#WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DIE?**Introduction:**Sin: Death is not natural! It is the result of sin.Hope: Our Hope is the Kingdom of God with Jesus on the Throne - Romans 8:22-24False Hopes: • Universalism - everyone goes to heaven • Second Chance Theologies - Purgatory / Reincarnation • Heaven is a good place for good people - everyone except the worst sinners go to heavenTRUTH - There is a final judgment for all people: Some go to heaven and some go to hell. • John 3:36 • John 5:28-29 • Daniel 12:2**So…What Happens when we die?**Our material/mortal self and our immaterial/immortal self are separated.Both the righteous and the unrighteous go to a place awaiting the resurrection and final judgment: • The unrighteous awaiting hell • The righteous awaiting their new bodies and the new creationAt the Return of Christ, the righteous dead are raised and receive their new bodies.How should we think about death? • Our death - Philippians 2:20-23 • A Believer’s death - Acts 8:2; John 11:35 • An Unbeliever’s death**The Intermediate State - Heaven**2 Corinthians 5:1-10 • Tent -vs- House • Temporary -vs- Eternal • Earthly -vs- Heavenly • I do not want to be found naked… • Groan • So we are always of good Courage… • Away from the body — At Home with the LordThe New Earth • Revelation 21:1-8 • 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 • 1 Corinthians 15:22-23; 35-49 • Isaiah 25:6-9 • 1 Corinthians 15:54b-57
