hell! What could be more absurd! These same people say He also went to Heaven when He died. They are basically saying that Jesus traveled back and forth! They also say that Jesus wrestled with the devil and took the keys of death and hell away from the devil! How ridiciously! LOL!!!!!!
I want you to LOOK in the Bible! Search for the words "wrestled, wrestling, wrestle, fight, fought, fit, fighting, key, keys, death and hell". You will NOT find ANY such story/account in the entire Bible! In fact, you will NEVER find anywheres in the Bible that even says that the devil at any time ever had the keys to death, hell or the grave! When Jesus died on the Cross, His work was accomplished! It was done! He did NOT NEED to fight anyone! Where people get this ridicious story is from twisting the words and context of Acts chapter 2. Acts 2 proves that Jesus went to the Grave! NOT a burning hell. People need to realize that the Greek Word for Hell in Acts 2 is Hades which means the Grave, NOT Gehenna. Gehenna refers to a burning place, NOT Hades! Acts 2 also proves that King David did NOT go to Heaven! He is still buried!

Matt. 12:40 "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth".
Jesus was in the Grave/Hades (NOT a burning hell) for ALL 3 days and all 3 nights! A full 72 hours! He did not travel back and forth those 3 days!

Eph. 1:21 "Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come"
The Greek Word for "world" in this verse is G165 "aiōn". This is the same word translated "ever" 71 times, world 38 times, never + 3364 + 1519 + 3588 6, evermore 4, age 2, eternal 2, misc 5. We see in Eph. 1:21 that it is talking about a TEMPORARY world, therefore is it incorrect to say that the Greek word "aion" or English words "forever", "everlasting" or "eternal" always means the same as we have been taught in English.
In the Old Testament, A servant who desired to stay with his master, was to serve him "forever [olam]." (See Ex. 21:1-6.) How could a servant serve a master to endless time? Will there be masters and servants in the world to come? Jonah, describing his watery experience, said, "The earth with her bars was about me forever [olam]." Jonah 2:6. Yet this "forever" was only "three days and three nights" long. Jonah 1:17.

Liddell and Scott's Greek Lexicon gives the following as the meanings of aion:
"A space or period of time, especially a lifetime, life. ... Also one's time of life, age: the age of man. ... 2. A long space of time, eternity. ... 3. Later, a space of time clearly defined and marked out, an era, age ... this present life, this world."

Adam Clark, in commenting on Gehazi's leprosy (2 Kings 5:27), remarks:
"The forever implies as long as any of his [Gehazi's] posterity should remain. This is the import of the word le-olam. It takes in the whole extent or duration of the thing to which it is applied. The forever of Gehazi was till his posterity became extinct."

Matthew 24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world (Greek 165 "aion")
Matt. 25:41 "Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting (Greek166 "aions" basically the same word in Matt. 24:3 which shows that this word does NOT always apply to something without end) fire, prepared for the devil and his angels"
Colossians 1:26 "Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages (Greek165 "aion" Same as in Matt. 24:3) and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints"
Has the Mystery of the GOD ALWAYS been hidden from all eternitys. No. There is a END to the hiding. It has been Revealed. The words Aion and Aions does NOT mean for all of eternity!

Objection: 1 Thessalonians 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

ANSWER: This verse says we shall be forever with the Lord. It does NOT say we will be with Him forever in Heaven. Where will Jesus Be?
Zech. 14:4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

Rev. 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Revelation 5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
Also read Rev. 21 and 22 to see that Jesus will be right here on Earth. We will be with Him on the Earth!

-Objection: 2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
ANSWER: Like it says in Eccles. 12:7, when we die, our spirits return to GOD. Everyone's spirit goes back to GOD. But GOD is EVERYWHERE ALL PLACES AT ALL TIMES. But our spirits will be asleep! Until we awake in the Resurrections. When we are asleep, we do not know ANYTHING and we will NOT know that we are with GOD, until we awake to be judged and sentenced either to eternal death or eternal life.
AND actually this passage in 2 Corinthians 5:8 is NOT talking about where we go as soon as we die. But rather the eventual reward of the saints. See context vs. 1-10.

