What Happens to a Soul When the Body Dies?
By David Becker Every person conceived in the womb of a woman has a soul. The soul of a person contains everything that person is and has the potential of becoming. The body is the container of the soul, and under most usual conditions the soul remains within the body until released by death to the body. Once the soul leaves the body of a believer in Jesus Christ, it is called the spirit. According to the Word of God, there are several things that can happen at the moment of bodily death, depending on the spiritual state of the soul at the moment of death. Before we discuss, these conditions we must first understand the reason for death. Death must come to every human being to free them from the hold of sin. Every person is born into sin, and every person must die to release them from sin. Sin cannot remain in a dead body, thus…..sin dies when the body dies. 1. When a faithful Christian has received the Baptism of Jesus Christ, he is actually going to his grave at that moment. Death is brought to him under the baptismal waters, and the hold of sin within his body is brought to death. Once bodily death (painless) comes to a Christian, the spirit of the Christian is immediately released, and ascends to Heaven for a period of rest until the establishment of the New Earth. The ascended spirit is given a new container (or body) while in Heaven. 2. When a not so faithful Christian, who has received the promise of salvation through Jesus Christ, but not received the baptism, then he goes to his grave for a while. This Christian’s soul lies in the grave, within the decaying body, until it is resurrected by Jesus Christ during the rapture period. The spirit is then risen up into Heaven for a short time while the End Things are being done on earth through the Judgments of Jesus Christ. 3. Christian Martyrs who defend and die by their choice to uphold the Word and Being of the LORD GOD and Jesus Christ also remain with the body at death. Going to the grave for the Word of God completes this martyrdom. Their spirits receive resurrection during the rapture period, where they go to Heaven for a time, then on to the New Earth to receive great honor and position. 4. Most Jew’s souls sleep in their graves until resurrected to the Judgment Seat of Jesus Christ. At their Judgment, they will be judged according to the law of the LORD GOD. Those righteously obedient Jews will go on to the New Earth and receive their inheritance as promised by the LORD GOD, and those who are wickedly disobedient sent to eternal punishment. 5. Common people, who have no belief or faith in Jesus Christ, die within their bodies. At the moment of their death they sometimes feel great pain and sometimes even a similitude of peace when they have been tricked by false doctrines and beliefs in their life. At the moment of their death, most souls go to sleep inside the dead body, and lay in their grave until resurrected to stand before the Judgment Seat of Jesus Christ. In very rare cases, distressed souls or those woken from the dead by the unscrupulous living, wander about without their body, seeking answers that can not be found. On that Last Judgment Day, Jesus Christ will weigh the things the common people did in life, and judge them accordingly. Those who have not followed the Word of God and accepted Jesus Christ as Savior in their lifetime, are guaranteed a certain verdict of guilty, and a promised damnation into Hell, a place of eternal punishment. Death to all living bodies brings death to sin. The soul is released from the dead body according to rules of the LORD GOD that are written for all to see in His Word. Once a person has died, change cannot be accomplished to the spiritual destiny of the soul. It is vital that a person prepare his soul before death comes, and wise for the person to embrace the Word of God, and accept the unearned salvation and resurrection of Jesus Christ, before it is too late. 2006 David “Bucker” Becker - All Rights Reserved Worldwide. David Bucker Becker is an author and teacher of the popular Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians series published by Becker Bible Studies. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=David_Becker http://EzineArticles.com/?What-Happens-to-a-Soul-When-the-Body-Dies?&id=248166 royal bank personal loan rate personal no credit check loan private lenders & personal loans & toronto ontario & canada payday loans in wilmington delaware
