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Introduction:
We are about to begin a sermon series on Sunday and Wednesdays that will deal with many phrases or expressions that people say and mistakenly believe are in the Bible.
I encourage you to come on both Sunday morning and Wednesdays to get the whole study, and we will also do our best to have all of them available online.
In order to cover some of these topics, we will need to cover a lot of material and I will tell you that you may miss a few things.
I will provide the notes to each of these messages online and in print for those who ask for them.
I also want to encourage you to pay attention.
If you want notes, I will give them to you.
I would rather you pay attention to the train of thought than try to catch the next point.
So, without further delay, let’s jump in to our very first one.
When someone dies, people like to say “Heaven Gained Another Angel,” or another expression of this is, “Aunt Marge gained her angel wings,” or “I guess Heaven needed another angel.”
If you have listened for any length of time, you know this one drives me crazy.
I see Christians using it and I know that they mean well, but let me be clear.
This is terrible theology.
I want to explain today three things as we look at this expression.
What Happens when We Die?
What is the Difference Between Angels and People?
Why Does What We Say Matter?
Now, we are going to get deep at times, but hang on and I will be happy to answer your questions after church.
Write down any you think of at the time and that way you won’t forget.
You can also ask in the comments of the video that will be posted online if that is easier for you.
So, let’s get started!
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What Happens When We Die?
A. Death is Certain
B. At Death the Soul is Either with Christ or in “Hell”
2 Cor.
5:1-10
Luke 16:22
Rev. 20:13=14
What is “Soul Sleep”?
Soul sleep is the teaching that when a person dies that his soul "sleeps" until the time of the future resurrection.
In this condition, the person is not aware or conscious.
The Jehovah's Witnesses and the Seventh-day Adventists hold to this doctrine as do most conditionalists (those who say that the wicked are judged and don't exist anymore).
But the Jehovah's Witnesses teach annihilation.
This means that after death a person ceases to exist.
At the future resurrection, they maintain that the soul is made again.
Basically, it is a re-creation of the individual.
The Seventh-day Adventists teach at the soul is simply inert and resides in the memory of God.
*Accessed 4/28/19 - https://carm.org/soul-sleep
Abraham and Lazarus - consciousness BEFORE the Judgment
Jesus and the Thief
Luke 2
Luke
Mention of Disembodied Souls
Revelation
2. What is the Difference between Angels and People?
A. Most Angels Don’t Have Wings
B. Jesus Helps People, Not Angels
:13
C. Angels Desire to Look Into Salvation
Objections:
Loss of a Child (2 Sam.
15-23)
We will Be Like Angels ()
3. Why Does it Matter?
A. We have a far better heritage than the angels
B. We will one day judge angels ()
D. The desire to comfort someone is not an excuse for poor theology
E. It is a gospel matter
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