Answer: The dead will sleep until the great day of the Lord at the end of the world. In death humans are totally unconscious with no activity or knowledge of any kind. Jesus calls death "sleep". It is a state of total unconsciousness.

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10.WHAT HAPPENS TO THE RIGHTEOUS DEAD AT THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST?

Revelation 22:12
"And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be."
I Thess. 4:16,17
"For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, and the dead in Christ shall rise... and so shall we ever be with the Lord."
I Corinthians 15:51-53
"We shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, ...and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, ...For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality."

Answer: They will be rewarded. They will be raised, given immortal bodies, and caught up to meet the Lord in the air. There would be no purpose in a resurrection if people were taken to Heaven at death.

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11.WHAT WAS THE DEVIL'S FIRST LIE?

Genesis 3:4
"And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die."
Revelation 12:9
"That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan."

Answer: Satan told Eve that sin would not bring death. "Ye shall not surely die," he said.

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12.WHY DID THE DEVIL LIE TO EVE ABOUT DEATH? -Could this subject be more important than many think?

Answer: It is one of the cornerstones of the devil's kingdom. He has worked powerful miracles down through the ages through people who claim to receive their power from the spirits of the dead. (Examples: Magicians of Egypt- Exodus 7:11; Woman of Endor- I Samuel 28:3-25; Sorcerers- Daniel 2:2; A certain damsel- Acts 16:16-18.)


A Solemn Warning
In the end-time Satan will again use sorcery- as he did in Daniel's day- to deceive the world (Revelation 18:23). Sorcery is a supernatural agency that claims to receive its power and wisdom from the spirits of the dead.


Posing as Jesus' Disciples
Posing as godly loved ones who have died, saintly clergymen who are now dead, the Bible prophets, or even the apostles or disciples of Christ (2 Corinthians 11:13), Satan and his angels will deceive billions. Those who believe the dead are alive, in any form, will most assuredly be deceived.

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13.DO DEVILS REALLY WORK MIRACLES?

Revelation 16:14
"For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles."
Matthew 24:24
"For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect."

Answer: Yes indeed! Devils work incredibly convincing miracles (Revelation 13:13,14). Satan and his angels will appear as angels of light (2 Corinthians 11:14) and, even more shocking, as Christ Himself (Matthew 24:23,24). The universal feeling will be that Christ and His angels are leading out in a fantastic world revival. The entire emphasis will seem so spiritual and be so supernatural that only God's elect will not be deceived.

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14. WHY WILL GOD'S PEOPLE NOT BE DECEIVED?

Acts 17:11
"They received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."
Isaiah 8:20
"If they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."

Answer: God's people will know from an earnest study of the Word that the dead are dead, not alive. Spirits of the dead do not exist. Therefore, God's people will reject all miracle workers and teachers to claim to receive special 'light' or work miracles by contacting spirits of the dead. And God's people will likewise reject as dangerous and false all teachings that claim the dead are alive in any form, anywhere.

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15.BACK IN MOSES' DAY WHAT DID GOD COMMAND SHOULD BE DONE TO PEOPLE WHO TAUGHT THAT THE DEAD WERE ALIVE?

Leviticus 20:27
"A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones."

Answer: God insisted that wizards and others with "familiar spirits" (who claimed to be able to contact the dead) should be stoned to death. This shows how God regards the false teaching that the dead are alive.

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