The State of the Dead

Preview: The Bible reveals what happens to us after our physical bodies die. 


Scripture Reading: I Thessalonians 4:13-18. 

Memory Verse: Ecclesiastes 9:5. 

1. What does the Lord intend for us to know concerning the dead? I Thessalonians 4:13. 
2. Where do we find the dead sleeping? Daniel 12:2. 
3. How long will they continue to sleep in the dust of the ground? Job 14:12. 
4. Is Job in Heaven or in the grave? Job 17:13. 
5. Where will the dead wait for the resurrection in Heaven or in the grave? Job 14:14. 
6. Can a person hear, see, and talk with his loved ones when he is in this condition? Why? Job 14:21. 
7. In what condition are the thoughts of the dead? Psalm 146:4. 
8. Is David in Heaven? Acts 2:34. 
Note: If David and Job are not in Heaven why should we teach that men go to Heaven today when they die? Are we safe to abide by the written word, or shall we lay it aside and accept the teachings of men? 
9. What do the dead know? Ecclesiastes 9:5. 
10. What do the dead feel? Ecclesiastes 9:6. 
11. What does it mean: The dead praise not the Lord? Psalm 115:17. 
12. What do the dead remember? Psalm 6:5. 
13. When does the change of the dead come? I Corinthians 15:52. 
14. In which way are the dead resurrected? I Thessalonians 4:16. 
15. What is Christ's promise of resurrection, for those good and bad? John 5:28-29. 
16. Will the resurrected ones be happy? Why or why not? Isaiah 26:19. 
17. What is the reward of sinners? Romans 6:23 & Ezekiel 18:4. 
18. What is the reward of the righteous? John 3:16. 
19. How complete will the destruction of the wicked be? Malachi 4:1. 
20. What did Peter tell us how completely the wicked will be destroyed? II Peter 2:6. 
21. To what will the wicked be reduced? Malachi 4:3. 
Note: If they are brought to ashes, there cannot be life. They will be forever banished from the presence of God.