What happens when we die? - Ep. 239

<p>What happens when we die?</p> <p> </p> <p>We live in crazy times.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> The Bible says it will get worse and you don’t have to be a prophet to see that is true.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>One of the things I would like to do is to make sure you don’t stay a babe in Christ.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> There a lot of church people that are still in "Sunday school."<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> They never graduated.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>This is unfortunate because they teach and speak with authority to others and even mislead their children.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> A little bit of knowledge can be dangerous.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today, I want to give you some food for thought about what happens when we die, from the biblical standpoint.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> It’s not as popular as thinking we will become angels or that our parents are up there looking down on us.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> That is a beautiful picture but not true Scripturally.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Oh and how about the thought and thinking that grandma spirit is in her room?<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Also dangerous because any spirit in there is not your loved one. If there is a spirit there, you might want to cast it out.</p> <p>The Bible often compares death to sleep. (Psalm 13:3; John 11:11-14; Acts 7:60) A person who is fast asleep is unaware of what is happening around him. Likewise, the dead are not conscious of anything. Yet, the Bible teaches that God can awaken the dead as if from sleep and give them life again. (Job 14:13-15) For those whom God resurrects, death is not the end of everything.</p> <p>People who have died do not go to heaven. They are “sleeping” or resting in their graves. That “sleep” isn’t permanent. The Bible contains the good news that God will wake them up—in a r