John 11:11-14 After he had said this, he went on to tell them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going there to wake him up." [12] His disciples replied, "Lord, if he sleeps, he will get better." [13] Jesus had been ______________ of his death, but his disciples ____________ he meant ____________ sleep. [14] So then he told them ____________, "Lazarus is dead,
2. Those Who Are Asleep in Jesus Rise at His Second Coming.
1 Thessalonians 4:15-16 According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will ________________ not precede those who have fallen asleep. [16] For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud ____________, with the voice of the ________________ and with the ____________ call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
3. There Are Two Resurrections (Life and Death).
John 5:28-29 "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is __________ when all who are in their __________ will hear his voice [29] and come out--those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be ________________.
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 The LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his ______________ the breath of life, and the man became a __________ being.
5. When a Person Dies, His Body Returns to the Dust and the Spirit Returns to God.
Ecclesiastes 12:7 And the dust returns to the __________ it came from, and the __________ returns to God who gave it.
6. The Spirit Is God's Breath of Life, Or His Power.
Job 27:3 As long as I have life within me, the __________ of God in my ______________,
Job 33:4 The Spirit of God has made me; 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 put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save. [4] When their spirit ____________, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to ____________.
8. Human Beings Do Not Have Immortality, Only God Does.
1 Timothy 6:14-16 To keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, [15] which God will bring about in his own time--God, the ____________ and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, [16] who alone is ______________ and who lives in _________________________ light, whom no one has seen or can see. To him be honor and might ____________. Amen.
9. The Bible Uses the Word Soul 1600 Times, But Never Once Uses Immortal Soul.
Romans 2:6-7 God "will give to each person according to what he has done." [7] To those who by ___________________ in doing good seek glory, honor and ___________________, he will give eternal life.
10. We Receive Immortality When Jesus Comes.
1 Corinthians 15:51-54 Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-- [52] in a flash, in the ________________ of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. [53] For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. [54] When the perishable has been ____________ with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is ____________ will come true: "Death has been ________________ up in ____________."
11. The Dead Do Not Praise God.
Psalms 115:17 It is not the dead who __________ the LORD, those who go down to ____________;
12. David Did Not Ascend to Heaven at His Death, But Awaits the Coming of Jesus and the First Resurrection.
Acts 2:34 For _________ did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, " 'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit at my _________ hand
13. In the Grave There Is No Remembrance of God.
Psalms 6:5 No one ________________ you when he is dead. Who ____________ you from the grave ?
14. The Dead Do Not Know Anything.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is ________________. [6] Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since ______________; never again will they have a part in ______________ that happens under the sun.
15. The Righteous Will Be Resurrected to See God at the Last Day.
Job 19:25-26 I know that my ______________ lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. [26] And after my skin has been ________________, yet in my flesh I will see God;
16. The Soul, Or Person, Who Sins Will Die.
Ezekiel 18:4 For every __________ soul belongs to me, the __________ as well as the son--both alike belong to me. The soul who sins is the one who 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 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 race, I have kept the faith. [8] Now there is in store 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 __________ for his ________________.
19. When Jesus Comes His Reward of Eternal Life Will Be with Him.
Revelation 22:12 "Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to ______________ ________________ to what he has done.