The Nature of Man / State of the dead
- Pedro Quitério
- Dec 23, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 5
What is man made of?
Genesis 2:7: "The LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."
Answer: Man is a combination of dust and the breath of life. (Living soul = dust + breath of life)
What happens to man’s body at death?
Genesis 3:19: "For dust you are, and to dust you shall return."
Answer: The body returns to the dust.
What is the nature of man’s breath?
Job 27:3: "All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils."
Answer: The breath of life is the spirit given by God.
Does man have an immortal soul?
Ezekiel 18:4: "The soul who sins shall die."
Answer: The soul is mortal and can die.
The State of the Dead
What happens to man's breath at death?
Psalm 146:4: "His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."
Answer: The breath leaves, and thoughts cease.
Where does man's spirit go at death?
Ecclesiastes 12:7: "The dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns unto God who gave it."
Answer: The spirit (breath of life) returns to God.
Do the dead have any awareness?
Ecclesiastes 9:5: "The dead know not anything."
Answer: The dead are unconscious.
Can the dead praise God?
Psalm 115:17: "The dead praise not the Lord."
Answer: The dead are silent and cannot praise God.
What happens to man's emotions at death?
Ecclesiastes 9:6: "Their love, their hatred, and their envy have now perished."
Answer: Emotions cease at death.
Death as Sleep
What is death compared to in the Bible?
John 11:11: "Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep."
Answer: Death is likened to sleep.
How long do the dead remain asleep?
Job 14:12: "So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more."
Answer: The dead sleep until the resurrection.
Where do the dead sleep?
Daniel 12:2: "Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake."
Answer: The dead sleep in the dust.
Resurrection and Hope
What is the hope for the dead?
1 Thessalonians 4:16: "The dead in Christ shall rise first."
Answer: The righteous dead will rise at Christ’s return.
What happens to the righteous at resurrection?
1 Corinthians 15:42: "It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption."
Answer: The righteous are raised immortal and incorruptible.
Who enables the resurrection?
1 Corinthians 15:22: "For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive."
Answer: Resurrection is made possible through Christ.
When will immortality be given to the righteous?
1 Corinthians 15:53: "For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality."
Answer: Immortality is given at the resurrection.
What will be the final victory over death?
1 Corinthians 15:55: "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"
Answer: Death will be defeated at the resurrection.
Conclusion
What is the ultimate fate of man without God?
Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Answer: Without God, man dies; eternal life is only through Christ.
Who alone possesses immortality?
1 Timothy 6:15-16: "Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto."
Answer: Only God is immortal.
What is the final condition of the redeemed?
Luke 20:36: "Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels."
Answer: The redeemed will live forever, equal to the angels.
If you would like to learn more about this topic, watch the video I made on this subject: https://youtu.be/onctlUjanHY
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