Counsel #1 — Life After Death?

Picture: Counsel #1 — Life After Death?CFL 3.1

From philosophers and theologians to post-modern existentialists, many people have questions about death, such as “Is there life after death?” “Can we communicate with the dead?” “What happens to my body after death?”CFL 3.2

Fortunately, amid a plethora of conflicting ideas about death, God’s Word provides authoritative answers.^{[1]https://www.adventist.org/death-and-resurrection/} Let’s take a look:CFL 3.3

“For the living know that they will die; But the dead know nothing. And they have no more reward, For the memory of them is forgotten.” Ecclesiastes 9:5 NKJVCFL 3.4

“Nowhere in the Sacred Scriptures is found the statement that the righteous go to their reward or the wicked to their punishment at death. The patriarchs and prophets have left no such assurance. Christ and His apostles have given no hint of it. The Bible clearly teaches that the dead do not go immediately to heaven. They are represented as sleeping until the resurrection. 1 Thessalonians 4:14; Job 14:10-12.” Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 550CFL 3.5

Reflect: How can you take comfort in knowing that the dead are “sleeping” and know nothing?CFL 3.6