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WHERE WILL YOU BE IN ETERNITY?

             =             &nb= sp;                  =             &nb= sp;   = by Dr. Hoyt W. Allen, Jr.=

 <= /u>

= INTRODUCITON:

=       A. Immortality is for certain.  John 11:25; 14:1-4;  II Corinthians 5:1-5.<= /o:p>

=       B.   Where does the spirit or soul= go immediately at death?

      &= nbsp;     1.   Death does n= ot mean cessation of life, but separation.&= nbsp; (See Gen. 2:17f, and Paul’s use of the term “dead”= in Eph. 2:1;  Col. 3:3 to understand that it does not mean cessation of             =             &nb= sp;            =      life.)

 

I.  = ;  WHERE ARE YOU NOW? - Where you go hereafter depends upon what you go after here a= nd now.  The living, who have rea= ched the age of accountability (Ezek. 18:20;  Matt. 18:3) are in one of t= wo places.

      A.  WORLD

      &= nbsp;     1.   Subject to Satan.  (II Cor. 4:4)

      &= nbsp;     2.   Love lust and price  (I John 2:15,16)=

      &= nbsp;     3.   Obey not the Gospel.  (II Thess. 1:7= ,8;  I Pet. 4:17,18)<= /b>

      B.   CHURCH<= /p>

      &= nbsp;     1.   Founded by Christ.  (Matt. 16:16-18)=

      &= nbsp;     2.   Made up of all repentant bapt= ized believers.  (Mk. 16:16;  Acts 2:38-41;  8:36-39)<= /span>

      &= nbsp;     3.   Steadfastness is required.  (Acts 2:42;  I Cor. 15:58;  Rev. 2:10)

      C.  SALVATION - is the dividing line be= tween the church and the world.

      &= nbsp;     1.   Salvation involves:

      &= nbsp;           a.   Faith  (Heb. 11:6)

      &= nbsp;           b.=    Repentanc= e  (Acts 17:30)

      &= nbsp;           c.=    Confessio= n  (Romans 10:10)

      &= nbsp;           d.=    Baptism  (Acts 2:38)

      &= nbsp;           e.=    Faithfuln= ess  (Rev. 2:10)

      &= nbsp;     2.   You are in one of two places = at this very minute.  You know wh= ich, don’t you?

 

II.  WHERE DID SOULS GO <= u>BEFORE THE DEATH, BURIAL, RESURRECTION, AND ASCENSION OF CHRIST?=

  &= nbsp;   A.  To under= stand, one must realize that there are three different Greek words translated “hell” in the King James Version.

      &= nbsp;     1.   Hades means the unseen= abode of the dead.  It does not mean eternal hell, which is indicated by the fact that:

      &= nbsp;           a.=    Jesus went to Hades at death.=   (Acts 2:27,31<= /span>)

      &= nbsp;           b.=    Hades will be cast into the l= ake of fire (hell) at the last day.  = (Rev. 20:14)

      &= nbsp;     2.   Gehenna means a place = of eternal punishment.  (Mk. 9:43= f)

      &= nbsp;     3.   Tartarus means an intermediate state of punishment.  (II Pet. 2:4)

      B.   The story of the rich man and Lazarus, which was told by Jesus (Luke16:19f) indicates that the souls of t= he dead, at that time, went to Hades, which was divided into a place of bliss called paradise (Abraham’s bosom) and a place of torment (Tartarus).

      &= nbsp;     1.   That paradise was a part of H= ades is indicated by the fact that Jesus told the thief on the cross that he wou= ld be with Him in paradise (Luke 23:43), but according to Acts 2:27,31, Jesus went to Hades.

      &= nbsp;     2.   That Tartarus was a part of H= ades is seen by the fact that the rich man went there to be punished before the judgment and Peter speaks of angels in an intermediate state of punishment = to await judgment.  (II Pet. 2:4)=

  &= nbsp;         3.   That this is only an intermed= iate state of punishment and not eternal heaven and hell is seen by the fact that there was intercommunication between the two (Luke 16:23f).  This will not be true eternally, s= ince hell is an eternal separation (Matt. 25:32,46).<= /span>

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;         

HADES =3D COUNTY JAIL *  PARADISE  =3D A GODLY CITY * TARTARUS =3D A = WICKED CITY

      &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =    

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;      Physical Death      &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;           Judgment D= ay

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       

 

=             &nb= sp;  

CHURCH        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;  PARADISE        =         H<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:2'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;   HEAVEN

 = ;            &n= bsp;  (Saints)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;    (Lk.  23:43)    = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;    (Mt.  25:46)

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         (Comfort)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;  (ETERNAL JOY)

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            A<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:3'>        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; (FEW)

= &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         (Mt.  7:1= 4)

 = ;            &n= bsp; 

SALVATION    &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;         GULF        &= nbsp;                  = D    <= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>      

 =

 


        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            E

        &= nbsp;       WORLD        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; TARTARUS        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;                    &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   GEHENNA

        &= nbsp;       (Sinners)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; (II Pet.  2:4)                  &= nbsp;               &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;           (Mt. 25:46; Mk. 9:43)     &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;                 &= nbsp;      

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =   (MANY)

(Torments)                  = S             &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;           (ETERNAL PUNISHMENT)   &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;                 &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;         

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =   (Mt.  7:1= 3)

(Continued)

 

 

 

 

III.        &= nbsp; WHAT HAPPENS NOW= TO THE SOULS OF THE DEAD?

A.      =            It is certain that Christ took paradise with the Old Testament saints who were in= it to heaven and now the souls of the departed in Christ will go immediately t= o be with Him.  The following considerations prove this conclusively.

