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But I want you to go ahead because that's the only scripture that we're going to look at today.

But I have far more that we're going to put on the screen here.

So, you know, that we are in our series Angels, God's Messengers, and we're talkin everything about angels, and today the title of this messages, angels and death.

So we're right here at Christmas in your, you know, you say we should be talking about the birth of Christ.

And here you are talkin about death.

Well, we'll talk more about the birth next week.

But today, we're trying to look at everything about angels and we can't We can't leave this subject here without speaking of death, and the part that Angels play in death.

So we're looking at angels and death.

Let me, let's put the definition of angels up again and will read this again.

Angels are intelligent more on Spiritual Beings created by God who worship Him and carry out his will and purpose is in heaven.

And look at this last phrase and on Earth.

And that has to do with the death of a believer.

And angels are involved when a Believer dies.

Now, you probably heard and I know you've had either, read about it, or heard on TV about people who have what they call ndes.

Near-death experiences and it was a lady and her last name was Edie.

I can't remember her.

First name.

Maybe.

I think it may have been Betty that she wrote a book sober years ago.

And she told about her experience.

Now.

She was not a Christian.

But she told about her experience that she had a near-death experience and what it was a bright light.

She said she left her body.

She saw a bright light and she said, when she saw this bright light, she couldn't tell the difference is, if this bright light, was from a Divine being or if this bright light was from her.

She said, she had a bright light in this Divine being had a bright liasis the conclusion that she came to.

And she said this.

She said Jesus would do nothing to offend her.

So she said that he told her that she should stop regretting these.

She also said that she found out that humans are not sinful by Nature.

Matter.

Fact.

She said humans are good, and she said matter of fact, other than that.

She found that human Spirit beings helped God create the world.

Now, that's what she said that she found out.

And also that the world is not filled with tragedy and that she knew that she was worthy to be with Jesus.

Well, when she come out with that book, Christian people everywhere called book stores, wanting to have that.

But well, most of the Christian book stores didn't carry that book.

You say, why not?

Because it's not Christian plus she said is it is every is just opposite of what the Bible teaches.

But Christians called, and they wanted this book and they wanted to read it because she had many references to Jesus Christ in that book.

So for several decades now people have been enamored with near-death experiences.

There's been a lot of books written and survivors, have written that they were clinically dead and they claimed to appearance another world.

So what we want to do today is we want to set the record straight and we want to see exactly what happens at death, at least by what the Bible says.

So here's the first thing I want to do and this is the first point.

How does the Bible?

How does it describe?

Death for the believer.

How does the bible describe death for that?

If you are believer here today?

Let me say that you should never be afraid to die, but just think to yourself that am I afraid of death?

Is it scare me?

Do I think it's going to be something?

So horrible, and ugly.

That is something to fear.

Well, let's see.

So here's what I want to do very quickly.

I want to give you 7 Ways, the Bible describes death.

I'm going to give you about a one-sentence crayon, every one of these and we going to put them up in here.

They are right here on board seven ways and I put the scripture up there.

Now, we're going to jump to the scripture and read it and then we'll come back to this list each time.

So, how does the bible describe death?

Well, the first word that I would say that the Bible uses to describe death is the Bible says that death is precious, and I'll look at it and Psalm 116 verse 15 precious in the sight of the Lord.

So, God says that when I believe her.

That is precious to him very, very concerned about it.

And he does things to help us with death will talk more about that in a moment.

So the first were the Bible describe death as precious number to to buy the Bible describes death.

As falling asleep.

Now look at that.

Alright, let's look at it in 1st Thessalonians.

I believe it is.

4:13.

But I do not want you to be ignorant Brethren.

This is Paul talking to the Thessalonians concerning who have fallen asleep less Taro as others who have no hope.

Now, I remember when Paul uses this phrase, falling asleep in the Bible.

He's not talking about laying down in the bed, going to sleep, talking about death.

He said those who have fallen asleep.

He was trying to tell those, just because there's some who have died doesn't mean that they can't go to heaven.

A lot of people was thinking, well, if you die before the Lord comes back, well, then you can't go to heaven.

He said no.

He said don't be ignorant.

Concerning that brother, for those who have or those, who have fallen asleep, those who have died is what he was saying.

So the Bible says, it's precious.

The Bible says, it's like falling asleep.

Just like you go to bed at night and you fall asleep.

Number 32, Bible describes death.

Is absent from the body.

That look at it and 2nd Corinthians.

Verse 2nd, Corinthians 5, verse 8.

We are confident.

Yes.

Well, please rather to be absent from the body and then what and to be present with the Lord, Paul says that when you die your soul or Spirit leaves the body, he said, so you're absent from the body, but what's the next raise?

Your present with the Lord?

So the Bible says, it's precious.

It's just like falling asleep.

And he says, when your died that just means your soul, leaves your body and all the sudden when you open your eyes, you're with the Lord absent from the body present with the Lord.

Now the Bible describes death of fourth way, as being blessed or bless it.

Look what it says in Revelation 14 and verse 13.

Here it is.

Then I Heard a Voice from Heaven saying to me that this is John, speaking blessed are the Dead who die in the Lord from now on.

Yeah, it says the spirit that they may rest from their labors and their Works, do follow them.