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Originally Posted by CoyoteQueen
...........I'd be interested in anyone elses thought on this..........as in, what do you think death is?
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The Bible talks about to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord, but this promise is only for those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and have accepted Him as their Savior.
When a person accepts Christ into their heart as their Savior their name is written in the Book of Life. When a person dies that has their name in there they are immediately escorted into the presence of God to live in heaven for eternity. The Bible tells us that Heaven is a wonderful place and that Jesus is there preparing it for us at this time.
For a person who has not accepted Christ and their name is not in the Book of Life, they are in dire trouble. The Bible speaks of a place of torment, or hell. In Luke 16:19-31, there is a story of a rich man and Lazuras that you need to look up. In it the rich man said 27 'Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father's house, 28for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.'