John 11:11-14 Thus he spoke, and then he said to them, "Our friend Laz'arus has fallen asleep, but I go to awake him out of sleep." [12] The ________________ said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will ____________." [13] Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they ____________ that he meant taking rest in sleep. [14] Then Jesus told them ____________, "Laz'arus is dead;
2. Those Who Are Asleep in Jesus Rise at His Second Coming.
1 Thessalonians 4:15-16 For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. [16] For the Lord himself will ____________ from heaven with a cry of ____________, with the ___________________ call, and with the sound of 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 __________ at this; for the hour is __________ when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice [29] and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to 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 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 And the dust returns to the _________ as it was, 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 my breath 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 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no help. [4] When his breath ____________ he ____________ to his earth; on that very day his plans perish.
8. Human Beings Do Not Have Immortality, Only God Does.
1 Timothy 6:14-16 I charge you to keep the ___________________ unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; [15] and this will be made manifest at the proper time by the blessed and only ________________, the King of kings and Lord of lords, [16] who alone has ___________________ and dwells in _________________________ light, whom no man has ever 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 For he will render to every man according to his works: [7] to those who by ______________ in well-doing seek for glory and honor and ___________________, he will give eternal life;
10. We Receive Immortality When Jesus Comes.
1 Corinthians 15:51-54 Lo! I tell you a ____________. We shall not all sleep, but we shall 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 shall be changed. [53] For this perishable nature must put on the imperishable, and this mortal nature must put on immortality. [54] When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass 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 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 did not __________ into the heavens; 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 in death there is no ___________________ of thee; in Sheol who can give thee __________?
14. The Dead Do Not Know Anything.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward; but the __________ of them is lost. [6] Their love and their hate and their envy have ____________ ______________, and they have no more for ever any 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 For I know that my ______________ lives, and at last he will stand upon the earth; [26] and after my skin has been thus ________________, then 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 that sins 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 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 race, I have kept the faith. [8] __________________ 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 soon, ______________ my __________________, to repay every one for what he has done.