The Easter Psalms 22-24
The Easter Psalms: Seeing Psalms 22-24 through the lens of Christ’s Passion, The Descent and Harrowing of Hades, and The
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Afterlife
Isaiah 9:2 – Hope for Those in the “Deep Darkness”
Contained within the traditional Christmas Nine Lessons and Carols service is a familiar reading from Isaiah 9:2 which mentions a
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Sheol in the Bible – The Grave or the Afterlife?
What is Sheol in the Bible? Did biblical writers consider it the grave (as some modern translations suggest) or the Hebraic underworld?
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The Afterlife and the Shadow of Death in the Bible
The Bible mentions the mysterious phrase “the shadow of death” many times, which Christians have long understood as a reference
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The Harrowing of Hades: Christ’s Underworld Mission
The Harrowing of Hades (known also as the Harrowing of Hell) is alluded to in the New Testament as well as the Apostle’s Creed. What did this phrase mean to the early Christians and how can we understand it today?
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The Gnostic Heresy of Heaven When We Die: Part 2
Bible translation issues have caused the gnostic heresy that when we die we go to heaven to enter mainstream Christianity. We discover how.
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The Gnostic Heresy of Heaven When We Die: Part 1
Do you believe the gnostic heresy of heaven when we die? The early Church condemned this teaching as unscriptural, so why do we believe it?
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Can the Dead Pray? The ‘Sign of Jonah’
Careful examination of Jesus’ ‘Sign of Jonah’ and Jonah’s own account of being in the fish reveals it is about physical death, conscious afterlife experience, including prayer, and resurrection.
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Ghosts – Do The Dead Know Nothing?
Ecclesiastes 9:5 is used to justify the argument that ghosts cannot exist as “the dead know nothing”. But is this false exegesis of the text?
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Hebrews 9:27 – No Ghosts Allowed?
Hebrews 9:27 is often used as a proof that ghosts cannot exist. We examine this verse using Scripture, Reason, Tradition and Experience to prove it does the opposite!
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