“If a man die, shall he live again?” Job 14:14

“What man can live and not What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his see death? Can he deliver his life from the power of the life from the power of the grave? Selah”grave? Selah” Ps. 89:49

Born Innocent

~Ezek 18:4, 20

Age of accountability

~Rom. 3:23

Darkness - Sin

~1 Pet. 2:9

~Not born in sin

Kingdom

Birth

Everyone will die

Heb. 9:27

Three conditions at death:Three conditions at death:

Infant

Christian

Sinner

Birth Infant

Sinner

Christian

Hades = The realm of the dead, the common receptacle of disembodied spirits

Luke 16:19-31

“And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.” Lk.16:23Lk.16:23

“For if God spared not the For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast angels that sinned, but cast them down to them down to hellhell, and delivered , and delivered them into chains of darkness, to them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;” be reserved unto judgment;”

2 Pet. 2:4

TartarusTartarus = torment

“And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43

Acts 2:27 “Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades,”

Acts 2:31 “...neither was he left unto Hades,...”

Rest

Torment

Infant

Sinners

Christian

Time is Uncertain

“But of that day and hour no one But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father onlyheaven, but My Father only.”

Matt. 24:32

“But the day of the Lord will come But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night;”as a thief in the night;” 2 Pet. 3:10

All will be raised - John 5:28-29

Everything will be changedEverything will be changed

“...the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” 1 Cor. 15:52b

Rest

Torment

Righteous

Evil

All will be judged

Acts 17:31 Rom. 14:12

Judged by the BibleJudged by the Bible

John 12:48

According to what we have doneAccording to what we have done

2 Cor. 5:10

Righteous

Evil

Those on Right handThose on Right hand = Come

Matt. 25:34

Rest - no more tears

Those on Left hand Those on Left hand = Depart

Matt. 25:41

Torment - forever

Come

Depart

Heaven

Hell

Birth

Birth Infant

Sinner

Christian

Rest

Torment

Infant

Sinners

Christian

Rest

Torment

Righteous

Evil

Righteous

Evil

Come

Depart

Heaven

Hell

““the spirit and the bride say the spirit and the bride say come.” Rev. 22:17come.” Rev. 22:17

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

515 Gibbs Road

Evans, Ga. 30809

706-855-1249

evanscoc@bellsouth.netevanscoc@bellsouth.net

www.evansgachurchofchrist.orgwww.evansgachurchofchrist.org

Sunday Morning May 4, 2008