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  1. Trailblazer

    If Christ comes today, how do you know it is really Him?

    Meet the Lord in the air? I consider the belief utterly absurd. That belief comes from the following verses: [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. [18] Wherefore comfort...
  2. Spice

    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    Part 2 That life is over. Sins replayed and forgiven, reward presented. The soul has left "that life" behind for good. The Book of Life, aka world school enrollment records. [wink] Think of all God's children going from grade (human life) to grade (human life) until the reach the perfection...
  3. Spice

    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    WOW -- I've got some homework ahead of me! LOL I love it! Thank you for the research and thinking challenge. I will surely reply when I have my notes compiled. My scratch pad is already on my chair arm ready to go............
  4. Sgt. Pepper

    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    I'm interested in knowing your personal interpretation of the following scriptures. I'm addressing this post specifically to you because I'd like to know your thoughts on them. I decided to address you directly because I'm already aware of how a couple of others in this discussion interpret the...
  5. Spice

    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    Interesting that none of these references are from the gospels, and therefore attributable to the recognized head of the Christian church, Christ Jesus. This is one of the reasons I've never been able to accept the "heaven up there" concept.
  6. Sgt. Pepper

    I have a feeling that the afterlife doesn't exist

    And perhaps a scriptural interpretation that all Christians might agree on rather than being divided by the Greek Orthodox Bible (with a 79-book canon), the Catholic Bible (with a 73-book canon), and multiple translations of the Protestant Bible (with a 66-book canon). If they could all agree on...
  7. Trailblazer

    For trinity believers: Does your world come unravelled if Jesus is not God,but ONLY Gods Son?

    But that is not what it says, it is only what you believe it says, what you interpret it to mean. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 New International Version 13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind...
  8. Muffled

    Do you believe in reincarnation?

    I believe when there is a long period between incarnations the tendency before people knew about Heaven from Jesus was to sleep. When I die I will not sleep but I will be subject to God's judgment as to what is good for me.
  9. 1

    Do you believe in reincarnation?

    Ok, thank you. I think it is not the same as reincarnation, if people are raised from the death. And about Ecclesiastes 3:21, I think it is also good to notice that it says: And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it. Ecc. 12:7
  10. Sgt. Pepper

    Do you believe in reincarnation?

    Hebrews 9:27 isn't the only scripture in the Bible with a claim of what will allegedly happen in the afterlife. There is also Ecclesiastes 3:21, which asks, "Who knows if the human spirit rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down into the earth?” Then there is Revelation 20:13...
  11. Sgt. Pepper

    Where are the Dead?

    Jesus mentioned the appearance of a ghost in Luke 24:37–39 because his disciples thought he was a ghost. 1 Samuel 28:7–20 mentions the ghost of Samuel communicating with King Saul and warning him that God would deliver both him and Israel into the hands of the Philistines because of his...
  12. Colt

    If Jesus Died...

    I said: " When humans die our bodies return to dust, we are unconscious until the resurrection in heaven." You snarked: "According to Colt. ...and your source is...? A spirit?" I quoted the Bible concerning the sleep of death part: I see you deliberately omitted the relevant part relative...
  13. nPeace

    If Jesus Died...

    Says the guy who makes an outrageous claim, then when asked for scriptural support, pulls out a random verse which has nothing to do with anything he asserted. Copied and pasted the entire text from Bible Gateway too... the first result from the google search. You know that's not called study...
  14. Colt

    If Jesus Died...

    My source is the Bible, you should study it more. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 New International Version Believers Who Have Died 13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14...
  15. Sgt. Pepper

    Where are the Dead?

    Exactly. Some Christians hold the view that after they die, they will immediately go to heaven to be with Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:8), while others hold the view that they will sleep in their graves until Jesus raises them from the dead in a later rapture event (1 Thessalonians 4:13–17). In other...
  16. John D. Brey

    What is the Rapture?

    Chuck Missler argues that the Rapture is biblical through and through: John
  17. Madmogwai

    What is the Rapture?

    The concept of the rapture is a theological belief held by certain Christian denominations, particularly those within the evangelical and dispensationalist traditions. It refers to an event in which believers in Jesus Christ, both living and deceased, will be caught up or "raptured" into the...
  18. Sgt. Pepper

    Where are the Dead?

    I can't emphasize enough how inaccurate and misleading I believe the Bible's teachings about the afterlife are. I know that you don't necessarily agree with me on this, but that is alright because I respect your beliefs. What I know from experience is that I've met a lot of confused earthbound...
  19. YoursTrue

    Where are the Dead?

    Looking at the account thoughtfully, with insight and recognition that the dead know nothing, those coming out of the graves at the time of Jesus' execution were not given life again. Rather their bodies were thrown out of the graves from the earthquake and the experience was related (appeared...
  20. Trailblazer

    Where are the Dead?

    :rolleyes:
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