1.&n= bsp;            = ;     Hades is to be thrown into hell=   (Rev. 20:14).  This could not be true if paradise= was still there.  That the removal= of paradise is before the Judgment is indicated by the fact that such an occurrence is never mentioned in the description of the final events.

2.      =             Paul saw paradise alre= ady in heaven  (<= /span>II Cor. 12:1-4).

3.      =             Paul describes the eve= nt of the removal of the souls in paradise in Eph. 4:8-10.  Christ descended into the lower pa= rts of the earth (Hades), (compare with I Pet. 3:19) and took them to heaven.=

4.      =             Paul plainly states th= at his soul would go to be with Christ upon death  (Phil. 1:21-23;  II Cor. 5:8).

5.      =             Paul says the souls of= the saints will come back with Christ.  Therefore, they must go to Him at death  (I Thess. 3:13; 4:14).  The term “sleep” here = is a figure for death and does not mean “soul sleeping.”  The reason this is so is because L= azarus and the rich man were asleep (dead), but were conscious=   (Luke 16:19f).  Also, Jesus said Lazarus (brother = of Mary  and= Martha) was asleep  (John 11:11), but = he had been in the grave for four days when Jesus called him out.  He was conscious, even though he w= as asleep (dead) V. 14, or how did he hear the voice of Jesus call him?

 

IV.       WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN CHRIST RETURNS?

A.      =            Souls of departed sain= ts will return with Him.  (I Thes= s. 3:13; 4:14)

B.      =            These souls will be un= ited with resurrected bodies.  (I C= or. 15:51, 52)

C.      =            The living saints will= be changed.  (I Cor. 15:51,52; I = Thess. 4:14f)

D.      =            There will be a general resurrection of all the dead at that time.=   (John 5:28,29;  Acts 24:15;  I Cor. 15:52)

E.      =            The earth and the works therein shall be destroyed.  (= II Pet. 3:10)

F.      =             Then the general judge= ment will take place.  (Matt. 25:31= -46)

G.      =           The new heaven and new= earth will be introduced.  (II Pet. 3:13;  Rev. 21:1-4)=

 

OBJECTIONS:=

 

1.      =             Why a judgment if the = souls of saints are already in heaven?

ANSWE= R:   Jesus plainly indicated that Lazarus and the rich man went immediately to a place of eith= er bliss or torment.  This pictured conditions before the final judgment.  Thus, we are faced with the question, “Why a judgment?”<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  The judgment is God’s for= mal pronouncement of man’s eternal destination.  His destiny is determined at his d= eath and nothing can change that  (see Heb. 9:27). 

a)&n= bsp;     Compare “Report Card” prior to Graduation Day.

b)&n= bsp;     Compare CourtRoom verdict of jury, but sentencing is later.

2.      =             King David did not asc= end with Jesus to the paradise section of heaven according

        =       to Acts 2:34.

ANSWE= R:   King David= 217;s body did not ascend, but his soul did (Eph. 4:8-10), or the apostle Paul is= a liar.

&nb= sp;

        =             &nb= sp;            =   Physical Death        =             &nb= sp;            =          Judgment Day

 


        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;             =

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;  

=             &nb= sp;   CHURCH            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            HEAVEN

(Saints)    &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =                 &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;                         &= nbsp;      H        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   (PARADISE)

 = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;          =        Caterpillar        &= nbsp;  Butterfly

&nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         (Mt.  25:= 46)

        =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =   (FEW)

 = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;       A        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   ETERNAL JOY)

 

 


        =   SALVATION    &nb= sp;            =             &nb= sp;            =            GULF        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            D                =             &nb= sp; GULF

 


        &= nbsp;            

 = ;            &n= bsp;  WORLD        &= nbsp;                      =             &nb= sp;   TARTARUS        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;           GEHEN= NA

        &= nbsp;       (Sinners)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p; (II Pet.  2:4)            =             &nb= sp;      E        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;   (Mt.  25:46)

        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;         (Torment)        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;  (MANY)

           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     * County Jail Before        &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;       (ETERNAL PUNISHMENT)

 = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;        th= e Federal Pr ison  &n= bsp;                   =             &nb= sp;            =         

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;                

   &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;           &nbs= p;            &= nbsp;     = ;            &n= bsp;            = ;           S

 

 

 

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