-Objection: 2 Corinthians 5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
ANSWER: It is not talking about us living forever in Heaven. It is talking about us eventually putting on immortality (vs. 4).

Objection: Rev. 7:9-17 People who have been thru the Great Tribulation are shown in Heaven.
ANSWER: Let's Read that: Revelation 7:9-17:
9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
11And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God,
12Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
13And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?
14And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. (Compare: Rev. 21:3; And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.)
16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. (Compare: Rev. 21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. Rev. 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.)
17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. (Compare: Rev. 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.)

It is clear from the comparisons of Rev. 7 and Rev. 21 that the context is that this Great Multitude has come out of the Great Tribulation and is at the Throne of GOD on Earth AFTER all things are completely fulfilled and NOT in Heaven.

-Objection: The soul is eternal/immortal.
ANSWER: That is the lie of the devil! The serpent said "you will not die"!

What the scriptures say: Matt. 10:28 "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell"!

ONLY GOD is immortal!
1 Tim. 6:15 Which in his times he shall shew, [who is] the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
:16 Who only hath (the only one that has) immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: (we can only see a manifestation of Him, such as in the burning bush even though all of GOD was not in the bush, OR like Jesus as a manifestation of GOD in the Flesh but not all of GOD was in the Flesh, the Father was still in Heaven) to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.

-Objection: Matt. 25:46 "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal".
Yes, that is correct! When the unrepentant wicked get cast into the Gehenna Lake of Fire at the end of the short season, 100 years, their punishment will be everlasting because they will die. Their death will be final. Their punishment, death, will last forever, they will never again be resurrected.

-Objection: 2 Thes. 1:9 "Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power"
Their destruction will be everlasting. Once they are destroyed, they will never again be renewed.

-Objection: Matt. 18:8 "Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off, and cast them from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting (Greek 166 aiōnios) fire"
The effects of the Gehenna Fire (Lake of Fire) will be everlasting. The people will burn up says Malachi 4. The people will die and never be brought back to life therefore the effects of the fire is everlasting. The fire itself is also everlasting in that it is not quenched, that is to say, it is not put out before it's time. It lastes until it has completed it's job, to the fullness of it's term.

-Objection: Rev. 14:11 "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name".
The words "for ever and ever" in this verse are associated with the SMOKE, and is NOT associated with how long the person themselves stay in the Lake of Fire. In fact, this verse does not even apply to the lake of fire! But rather it is talking about the 45 day Wrath of GOD that leads up to and including the battle of Armed at Meggido. See vs. 10 to see that it is talking about this torment occuring during the Wrath of GOD! Rev. 14:10 "The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb". Therefore it is saying that during the 45 day Wrath of GOD, the unrepentent wicked who have received the mark of the beast, those people will be tormented day and night, without rest until they are destroyed at the battle of armed at meggido and the feast of raptor birds. The smoke is associated with their cries and pains and will forever ascend up for as long as this condition persist. Please see the study above on the words "forever" and "eternal".

-Objection: Rev. 20:10 "And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever".
Read it again, it is talking about the devil and the beast and the false prophet, NOT about normal everyday humans! Plus we can again ask ourselves "what does Forever mean?".

-Objection: Matt. 3:12 "Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire"
Mark 9:43 "And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched"
The fire is unquenchable, that is to say, no person can put this fire out! Once it is ignited, it will burn until there is nothing left to burn. Then it will go out all on it's own, no one quenched it.

Objection: John 5:29 "And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation".
The Greek word for damnation in this verse is G2920 krisis and means "a trial" or "judgment". It is the same word in John 5:22 and was translated "Judgment"! Verse 29 is NOT saying it is a resurrection to burning forever in hell fire. It means to be judged. That is what we see occuring in Matt. 25:31-46 And Rev. 20:7-15 is that the people are resurrected in the second resurrection, then given a short season (100yrs) and then at the end of the short season, they are all separated on the left and right at the Great White Throne Judgment. Those on the right will inherit eternal life. Those on the left, the goats, will receive eternal death, the second death by fire and consume away into smoke and be no more, Psalm 37 and Malachi 4.

