What happens after we die?

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE?

(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)

1. What does it mean to be ‘human’?

a. A human is a being uniquely created in the image of God.

“God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27)

b. A human is a body/soul composite.

“Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” (Genesis 2:7)

2. What happens to our soul when we die?

a. Our soul is temporarily separated from our body.

“Rachel began to give birth and she suffered severe labor. When she was in severe labour the midwife said to her, ‘Do not fear for now you have another son.’

It came about as her soul was departing (for she died) that she named him Ben-Oni, but his father named him Benjamin.” (Genesis 35:16b-18 NASB)

3. Where does our soul go?

Today’s Big Idea…

You reach in death, what you pursued in life.

a. If you welcomed the Spirit and presence of God in life, your soul will experience the eternal presence

of God in death. (2 Corinthians 5:6-10; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; Revelation 21:1-5)

b. If you rejected the Spirit and presence of God in life, your soul will experience eternal separation

from God in death. (Revelation 20:11-15)

“Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. The earth and the heavens fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what they had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:11-15)

4. What does eternal life look like for those who follow Jesus?

“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.

He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.’” (Revelation 21:1-5)

a. You will live a productive, eternal existence in a new heaven, on a new earth…

b. Your soul will be given a new, improved, eternal body… (1 Corinthians 15)