Complete English translation
Learn how the truth Divine paves the way to eternal life, and finds God's purpose behind death.
### God is Spirit god is a spirit (John 4:24). God doesn't look like human or object. He is Spirit, which means He exists without physical form. God lives in the spiritual realm (1 Kings 8:30). God lives in nature, spiritual that is different from our physical world, can't we see with our eyes. God made the physical realm. God created the physical nature (Genesis 1:1). God, create the world, physical that we can see and feel, like the earth, sea, and sky.
### God is Holy god is holy (Isaiah 6:3). God is beyond this physical realm. God is different from what even in this world because of Him outside the physical world.
### In Hebrew, One Word Often Has Several Meanings Depending on the Context ruach (nin) can mean:
1. Spirit of God 2. Human Spirit 3. The spirit that gives life 4. It can even mean wind/breath nephesh (VQ.) can mean:
1. Soul (less accurate) 2. People (the whole physical of a person) 3. Neck / Esophagus in Hebrew understanding, man consists of two elements, namely nephesh and ruach. Therefore, when we read books in agreement for a long time, this point of view is used to describe humans. In the Greek era, the understanding of humans developed, so the definition became more detailed, namely, body, soul, and spirit. In fact, the soul can be further divided into three parts: thoughts, emotions, and will.
### Body (Sõma - owua) the physical part of man, a container or "bait" that holds the soul and spirit (1 Cor 6:19).
### Soul (Psyche - quxń) the eternal core of human beings that includes thoughts, emotions, and wills. (Mat 16:26).
### Spirit (Pneuma - Tvsũua) human parts that are directly related to God/spiritual realm (Romans 8:26).
### When Humans Die
When humans die, only our body dies, because our soul and spirit are eternal. Do not be afraid of those who can kill the body but have no power to kill the soul; fear especially He who has the power to destroy both soul and body in hell. (Matthew 10:28).
### And When We Experience Death
And when we experience death, something extraordinary happens that distinguishes believers and unbelievers. The poor man died, then the angels took him to Abraham's lap. The rich man also died, then was buried, and while he was suffering in the realm of death, he looked up... (Luke 16:22-23). Believers, have been baptized by the Holy Spirit, which means that in them there is the Spirit of God, so that this Spirit of God, which will lead our soul and spirit before God and testify for us so that we are accepted by God.
The Spirit testifies with our spirit that we are children of God. - Romans 8:16 on the contrary, people who do not believe at the time of death will enter the world of the dead (sheol).
The wicked will return to the world of the dead, and also all the nations that forget God. - Psalm 9:17 reflection Question: Will be answered when we study the Bible every Friday at 8 pm through Google Meet.
Why does God have the heart to let a person's soul experience eternal death?
When we die, what happens in the spirit realm (spiritual realm)?
Are we going to be ghosts?
If we can enjoy eternity with God in death, what is the use of our lives?
Jesus answered: "I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in Me will live even though he is dead." - John 11:25