Showing posts with label death. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

What the Bible Says About the Resurrection


They say there are two things for certain in life: death and taxes, but I would add a third to the list: resurrection. Now I have never seen a real resurrection, and I doubt if you have either.  There are cases of near-death experiences, and even people who have been "brought back to life" after being medically dead for a very short time. However, I don't categorize those as true resurrections. Is it a certainty that those who die will be resurrected?  And if they are resurrected, when will this be?  And where are the dead before the resurrection?  And what happens after the resurrection?  Lots of questions.  Does the Bible have answers to all these questions that we as humans are interested in?  Absolutely.  Let's start with the basics and go from there.
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Thursday, June 5, 2014

What the Bible Says about Death


My father-in-law passed away suddenly two weeks ago today.  He wasn't ill.  In fact, he appeared quite healthy.  He had just finished his daily 11-mile bike ride, but it all ended soon after.  My mother-in-law found him dead in his chair after she came back from shopping.  Heat stroke?  Heart attack?  Aneurysm? We don't know.  All we know is he is gone, and we are all going to miss him very much.

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