In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 2 Cor. 4:4 This is exactly what happened to Eve when she doubted God and believed Satan's lie about death.
Are the dead really dead?
That is the question and the bible has the answer.
Let's begin in Genesis 3:4,5 And the Serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. v5. For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. But didn't God command Adam and Eve not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil or they would surely die Genesis 2:16,17.
Are Adam and Eve still living today? Genesis chapter 5 confirms the death of Adam and a long line of his descendants that all also died. So God told the truth which by default makes the Serpent(And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him) a liar, even the father of all liars.
But what about people who talk to the spirits of their dead loved ones?
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Rev. 16:14
When good people die don't they go straight to heaven as many pastor's teach?
King David was a man after God's own heart, surely God took him straight to heaven after he died. But yet the bible states this about King David " Men and brethen, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day," Acts 2:29. Acts 2:34 reads " For David is not ascended into the heavens." The early christians thought this chapter was speaking of David being resurrected, but Peter corrected them on this misconception and told them that this chapter was actually speaking of Jesus Christ being resurrected not David.
But the soul lives on after the body is dead, right?
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Two things make up a living soul: a body and breath of life. Gen 2:7 What happens at death? His breath goeth forth: he returneth to his earth: and in that very day his thoughts perish.
Wow, I would say that dead means dead, the breath of life is gone, the body returns to the earth, even the thoughts cease. So whatever decisions you are going to make for accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you must do while you have the breath of life.
And by the way God calls all those who communicate with the so-called spirits of the dead an ABOMINATION, read Deut. 18:10-13 KJV.
The last nail of truth to seal and bury the coffin of the immortal soul lie initiated by Satan to Eve is found in 1 Tim. 6:15,16 which reads "Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; v16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see; to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. 1 Cor. 15:53,54 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this MORTAL must put on IMMORTALITY, vs. 54 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this MORTAL shall have put on IMMORTALITY. If man already has an immortal soul as many preacher's teach, they are calling God's word a lie. I have included a series of videos that go deeper into the false doctrine of the immortality of the soul that is taught by the vast majority of the religious and pagan world. This is the original lie Satan told Eve in Gen. 3:4, And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. Where are Adam and Eve right now, they are sleeping in the grave or DEAD? Watch and learn because if you fail to understand who or what these so-called spirits of the dead are( which are actually demon spirits or familiar spirits) you will end up deceived
just as Satan deceived Eve on this very point. Eve was perfect and had great mental strength and yet she was deceived, and now after five plus thousand years of man's character being weakened by sin, we are deceived much easier by the lies of Satan. This topic is so vitally important that I have included 13 videos to cover all aspects of the state of the dead. God bless and I'll see you soon! And oh yea, about the second part of the lie that Satan told Eve, "Ye shall be as gods", can clearly be seen in the New Age Movement, Paganism, the evolution (lie) and sad to say some protestant churches. If any teacher, preacher, new age guru tells you that you can be as gods, turn and run away as fast as you can in the opposite direction, because he or she is an agent of the originator of this lie, the Devil/Satan. Also, Satan originated the lie that there is no God. Two side of the same coin, both ideas come from the mouth of the Serpent. God bless and enjoy the videos! See you soon and don't fall for the lies of the Serpent or the Devil/Satan.
Are the dead really dead?
That is the question and the bible has the answer.
Let's begin in Genesis 3:4,5 And the Serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. v5. For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. But didn't God command Adam and Eve not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil or they would surely die Genesis 2:16,17.
Are Adam and Eve still living today? Genesis chapter 5 confirms the death of Adam and a long line of his descendants that all also died. So God told the truth which by default makes the Serpent(And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him) a liar, even the father of all liars.
But what about people who talk to the spirits of their dead loved ones?
For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. Rev. 16:14
When good people die don't they go straight to heaven as many pastor's teach?
King David was a man after God's own heart, surely God took him straight to heaven after he died. But yet the bible states this about King David " Men and brethen, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day," Acts 2:29. Acts 2:34 reads " For David is not ascended into the heavens." The early christians thought this chapter was speaking of David being resurrected, but Peter corrected them on this misconception and told them that this chapter was actually speaking of Jesus Christ being resurrected not David.
But the soul lives on after the body is dead, right?
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Two things make up a living soul: a body and breath of life. Gen 2:7 What happens at death? His breath goeth forth: he returneth to his earth: and in that very day his thoughts perish.
Wow, I would say that dead means dead, the breath of life is gone, the body returns to the earth, even the thoughts cease. So whatever decisions you are going to make for accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, you must do while you have the breath of life.
And by the way God calls all those who communicate with the so-called spirits of the dead an ABOMINATION, read Deut. 18:10-13 KJV.
The last nail of truth to seal and bury the coffin of the immortal soul lie initiated by Satan to Eve is found in 1 Tim. 6:15,16 which reads "Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; v16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see; to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen. 1 Cor. 15:53,54 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this MORTAL must put on IMMORTALITY, vs. 54 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this MORTAL shall have put on IMMORTALITY. If man already has an immortal soul as many preacher's teach, they are calling God's word a lie. I have included a series of videos that go deeper into the false doctrine of the immortality of the soul that is taught by the vast majority of the religious and pagan world. This is the original lie Satan told Eve in Gen. 3:4, And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die. Where are Adam and Eve right now, they are sleeping in the grave or DEAD? Watch and learn because if you fail to understand who or what these so-called spirits of the dead are( which are actually demon spirits or familiar spirits) you will end up deceived
just as Satan deceived Eve on this very point. Eve was perfect and had great mental strength and yet she was deceived, and now after five plus thousand years of man's character being weakened by sin, we are deceived much easier by the lies of Satan. This topic is so vitally important that I have included 13 videos to cover all aspects of the state of the dead. God bless and I'll see you soon! And oh yea, about the second part of the lie that Satan told Eve, "Ye shall be as gods", can clearly be seen in the New Age Movement, Paganism, the evolution (lie) and sad to say some protestant churches. If any teacher, preacher, new age guru tells you that you can be as gods, turn and run away as fast as you can in the opposite direction, because he or she is an agent of the originator of this lie, the Devil/Satan. Also, Satan originated the lie that there is no God. Two side of the same coin, both ideas come from the mouth of the Serpent. God bless and enjoy the videos! See you soon and don't fall for the lies of the Serpent or the Devil/Satan.