Objection: The Eternal Worm Theory:
Mark 9:44, 46 "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched".
Isa. 66:24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases (corspe/DEAD BODIES) of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.

Okay, if the worm NEVER dies, then the worm is Eternal! Wow, wouldn't that be something! We have already learned that men are NOT eternal, they CAN die. GOD CAN destroy BOTH their soul AND body in Hell (Gehenna)/Lake of Fire. Matt.10:28. But yet this worm never dies? What kind of worm is this? What is it feeding upon? It is feeding upon the flesh of a sinner. NOT his soul! It's feeding upon a physical human being who is being punished and cut off from this Earth. It is a maggot! What happens to maggots? They do NOT die! They never die unless you happen to come across them in time to destroy them but usually even then, people usually do not kill the maggots! Usually people just throw away the diseased, infested product. The maggots usually end up in the local dump yard OR turn into flies even before you ever knew the maggots were there! Maggots do not usually die, Rather, They turn into Flies! The person that is thrown into the fire continues to exist long enough (10-14 days. Isa. 66:24 shows there is enough time for the Saints to look upon the carcases/dead bodies of the wicked) for maggots to eat at their flesh and for the maggots to turn to worms, then eventually there is nothing left for the worms/flies to eat because the fire was never quenched, no one put out the fire, it burns until there is nothing left but ashes. Malachi 4. Psalm 37:20.

Objection:
Rev.l4, Rev.15, Rev. 19
Answer: These are explained in detail concerning the 45 day Wrath of GOD. Please click here to read the article concerning that short time period when YES, the Saints WILL be in Heaven for the Marraige Supper and then they return to Earth with Jesus.

In conclusion, Gods plan is much better than anything man can come up with. I'd rather be a king and priest for God on earth rather than sitting around on a cloud in Heaven doing nothing while my brothers and sisters are screaming and yelling burning in hell for ever and ever. Praise God for HIS plans and not ours!

I know the churches and people have taught you something much diffently! You owe it to yourself to actually read the Bible and fast and pray about this! DO NOT IGNORE all the verses that have been listed on this article!!! You cannot deny the FULL WORD OF GOD!

Objection;
Matthew 17 , the mount of Transfiguration, did not Moses already rise in heaven??
Answer: The account of the transfiguration was a VISION. Peter, James and John saw a VISION that represented the future resurrection, the first resurrection. They did not see Moses or Elijah in Heaven but rather on Earth during a future time. Start reading in Matthew 16:21 and read to Matthew 17:13. Then read 2 Peter 1:12-18. Notice in Matt. 16:28 "...see the Son of man coming in his kingdom"!
Notice in Matt. 17:9 "...THE VISION...".
Peter was among the three that shared this vision. He writes what he learned from it in 2 Peter 1:12-18.
Notice 2 Peter 1:14 "knowing that shortly i must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me"! Remember the reference to "tabernacles" in Matt.17:4.
Was it really just a VISION and not something seen with physically eyes?
Let's study the word "vision" of Matt. 17:9.
Strong's Number Greek#3705 "horama", which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the Greek concordance of the KJV. It is used 11 times in Acts and once in Matt.17:9.
The word is never used for anything other than the super(GOD)natural. It is clearly a VISION, not something just seen. Moses and Elijah did not physically appear on the mount. They did not come down from Heaven nor up from the grave. It's a vision of the future. Recommended reading on this and on Elijah and Enoch at www.ecclesia.org/truth/enoch.html

