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“…IT IS APPOINTED FOR MEN TO DIE ONCE, BUT AFTER THIS (COMES) THE JUDGMENT” Heb. 9:27

This picture could be that of a left-behind mourning family of believers

in Christ or that of unbelievers. Regardless of what one believes, the

act of physical death separates loved ones from each other. A living,

breathing, functional body is required to keep one part of this physical

world. Death comes when the body dies. It is an inescapable

appointment that all of mankind faces whether they are followers of

Christ or not: “WHAT MAN CAN LIVE

AND NOT SEE (EXPERIENCE) DEATH?
CAN HE DELIVER HIS LIFE FROM THE POWER OF THE GRAVE?

SELAH (THINK ON THAT)” Psm. 89:48

Without getting sidetracked too far from the theme of this newsletter, let me say to you that the
Scriptures teach that man is a spirit, possesses a soul, and lives in a physical body. Paul makes
mention of this threefold identity in saying:

“NOW MAY THE GOD OF PEACE HIMSELF SANCTIFY YOU COMPLETELY;
AND MAY YOUR WHOLE SPIRIT, SOUL AND BODY

BE PRESERVED BLAMELESS AT THE COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.
HE WHO CALLS YOU IS FAITHFUL, WHO ALSO WILL DO IT.”

1Thess. 5:23-24

If you are going to understand the subject of death, you are going to need to grasp how God brings
salvation to the complete man:

THE HEART THE MIND, WILL, THE PHYSICAL
(Hebrew is Leb- “center”) AND EMOTIONS OUTWARD
MAN
OF MAN OF MAN

Since God’s creation of man is a trinity (spirit, soul and body),

it requires that salvation of man span three progressive stages:

IS A PROGRESSIVE ACTION

BBEEGGIINNSS IINN WWOORRKKEEDD OOUUTT IINN FFIINNAALLIIZZEEDD IINN
TTHHEE SSPPIIRRIITT TTHHEE SSOOUULL TTHHEE BBOODDYY

THE PAST THE PRESENT THE FUTURE

EMPHASIS OF SALVATION: EMPHASIS OF SALVATION: EMPHASIS OF SALVATION:
“…UNLESS ONE IS BORN “…RECEIVING THE END OF “…WE OURSELVES GROAN
YOUR FAITH --THE SALVATION WITHIN OURSELVES, EAGERLY
OF WATER AND THE WAITING FOR THE ADOPTION,
SPIRIT, HE CANNOT OF YOUR SOULS.”
ENTER THE KINGDOM 1 Pet. 1:9 THE REDEMPTION
OF OUR BODY.”
OF GOD. “…WORK OUT YOUR OWN
THAT WHICH IS BORN SALVATION WITH FEAR AND Rom. 8:23-24
OF THE FLESH IS FLESH, TREMBLING. FOR IT IS GOD WHO “…WHEN THIS CORRUPTIBLE
AND THAT WHICH IS
BORN OF THE SPIRIT IS WORKS IN YOU …” (BODY) HAS PUT ON
Phil. 2:12-13 INCORRUPTION, AND THIS
SPIRIT. MORTAL (BODY) HAS PUT ON
DO NOT MARVEL THAT “…WE ARE NOT OF THOSE WHO IMMORTALITY, THEN SHALL
DRAW BACK TO PERDITION; BE BROUGHT TO PASS THE
I SAID TO YOU,
‘YOU MUST BE BUT OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE TO SAYING…
BORN AGAIN.’ ” THE SAVING OF THE SOUL.” “DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP
Heb. 10:39
John 3:5-7 IN VICTORY.”
1 Cor. 15:54