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Advent is a time of preparation. We prepare for the coming of Jesus. And we can think about that as a very distant thing. We read our Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, reading from Isaiah, the Apostle Paul, and one of the Gospels, typically Matthew or Luke since they cover the birth narratives,…

INTRODUCTION 1. Having determined from the Scriptures that man possesses a body; soul and / or spirit which continues after death, the question now before us is this: "Where do the spirits of believers go after death?" 2. In this lesson, we will be examining two different views: a. One that we will call…

Review Death should be thought of as a positive thing for Christians. If you’re saved to go to a place of comfort. If you’re not, to go to a place of torment. The souls of the redeemed and unredeemed are in a conscious state during this "intermediate" state. Lesson 2 - Shall We Know Each Other There?…

INTRO: Illustration: Good to see all of you. Its good to see. Many of you have probably been to the eye doctor on at least one occasion. When they come to the conclusion that you may need glasses they set you on a chair and pull this mechanical mask vision tester thing over your face. You rest your chin…

Good afternoon. I hope that everyone had a good week. My week was interesting to say the least. I am on all kinds of medication that I take throughout the day. One of those I take in the morning and then in the afternoon while at work, and then finally in the evening before bed. This particular medicine…

A Glimpse of Heaven Revelation 21.1-27 Introduction: The different states of Heaven from the Bible. Book Recommendation: Heaven by Randy Alcorn 1. Paradise is where the saints of God dwelt until the resurrection of Jesus Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive,…

Psalm 38:9–11 (ESV) 9 O Lord, all my longing is before you; my sighing is not hidden from you. 10 My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me. 11 My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague, and my nearest kin stand far off. 19 “There was a rich man…

Scripture speaks of those who die lost in their sin (the wicked) are in hades; in torment; separated from God; and conscious.

Absent from the body present with the Lord. Paradise in Heaven.

Introduction Last week was the introduction to a subject that is both encouraging and difficult to understand. The concept of Heaven is a complicated subject that many Christians don’t truly understand. It’s sad that this subject is so misunderstood, because it’s actually the hope that we have through…

The Bible speaks to recognition beyond the grave.

Are the souls of the redeemed conscious after death?

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A Powerful Partnership For what are you thankful? Maybe more specifically, for whom are you thankful? Because without relationships this journey we call life would be most unbearable and inherently miserable. It’s for this reason many are hurting and considering ending their time on earth. We need each…

Reformation what was the reformation? reformation refers to the practice of changing, reforming an institution or practice during the dark ages there was basically only one type of recognized church, the Roman Catholic Church eventually even that splits into eastern orthodox most of the services or mass…

What you believe matters, so what do you believe?

Date: Jan 2023 – LHBC; April 2012 - LHBC Intro: There are a lot of opinions about heaven. Probably one of the more famous in Australia was the late Kerry Packers interview in which he said that it did not exist. “I have good news and bad news” he said. “The good news is that there is no devil, and the…

Introduction Heaven is not a focus in theology or our lives today. But the early church stressed the reality of heaven and hell as important to how we live today. It was central to their understanding of the Gospel. This subject is often avoided because it has a good side and a bad side. This subject…

Overview What Is It? “E scato ” and “ Lovgo ” roughly meaning Last , End , or Final and Study of The study of Final Things in the Bible. ~The doctrine of eschatology deals with personal issues such as death and the intermediate state as well as themes with a more general or corporate focus. These focuses…

The most immediate idea we come to in reading this passage, is that the master determines the service. Paul is not simply writing theoretically, but his desire is that our Christianity be real, that our belief in Christ Jesus be lived out in our lives!

The Mountain Valley Cathedral in a remote Swiss village was one of the most beautiful churches in the region. One of the features that attracted so many people to the cathedral was its beautiful pipe organ. People would come from miles away to hear the lovely tones of this organ. But one day the organ…

Leviathan imagery the Leviathan imagery with the Genesis 3 imagery. But catch the point here—there's a certain logic to portraying the divine enemy in this way because the serpent becomes a symbol of disorder, disruption, adversarial hostility to the way God wants things. That is not an accident. In…

A purpose for Jesus second coming is to usher in a new heaven and a new earth.