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Ecclesiastes 9:5+6 Ecclesiastes 9:5+6 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing at all, nor do they have any more reward, because all memory of them is forgotten. Also, their love and their hate and their jealousy have already perished, and they no longer have any share in what is done under the sun. The Jews were in a position to know the truth about the dead. However, when Greece was divided amoung the four generals of Alexander the Great, efforts were made to unite Judah with Syria by such means as Greek religion and Hellenic culture. As a result, the Jews accepted the false teaching that the human soul is immortal and that there is an underworld place of torment. Even-though they had been warned repeatedly by God, through His prophets, not to take on the false beliefs of the nations, once again they turned their backs on Jehovah and 'bowed down to false gods.' Although the righteous man Job did not have the Scriptures, he knew the truth about death. He also realized that Jehovah is a loving God who would have a yearning to resurrect him. Job 14:13-15 O that in the Grave you would conceal me, that you would hide me until your anger passes by, that you would set a time limit for me and remember me! If a man dies, can he live again? I will wait all the days of my compulsory service, until my relief comes. You will call, and I will answer you. You will long for the work of your hands. Abraham too believed in the resurrection Hebrews 11:17-19 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, as good as offered up Isaac—the man who had gladly received the promises attempted to offer up his only-begotten — although it had been said to him: “What will be called your offspring will be through Isaac.” But he reasoned that God was able to raise him up even from the dead, and he did receive him from there in an illustrative way. Since it is impossible to resurrect someone who cannot die, those God-fearing men did not believe in the immortality of a human soul. God's spirit undoubtedly helped Job and Abraham to understand the state of the dead and to exercise faith in the resurrection. I thought this 'verse for the day' was too good not to share. Katidid. |
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Gee, it is such a buzz to see that someone actually understands. Thanks for your comment Web.
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