Genesis 2:7

Dirt + Elohim’s Breath = Living Soul

“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.”

Genesis 2:7 KJV

Genesis 3:4

The Serpent teaches that we shall not die.

“And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:”

Genesis 3:4 KJV

Genesis 3:19

Man returns to dirt when he dies.

“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

Genesis 3:19 KJV

Leviticus 19:31

Yahweh commands us not to talk with the dead.

“Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.”

Leviticus 19:31 KJV

Deuteronomy 18:10-11

Yahweh commands us not to talk with the dead.  Yahweh commands us not to be a necromancer or one who talks with the dead.  Yahweh tells us that necromancers are an abomination unto Yahweh.

“When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.”

Deuteronomy 18:9 -14 KJV

Job 4:19-21

The dead return to the dirt and have no wisdom.

“How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth? They are destroyed from morning to evening: They perish forever without any regarding it. Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? They die, even without wisdom.”

Job 4:19-21 KJV

Job 14:12-21

The dead are asleep until the heavens are no more.  The dead are not awake, nor shall they be raised out of their sleep.  Even righteous Job will remain in his grave until the future resurrection.  The dead do not know anything.  The dead do not perceive anything.

“So, man lieth down, and riseth not: Till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! If a man dies, shall he live again? All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: Thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands. For now, thou numberest my steps: Dost thou not watch over my sin? My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, And the rock is removed out of his place. The waters wear the stones: Thou washest away the things which grow out of the dust of the earth; And thou destroyest the hope of man. Thou prevailest forever against him, and he passeth: Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.”

Job 14:12-21 KJV

Job 27:1-4

We are only alive as long as the breath of Elohim is in us.

“Moreover, Job continued his parable, and said, As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; All the while my breath is in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils; My lips shall not speak wickedness, Nor my tongue utter deceit.”

Job 27:1-4 KJV

Psalm 6:5

The dead do not remember Yahweh.  The dead do not praise Yahweh.

“For in death there is no remembrance of thee: In the grave who shall give thee thanks?”

Psalm 6:5 KJV

Psalm 115:16-18

The dead do not praise Yahweh.  The dead are silent.

“The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD’s: But the earth hath he given to the children of men. The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.”

Psalm 115:16-18 KJV

Psalm 146:4

The dead returns to dirt, and his thoughts perish that very day.

“His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.”

Psalm 146:4 KJV

Ecclesiastes 9:5-10

The dead do not know anything.  The dead do not have any reward.  The memory of the dead is gone.  The love, hatred, and envy of the dead have perished.  The dead no longer have any portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.  The dead have no work, no device, no knowledge, no wisdom.  The dead go to the grave.  The dead do not go to heaven, purgatory, or “hell”.

“For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also, their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun. Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labor which thou takest under the sun. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.”

Ecclesiastes 9:5-10 KJV

Ecclesiastes 12:7

When someone dies, the body returns to dirt, and Elohim’s breath returns to Elohim.

“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.”

Ecclesiastes 12:7 KJV

Isaiah 8:19-20

Elohim commands us not to talk with the dead, including “saints”, “Mary”, etc.

If someone does not teach Elohim’s Law and Testimony, then there is no Light in them.

“And when they shall say unto you, seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.”

Isaiah 8:19-20 KJV

Isaiah38:18-19

The dead do not praise Yahweh.  The dead do not celebrate Yahweh.  The dead cannot hope for Yahweh’s Truth.

“For the grave cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee: They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.”

Isaiah 38:18-19 KJV

Ezekiel 18:1-9

He that sins shall die, not live.  Elohim commands us not to lift up our eyes to idols or graven images.  Yahweh teaches us that if we keep His commandments, statutes, judgments, laws, and walk in mercy, justice, and righteousness, then we shall live.

“The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying, What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, the fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor’s wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, and hath not oppressed any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; he that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.”

Ezekiel 18:1-9 KJV

Ezekiel 18:19-23

Everyone is responsible for their own sins.  No one else is responsible for another’s sins.

The soul or person that sins shall die.  If a sinner turns from their sins and does that which is lawful and right and keeps Elohim’s statutes and laws, then their sins shall not be mentioned, and they shall live.

“Yet say ye, why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live. The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done, he shall live. Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?”

Ezekiel 18:19-23 KJV

Daniel 12:1-4

There shall be a future resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.  Both the righteous and the unrighteous are still dead and in the dirt and have not been resurrected yet.  The righteous shall be resurrected in the future and given everlasting life.  The unrighteous shall be resurrected in the future to shame and everlasting contempt.

“And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.”

Daniel 12:1-4 KJV

Matthew 10:28

Death is only temporary for those who fear Yahshua.

“And fear not them which kill the body but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”

Matthew 10:28 KJV

Luke 9:59-60

Those without Yahshua are considered dead because without Him, we have no hope of a future resurrection to everlasting life.

