John 11:11-14 This He said, and after that He said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go, so that I may awaken him out of sleep." [12] The ________________ then said to Him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." [13] Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that He was ______________ of ____________ sleep. [14] So Jesus then said to 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 to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. [16] For the Lord ____________ will ____________ from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the ________________ and with the ____________ of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
3. There Are Two Resurrections (Life and Death).
John 5:28-29 "Do not marvel at this; for an hour is __________, in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice, [29] and will come forth; those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life, those who ________________ the evil deeds to a 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 Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his ______________ the breath of life; and man became a __________ being.
5. When a Person Dies, His Body Returns to the Dust and the Spirit Returns to God.
Ecclesiastes 12:7 Then the dust will return to the _________ as it was, and the __________ will return to God who gave it.
6. The Spirit Is God's Breath of Life, Or His Power.
Job 27:3 For as long as life is in me, And the __________ of God is in my ______________,
Job 33:4 "The Spirit of God has made me, And the __________ of the ______________ gives me life.
7. The Breath, Or Spirit, Returns to God Who Gave It, the Thoughts Perish.
Psalms 146:3-4 Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no ________________. [4] His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his ______________ perish.
8. Human Beings Do Not Have Immortality, Only God Does.
1 Timothy 6:14-16 That you keep the ___________________ without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, [15] which He will bring about at the proper time -He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, [16] who alone ________________ ___________________ and dwells in _________________________ light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
9. The Bible Uses the Word Soul 1600 Times, But Never Once Uses Immortal Soul.
Romans 2:6-7 Who WILL RENDER TO EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO HIS DEEDS: [7] to those who by _____________________ in doing good seek for glory and honor and ___________________, eternal life;
10. We Receive Immortality When Jesus Comes.
1 Corinthians 15:51-54 Behold, I tell you a ____________; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, [52] in a moment, in the ________________ of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. [53] For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. [54] But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the __________ that is ____________, "DEATH IS ________________ UP in ____________.
11. The Dead Do Not Praise God.
Psalms 115:17 The dead do not __________ the LORD, Nor do any who 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 it was not David who ______________ into heaven, but he ____________ says: 'THE LORD SAID TO MY LORD, "SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND,
13. In the Grave There Is No Remembrance of God.
Psalms 6:5 For there is no ____________ of You in death; In Sheol who will give You __________?
14. The Dead Do Not Know Anything.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 For the living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their __________ is ________________. [6] Indeed their love, their hate and their zeal have already ______________, and they will no longer have a share in all that is done under the sun.
15. The Righteous Will Be Resurrected to See God at the Last Day.
Job 19:25-26 "As for me, I know that my ______________ lives, And at the last He will take His stand on the earth. [26] "Even after my skin is ________________, Yet from my flesh I shall see God;
16. The Soul, Or Person, Who Sins Will Die.
Ezekiel 18:4 "__________, all souls are Mine; the soul of the __________ as well as the soul of the son is Mine. The soul who sins will 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 free gift of God is ____________ life in __________ 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 the good fight, I have ______________ the course, I have kept the faith; [8] in the __________ there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day; and not only to me, but also to all who have loved His ________________.
19. When Jesus Comes His Reward of Eternal Life Will Be with Him.
Revelation 22:12 "Behold, I am coming ____________, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man ________________ to what he has done.