Lesson Five:
What Happens When we Die?
Everybody dies. It is an unfortunate part of living that we experience death. This phenomena is so prominent that it is only natural to have questions, such as What happens when we die? WHY do we die? As the Creator of all living things, Yahweh God knows exactly ​what happens to us when we die. In this study, we will examine what the bible says about death.
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Read the following lesson through with your bible teacher. Then answer the questions below.
Question 1: Where can we find recordings of early human history?
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Question 2: How does the Genesis narrative tell us about God's plans for mankind?
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Question 3: What intentions did Yahweh have for Adam and Eve?
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Question 4: Why is it just for Yahweh to oust Adam and Eve from Eden?
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Question 5: What happens to us when we die?
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Question 6: How can we compare death to sleep?
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Question 7: What does linguistic study reveal about 'hell'?
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Question 8: How do we know good people don't go to heaven when we die?
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Question 9: What makes the teaching of the immortal soul so problematic?
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Question 10: Where does the teaching of the immortal soul come from?
Discussion: Read Ecclesiastes 3:20 and discuss the following:
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Does the bible differentiate between the deaths of those who are 'good' and those who are 'bad'?
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BIBLE TEACHERS: With your bible student, compile a list of how different cultures view death. Compare and contrast those beliefs with what we find in the bible.