The Two Resurrections

Sin, Death, and the Grave

What comes to all men as the result of the fall?BR-ASI9 351.1

“In Adam all die.” 1 Corinthians 15:22. (See also Romans 5:12.)BR-ASI9 351.2

In what condition is man while in the grave?BR-ASI9 351.3

“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” Ecclesiastes 9:10. (See chapter 3:20.)BR-ASI9 351.4

Note.—That is, man, when dead, has no use of the powers of mind or body. He cannot, therefore, while in the grave, praise God, or even think of Him (Psalm 6:5); for in the day he dies his thoughts perish. Psalm 146:2-4. (See preceding reading.)BR-ASI9 351.5