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• Do Not Be Mistaken About Life After Death!
  1. The dead continue to live before God (Luke 20:38b)
     • Jesus argued that the physically dead are still “living” (Luke 20:37-38)
     • The present tense “I am” (Matt. 22:32) proves God is still God of His dead saints
     • This was proved by the O.T. (Ex. 3:6) and the N.T. (Luke 16:19-31; Rev. 6:9-11)
     • At death, it is the body that dies when the spirit departs from it (Jas. 2:26)
  2. The dead will be raised by God (Luke 20:37)
     • The Sadducees mocked the idea of “in the resurrection” (Luke 20:33)
     • Jesus used the Scripture to prove “that the dead are raised” (Luke 20:37)
     • The O.T. taught the resurrection (Job 19:25-27; Psa. 16:9-11; Dan. 12:1-3)
     • The N.T. teaches the resurrection (Jn. 5:28-29; 1 Cor. 15:51-57; 1 Th. 4:14-17)
     • The resurrection of the dead is as certain as Jesus’ resurrection (1 Cor. 15:12-20)
  3. The raised will live in a different realm created by God (Matt. 22:30)
     • “That age” will be different than “this age” (Luke 20:34-35)
     • The raised body will be “a spiritual body” (1 Cor. 15:35-49), not fleshly (15:50)
     • A place of change—shall be changed (1 Cor. 15:50-53; Phil. 3:21; 2 Cor. 5:2-4)
     • A place of immortality—no death or sickness (Lk. 20:36; 1 Co. 15:53-54; Rv. 21:4)
     • A place of beauty—incorruptible, undefiled, unfading (1 Pet. 1:3-5)
     • A place unlike this world (Mark 12:25; 2 Cor. 5:1; Phil. 3:20; Rev. 21:4b; 22:1-5)
• Do Not Be Mistaken About Life Before Death!
  1. • Error begins when Scripture (Deut. 25:5-10) is mixed with human assumption
     • Error grows when Scripture is not carefully studied (Matt. 22:29)
     • The answer to the Sadducee’s question was right there in Scripture (Matt. 22:31)
     • Imagined circumstances cannot overturn or rewrite revealed truth
     • Every teaching and practice must come from and align with Scripture (Col. 3:17)
       1. God gives us every answer we need to know how to be saved and how to acceptably serve Him today (2 Pet. 1:3; 2 Tim. 3:16-17)
       2. We must respect the answer of the Bible and dare not question it (Luke 20:40)
• Do Not Be Mistaken About Preparing Now for Eternal Life
  1. Believe Jesus is the Son of God – John 3:16
  2. Repent of your sins and turn toward God – 2 Peter 3:9
  3. Confess your faith in Jesus Christ – Romans 10:9
  4. Be baptized into Christ – Mark 16:16
     • God will forgive all of your sins – Acts 2:38
     • God will add you to His church – Acts 2:47
     • God will register you in heaven – Hebrews 12:23
  5. Live faithfully to Him – Revelation 2:10