“And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.”

Luke 9:59-60 KJV

Luke 16:19-31

In the future, Paradise or the Garden of Eden will be restored as it was in the beginning.  The Jews refer to Paradise as Abraham’s Bosom.  This is a future event when all things will be restored like they were in the beginning.  This restoration has not happened yet.  The Garden of Eden, Paradise, or Abraham’s bosom are on Earth, not in Heaven.  The Lake of Fire is a future event that has not happened yet.  This future event is discussed in the Book of Revelation.  The Lake of Fire is located on Earth, not under the Earth or in some other dimension.

“There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died and was buried; and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, “I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, Father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.”

Luke 16:19-31 KJV

Luke 23:42-43

Yahshua has not come into His Kingdom yet.  This is a future event discussed in the Book of Revelation and other places in the Scriptures.  When Yahshua returns in the near future, He will establish His Kingdom here on Earth and rule the Earth from Jerusalem.  Yahshua told the man on the cross that he would be with Yahshua in Paradise in the future when it is once again restored here on Earth, like it was in the very beginning.

“And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee today, thou shalt be with me in paradise.”

Luke 23:42-43 KJV

John 3:13-21

We are told that no person has ascended up to Heaven except Yahshua.  This means that “Mary” and “the Saints” are not in Heaven. Everyone who believes in Yahshua shall have everlasting life.  This everlasting life is given to all believers at the future resurrection when Yahshua returns to establish His thousand-year Millennial reign.  Everyone who does not believe in Yahshua is resurrected in the future at the end of the thousand-year Millennial reign of Yahshua to everlasting condemnation.  We are taught that everyone who does Truth comes into the Light.  We are told that Elohim’s Word is truth.  Therefore, believers must do Elohim’s Word to come into the Light.

“And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”

John 3:13-21 KJV

John 5:24-29

Those who believe in Yahshua and do His Word shall inherit everlasting life at the future resurrection when Yahshua returns.  Everyone else will be resurrected at the end of the Millennium unto the resurrection of damnation.

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, the hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.”

John 5:24-29 KJV

John 11:11-14

Death is referred to as sleep because sleep is only temporary, and when we are asleep, we do not know what’s going on anymore.

“These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleeps, he shall do well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death, but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.”

John 11:11-14 KJV

John 11:23-27

The Scriptures plainly teach that there is a future resurrection at the last day Millennial Kingdom.  Yahshua teaches us that if we believe in Him and die that in the future resurrection, we shall inherit everlasting life.

“Jesus saith unto her, thy brother shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.”

John 11:23-27 KJV

John 14:1-7

Yahshua teaches us that He is in Heaven preparing a place for us in Elohim’s house.  In the near future, Yahshua will come back to Earth and receive us so we can live with Him in the house that He is preparing.  Yahshua teaches us that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and that no one can come unto the Father except by Him.  This means that we cannot come to the Father by “Mary” or by “the Saints.”  There is only one Mediator between Elohim and man, which is Yahshua.

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him and have seen him.”

John 14:1-7 KJV

Acts 2:29-34

Even after the resurrection of Yahshua. King David is still dead and buried in his sepulcher.  King David has not ascended into the Heavens, nor have “Mary” or “the Saints.”

“Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day. Therefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; he, seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Therefore, being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,”

Acts 2:29-34 KJV

Romans 5:1-21

Believers have the hope of justification by faith in Yahsua.

“Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience, experience; and experience, hope: and hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die, yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so, death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (for until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law. Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man’s offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore, as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous. Moreover, the law entered that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 5:1-21 KJV

Romans 6:1-23

Believers are not to continue sinning so that grace may abound.  Believers are to walk in newness of life.  Believers are not to serve sin.  The old man of the believer is to be crucified and destroyed so that they can be freed from sin.  Yahshua died once for sin.  Yahshua does not continue to die over and over at something called a “Eucharist.”  Believers are to be dead unto sin and alive unto Elohim.  Believers do not let sin continue to reign in their bodies.  Believers do not obey the lusts of sin.  Believers do not yield themselves as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin.  Believers live as instruments unto righteousness unto Elohim.  Believers do not allow sin to have dominion over them and therefore are not under the law, but under grace.  Believers do not sin because they are under grace.  Believers are servants of obedience unto righteousness.  Believers are not servants of sin unto death.  In the end, at the resurrection, believers will inherit everlasting life.  The wages of sin are death.  The gift of Elohim is eternal life through Yahshua HaMashiach.

