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Isn’t Calling a Person a “LIVING SOUL” Redundant?

This question refers to the passage in the first book of the Bible that describes precisely how God created human beings: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (chay nephesh)…

19th April 2025
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Does REVELATION 22:14-15 Support Eternal Roasting Torture?

A couple of people have written me about this statement Christ makes in the last chapter of the Bible because it sounds as if there will be wicked people right outside the gates of the new Jerusalem in the eternal age of the new Heavens and new Earth: 14“Blessed are..

3rd January 2025
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Q&A on SHEOL / HADES, the Intermediate State of the Unsaved

What Does the Bible Teach About SHEOL / HADES? Sheol or Hades involves the intermediate state of unsaved souls between physical death and later resurrection when they’re judged (Revelation 20:11-15). It is “the world of the dead,” as scholar James Strong defined it, or “the assembly of the dead,” as..

11th August 2023
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What Does It Mean That THE SEA GAVE UP THE DEAD?

Let’s read the passage in question with focus on verse 13: 11Then 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. 12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before..

31st July 2023
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Did the Crucified Thief Go to Paradise THAT DAY?

When the Messiah was crucified, two thieves were crucified simultaneously with him: One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? 41 We..

4th July 2023
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Will We See Our PETS Again in Eternity?

Will your beloved pets be resurrected to be with you in the eternal age-to-come (2 Peter 3:13)? Or do your pets go directly to Heaven and await your arrival? What about other animals in Eternity? These are legitimate questions because some people naturally wonder about their beloved pets and other..

14th March 2022
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Was Samuel RAISED FROM THE DEAD to Speak to Saul?

Samuel was the last of the judges and the first of the major prophets (1 Samuel 3:19-21). After Samuel died, ungodly King Saul was desperate for counsel and so went to a medium to get word from the dead prophet, which was a wicked act strictly forbidden by the LORD..

14th September 2021
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SHEOL / HADES: The “Intermediate State” of the Unsaved Dead

We see plain evidence here that unredeemed people are held in a place called Hades after their physical death. Hades is called Sheol (she-OHL) in the original Hebrew of the Old Testament.

12th February 2019
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The Believer’s INTERMEDIATE STATE (Between Physical Death and Bodily Resurrection)

What does the spiritually-regenerated believer experience after physical decease and before bodily resurrection? In this article we will examine the Scriptures concerning the believer’s “intermediate state” between physical death and bodily resurrection.

11th February 2019