Series: AD: AfterDeath?

What Happens to YOU 

Hebrews 9:27

Eternityis on everyone's mind.                   Ecclesiastes 3:11

We all have an appointment with death.         Hebrews 9:27

·              This is undeniable.               

·              This is inescapable.

·              This is unpredictable.

·              This is rapidly approaching.                      James 4:13-14

Ways people try to understand the afterlife... 

·     They use their own imagination.

·     They rely on the experience of others. 

·     They seek religiousanswers.

Christians are to form their opinions of life after death from the Bible.

Easy-to-understand biblical teaching

Every individual will face judgment.                    Hebrews 9:27

Our body and soulwill separate.                             2 Corinthians 5:8                                                                                  Philippians 1:23

Luke 23:43  

We will have immediate knowledge of our eternal state.                                                                                    Luke 16:26-27

More complex biblical teaching

You will participate in the physical resurrection.

             1 Thessalonians 4:14     

            John 11:25-26   

1 Corinthians 15:51-52   

You will face a second Judgment.

Final Reward                                                 2 Corinthians 5:10

Final Condemnation(to lake of fire)         Revelation 20:11

Today's Takeaway 

1.  All people are curiousabout what comes after this life.  

2.  "Afterlife beliefs" should be formed by the Bible.

3.  A person’s eternal destiny is determined in this life.   

4.  The only hope of eternal lifeis the gospel of Jesus        Christ.