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The Soul Sleep Myth
Q: I was wondering if we are conscious after death or is ‘soul sleep’ more likely true; in Luke 16:22 I notice the beggar was ‘carried’ by the angels. What do you believe? Cathy
A: I believe what God the Holy Ghost has written for us in the Holy Bible; That God created man in His image, an eternal being (Gen. 1:26-27,2:7), that mankind broke trust with Almighty God, thereby forfeiting our birthrights as rulers of this earthly creation (Gen. Ch.3).
Concerning consciousness after death, I believe God meant exactly what He said, and what He’s written for us, it is no mystery what happens after we die physically.
Each of us is fully conscious after death, and for eternity, how else could we give account of our lives to our Maker? Rom. 14:11-12 KJV;
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Christ warned in Mtt. 12:36 KJV;
That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Christ Judges the living and the dead at the Judgment.
An appointment nobody misses; Heb. 9:27 KJV;
…it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Are you ready to give account of yourself to the Judge of judges?
How will you plead?
Do you know what His verdict will be?
The Holy Bible tells you how to be certain of your eternal destiny in Glory.
Soul sleep is never mentioned in the Holy Bible.
It is a myth, an occult invention of cult teaching.
Stick to the Word of God, do what He says, and you’ll never go wrong.
Get right with God before you sleep tonight, because you may not wake tomorrow. Many people die in their sleep, and wake up facing Judgment, and eternity in Hell: Fully conscious.
Why Catholics are children of Satan
Q: Why do you say that Catholics are the sons of Satan? Katrina
A: You refer to this quote; “Catholicism was invented by Satan, the father of lies, so all his children are born liars too.”
Please follow that link, and compare the teaching in the Roman Catholic catechism with what the Holy Bible teaches, and you will see plainly that Catholicism is satanic from start to finish.
It is clear that you have yet to realize that according to the word of God; all who are not born again, born of God, are already sons and daughters of Satan.
Each of us is born in sin, accursed by the sinful nature we inherited from our first parents, Adam and Eve.
That is why you must be born again.
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Only One Gospel: For All
Q: In Acts 10:28, what is The Lord implying? Is it based on culture or skin colour? Najee
A: In Acts 10, Peter is led by the Holy Ghost to enter the home of a Gentile, which, under the Old Covenant, it was not lawful for a Jew to do, Acts 10:28 KJV;
And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.
The LORD had just given a vision to Peter, teaching him that all meat is now ceremonially clean to eat, and confirmed this also applied to humanity: Salvation is open to everyone. The Apostle Peter was shocked by that!
The LORD is showing us that salvation is offered to all people, whosoever accepts Christ as LORD is made perfectly clean in God’s sight: Halleluia for the Blood of Jesus!
Isn’t that Good news, Najee?
This incident happened ten years after the resurrection, and the start of the New Covenant, yet the Apostle Peter still hadn’t understood that the New Covenant applied to whosoever believeth, regardless of culture, ethnicity, gender, or previous religion.
What is most startling about this passage of scripture is that Peter needed a vision from God to get him to enter a Gentile home to share the Gospel.
You see, Peter was still bound by religious thinking, and hadn’t realized the Gospel was for everyone, he thought the Gospel was just for the Jews.
Recall that it was Peter whom the Holy Ghost used to point out the fulfilment of Joel’s prophecy on the Day of Pentecost, Acts 2:16-18 KJV;
But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;
And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
Notice, all flesh, meaning all believers, Jew or Gentile.
Yet Peter, ten years later, still hadn’t comprehended that basic of the Gospel!
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