“What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore, we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise, reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered to you. Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 6:1-23 KJV

1 Corinthians 15:1-58

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.  Believers are not made alive yet.  Only Yahshua is resurrected unto life at this time.  The believers will be resurrected and made alive at Yahshua’s coming.  Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; by which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures: and that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: after that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James, then of all the apostles. And last of all, he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me. Therefore, whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: and if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished. If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead and become the first fruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the first fruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father, when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him. And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all. Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead? And why stand we in jeopardy every hour? I protest by your rejoicing, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die. Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. But some men will say, How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come? Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die: and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain: but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body. All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory. So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. And so, it is written, the first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first, which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So, when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”

1 Corinthians 15:1-58 KJV

2 Corinthians 5:6-10

When a believer dies, the very next thing they experience is to be present with Yahshua at the resurrection.

“Therefore, we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (for we walk by faith, not by sight:) we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that everyone may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.”

2 Corinthians 5:6-10 KJV

Philippians 1:23-24

When a believer dies, the very next thing they experience is to be present with Yahshua at the resurrection.

“For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is far better: nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.”

Philippians 1:23-24 KJV

Philippians 3:20-21

Believers look forward to the return of Yahshua and their resurrection unto a glorious body like Yahshua’s.

“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.”

Philippians 3:20-21 KJV

1 Thessalonians 4:12-18

In the near future, Yahshua will return with the trumpet of Elohim, and the dead believers will be resurrected from the dead into their glorious eternal bodies, and so shall all the other believers that are still alive at His return.

“That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”

1 Thessalonians 4:12-18 KJV

1 Timothy 2:5-6

There is only one Mediator between Elohim and men, the man Messiah Yahshua.  There is no other mediator or “co-mediatrix.”

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”

1 Timothy 2:5-6 KJV

1 Timothy 6:15-16

Yahshua is the only one who has immortality at this time.  In the near future, the believers will be resurrected and inherit immortality at that time.  King David, “Mary”, and “the Saints” do not have immortality at this time.

“Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of Lords; who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.”

1 Timothy 6:15-16 KJV

Hebrews 9:27-28

Messiah Yahshua was offered only once for sins.  He is not offered over and over again through something called a “Eucharist.”

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: so, Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.”

Hebrews 9:27-28 KJV

James 2:26

The body without the breath or spirit of Elohim is dead.  It is not still alive in Heaven, “Purgatory”, or “Hell.”

“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”

James 2:26 KJV

1Peter3:18-22

Messiah Yahshua was offered only once for sins.  He is not offered over and over again through something called a “Eucharist.”

“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ: who is gone into heaven and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.”

1 Peter 3:18-22 KJV

1Peter4:5-6

Believers are to live according to Elohim in the Spirit.

“Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead. For this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.”

1 Peter 45-6 KJV

1John3:2

At the future resurrection, believers shall become like Yahshua with an immortal, glorified body.  Believers are to continuously purify themselves by doing Elohim’s will and following the Way of Yahshua.

“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore, the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifies himself, even as he is pure.”

1 John 3:1-3 KJV

Revelation 6:9-11

During the great tribulation, we see martyrs are still asleep and must continue to rest until their fellow martyrs are also killed.  Then, after the great tribulation, is the resurrection when all believers are made alive again.  The martyrs are still resting currently in their graves here on Earth, which is under the altar of Elohim in Heaven.

“And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: and they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.”

Revelation 6:9-11 KJV

Revelation 14:13

We see that during the tribulation that the resurrection has not happened yet.  The believers are still being killed and rest or sleep in their graves waiting for the resurrection when they are resurrected from the dead and receive their glorified, immortal bodies.

“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.”

Revelation 14:13 KJV

Revelation 19:20-21

In the Book of Revelation, we see the future Lake of Fire here on Earth where the wicked are destroyed.

“And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.”

Revelation 19:20-21 KJV

Revelation 20:1-15

The bottomless pit is also known as Tartaros, where the fallen angels were imprisoned during the time of Noah.  The Devil is imprisoned here during the Millennial Kingdom of Yahshua.  The believers are resurrected to life at the beginning of the thousand-year millennium, and the rest of the dead are resurrected to life at the end of the millennium.

At the end of the Millennium is the final judgment, where all the wicked are cast into the future Lake of Fire.

“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, and cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ and shall reign with him a thousand years. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them. And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever. And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.”

Revelation 20:1-15 KJV

Revelation 21:4-8

At the end of the Millennium, Elohim takes away tears, death, sorrow, crying, and pain forever.  Also, at the end of the Millennium is the final judgment, where all the wicked are cast into the future Lake of Fire.

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, write for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, “It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcomes shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”

Revelation 21:4-8 KJV

Revelation 22:12-15

Those who do the commandments of Elohim have the right to the tree of life and may enter into Elohim’s city.  All those who disobey the commandments of Elohim are outside of Elohim’s city in the future Lake of Fire.

“And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.”

Revelation 22:12-15 KJV