04/06/2013
Dag Heward-Mills
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What Will Happen to You When You Die?
One of the most important questions to ask yourself is: “What will happen to me when I die?” This is a question that cannot be easily answered by university lecturers or school teachers. There are no textbooks that fearlessly and adequately answer the question of what happens to a man when he dies.
The Bible is the only book that confidently answers this controversial and difficult question.
Both the rich and the poor will die.The Bible declares that after death there will be judgement. Rich men are likely to live longer than the poor. However, both of them will eventually die. Death is the leveller that will level out things for both the rich and the poor.
Fifteen Things That Will Happen When You Die
1. When you die you will either go to Heaven or Hell. The rich man went to Hell and Lazarus went to Heaven. You will not just stop existing. You are not just converted into a piece of meat. You will head for a permanent destination away from this earth – Heaven or Hell.
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. (Luke 16:22-23)
2. If you go to Heaven when you die, angels will come to es**rt and carry you away from this earth into the presence of God.
This is what happened to Lazarus and I expect nothing less than a similar angelic es**rt for all of us who know the Lord.
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom:
(Luke 16:22)
3. If you go to Hell when you die you will be met on arrival by evil spirits and other dead people. This will be one of the most unpleasant experiences of your life: Your arrival into the permanent abode of darkness, demons and wicked fallen beings.
Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
(Isaiah 14:9)
4. When you die you will go downward if you are going to Hell. Hell is below. Hell is beneath us. The Scripture says, "Hell from beneath is moved for thee..." That is why the rich man had to lift up his eyes to see Abraham afar off. The rich man was down below; that was why he had to lift up his eyes to see Lazarus.
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 lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
(Luke 16:22-23)
5. When you die you will discover that you have a spiritual body of a man which the Bible refers to as the inward man. When Jesus told the story of Lazarus, he referred to different body parts such as the tongue, the finger and the eyes. It is evident that there is another man within. This inward man will live forever; either in Heaven or in Hell.
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
(Luke 16:24)
6. If you go to Hell when you die you will find yourself in a prison where there is endless unimaginable distress and torment with intolerable agony. The endlessness of the agonies of Hell are depicted by the worm that does not die and the fire that is not quenched.
And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
(Mark 9:43-44)