Objection: Where was Abraham when he talked to the man in hell found in Luke 16?
ANSWER: This is a parable. This story is not literal but rather symbolic and is a parable with hidden meaning. There are parables in every chapter of Luke 10-21. It would be ignorant to think there is no parable in Luke 16. Jesus was speaking to the Pharisees (Luke 16:14).Quoting from "The Rich Man & Lazarus" by Dennis Crews of Amazing Facts Library of Sermons #28: QUOTE: "The Jews had been blessed above measure by a knowledge of God and His plan of salvation for all mankind. They had received the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises Romans 9:4. Only a Jew would pray "Father Abraham as we find the rich man doing later in the story. The Jewish nation was clearly represented by this character. By contrast, Lazarus symbolized all those people in spiritual poverty- the Gentiles- with whom the Israelites were to share their heritage. ..Unfortuanately, the Jews had not shared their spiritual wealth with the Gentiles at all. Instead they considered them as "dogs" who would have to be satisfied with the spiritual crumbs falling from their masters' tables. The metaphor was known. Jesus had used it before, testing the faith of the Canaanite woman: "It is not meet to take the chrildren's bread, and to cast it to the dogs." She responded accordingly; "truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters table" Matt. 15:26, 27. The rich Jews had hoarded the truth and in so doing had corrupted themselves. ....The Jews had enjoyed the good life while on earth, but had done nothing to bless or enrich their neighbors. No futher reward was due... Luke 6:24,25. Conversely , the poor in spirit, symbolized by Lazarus, would inherit the Kingdom of Heaven...The "dogs" and sinners so despised by the self-righteous Pharisees, would enter heaven before they would: "Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you" Matthew 21:31. The parable concludes with the rich man begging for his brethen to be warned against his fate. Asking Abraham to send Lazarus on this mission, he alleges that "if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent Luke 16:30" Abraham replies, "If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead." (Vs. 31). END Of Quote from Amazing Facts Booklet.
The english word "hell" in Luke 16:23 is a translation of the greek/hebrew word "hades" which means the grave, NOT a burning hell. The lake of fire will be a burning hell, but NOT the grave. Death and the Grave (luke 16:23) will be thrown into the lake of fire. Rev. 20:14. The parable of Lazurus and the rich man shows that the hebrewic roots movement (judaism) will bring some people into the lake of fire, they will be terried at what is about to happen to them and dry their tongue, wishing for a drop of water as they are about to be devoured and destroyed into smoke and ashes.
Some people say it's not a parable because it's the only parable that gives the characters a name. Lazarus. But notice that the rich man does not have a name! Just because Jesus gives a character a name does NOT in any way prove it is not a parable.
It is a parable talking about Hebrewic Pride without obeying the Spirit of the scriptures. Notice that Abraham calls the rich man "son", so the rich man is a Hebrew. Lazarus is a gentile because he ate the crumbs from the table (Matt. 15:26-27). Dogs licked Lazurus is a clue that Lazurus is a gentile.
If you pray and fast about Luke 16 and Lazarus, GOD will confirm to you that it was a parable. You cannot ignore all the evidence i have presented on this page. Recommended Link

Objection: Why does the bible say we are seated in heaven with Christ?
ANSWER: Eph. 2:6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus"
i ask you, ARE YOU IN HEAVEN? NO, of course not! You are on earth. But i AM seated in heavenly places spiritually here on earth, a have authority, i am a representative of the Heavenly Kingdom, but i am NOT in Heaven! "HATH RAISED US UP..." Have you been resurrected yet? NO. ONLY in the SPIRITUAL SENSE. This is very clearly taking spiritually, NOT about us going to heaven when we die. Don't take it out of context!

Objection: Who are the 24 elders in heaven?
They could be angels or they could be humans that have already been resurrected when Jesus died in Matthew 27:52. Which in itself proves again that the saints were not in Heaven already. The 24 elders are a mystery. Even if the elders are human, that does not mean that every saint goes to Heaven at death. These saints in Matthew 27 were resurrected. We won't be resurrected until Jesus returns. That is very clear in Matt.24, 1 Thes.4 and 1 Cor. 15 and the book of Revelation.

Objection: The 24 Elders were in Heaven BEFORE Jesus was on the cross.
ANSWER: You would have to prove that to me. i don't see anything saying they were already there. Even if so, we have no proof they are human. And if humans, who have been resurrected, That does not mean ALL humans have been going to heaven without resurrection. IF the elders are the people from Matt.27, then they are firstfruits of the the early rains. We do not have our harvest yet.

Objection: What about Elijah and Enoch? They went to Heaven?
ANSWER: No, Elijan and Enoch are NOT alive in Heaven. Please visit this link to learn more.

However, It is true that the Saints will temporarily enter Heaven for a period of ONLY 45 days for the Marrige Supper of the Lamb of GOD. Please read the 1335 days Revealed article.

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