I believed I have served God from the moment I left home for work abroad and I still am. For I believed that what I do in this world, I do it for God.
"DEATH is a fact of life that we must all face, therefore, it is wise to know the facts and to be prepared when death comes."
In Genesis 2:7, "How did God create Man? From dust we were made and God's breath gave us life.
God created man as a living soul. Job 27:3, "All the while my breath is in me and the spirit of God is in my nostrils."
The Spirit not the soul goes back to God after death. So, "What happens when a man dies?" Ecclesiastes 12:7 The Spirit is the breath.
Righteous receive immortality at second coming of Christ. "We receive immortality when Jesus comes again." 1 Corinthians 15:51-57
"In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet."1 Corinthians 15:52
"For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality." Corinthians 15:53
"The soul that sinneth, it shall die." EZEK. 18:4-20
A soul can die. The Bible uses the term "soul" 1,600 times, but never once as immortal souls, an undying souls, an everlasting souls.
"Where are the dead?" John 5:28,29 "The righteous dead and the unrighteous dead are all in the grave." "Where is King David?" Acts. 2:29,34
The dead are in their graves.
Death is called a sleep in the Bible. "The living know that they shall die, but the dead know "not anything." Ecclesiastes 9:5
The dead are not aware of anything. "His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."Psalms 146:4
The righteous dead are not in heaven praising the Lord. "The dead praised not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence."Psalms 115:17
The thief on the cross is not in heaven. John 20:17 , Jesus said, "I have not yet ascended to my father."
The dead in Christ will rise when he comes again.