John 11:11-14 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. [12] Then said his ________________, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. [13] ____________ Jesus spake of his death: but they ____________ that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. [14] Then said Jesus unto them ____________, Lazarus is dead.
2. Those Who Are Asleep in Jesus Rise at His Second Coming.
1 Thessalonians 4:15-16 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not ____________ them which are asleep. [16] For the Lord ____________ shall ____________ from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the ________________, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
3. There Are Two Resurrections (Life and Death).
John 5:28-29 Marvel not at this: for the hour is __________, in the which all that are in the __________ shall hear his voice, [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 ________________.
4. God Created Man Out of the Dust of the Ground and Breathed into His Nostrils the Breath of Life. Then Man Became a Living Soul. God Did Not Put a Soul into Man.
Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his ______________ the breath of life; and man became a __________ soul.
5. When a Person Dies, His Body Returns to the Dust and the Spirit Returns to God.
Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the _________ as it was: and the __________ shall return unto God who gave it.
6. The Spirit Is God's Breath of Life, Or His Power.
Job 27:3 All the while my breath is in me, and the __________ of God is in my ______________;
Job 33:4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the __________ of the ______________ hath given me life.
7. The Breath, Or Spirit, Returns to God Who Gave It, the Thoughts Perish.
Psalms 146:3-4 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. [4] His breath goeth forth, he ________________ to his earth; in that very day his ______________ perish.
8. Human Beings Do Not Have Immortality, Only God Does.
1 Timothy 6:14-16 That thou keep this ___________________ without spot, ___________________, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: [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 ___________________, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power ___________________. Amen.
9. The Bible Uses the Word Soul 1600 Times, But Never Once Uses Immortal Soul.
Romans 2:6-7 Who will render to every man according to his deeds: [7] To them who by patient ___________________ in well doing seek for glory and honour and ___________________, eternal life:
10. We Receive Immortality When Jesus Comes.
1 Corinthians 15:51-54 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, [52] In a moment, in the ________________ of an eye, at the last trump: for the ____________ shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. [53] For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. [54] So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be ____________ to pass the saying that is ____________, Death is ________________ up in ____________.
11. The Dead Do Not Praise God.
Psalms 115:17 The dead praise not the LORD, ____________ any that go down into ____________.
12. David Did Not Ascend to Heaven at His Death, But Awaits the Coming of Jesus and the First Resurrection.
Acts 2:34 For David is not ______________ into the heavens: but he saith ____________, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
13. In the Grave There Is No Remembrance of God.
Psalms 6:5 For in death there is no ___________________ of thee: in the grave who shall give thee __________?
14. The Dead Do Not Know Anything.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 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. [6] Also their love, and their __________, and their envy, is now ______________; neither have they any more a ____________ for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
15. The Righteous Will Be Resurrected to See God at the Last Day.
Job 19:25-26 For I know that my ______________ liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: [26] And though after my skin worms ____________ this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
16. The Soul, Or Person, Who Sins Will Die.
Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the __________, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that ____________, it shall die.
17. The Wages of Sin Is Death. Death Is the Absence of Life. The Gift of God Is Eternal Life.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is ____________ life through Jesus __________ our Lord.
18. The Apostle Paul Awaited the Coming of the Lord for His Final Reward.
2 Timothy 4:7-8 I have fought a good fight, I have ______________ my course, I have kept the faith: [8] __________________ there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his ________________.
19. When Jesus Comes His Reward of Eternal Life Will Be with Him.
Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come ____________; and my reward is with me, to give every man ________________ as his work shall be.