{"id":55056,"date":"2020-02-17T15:23:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T12:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=55056"},"modified":"2025-09-15T06:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T03:22:11","slug":"what-is-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2020\/02\/17\/what-is-death\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS DEATH?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is death? Does every soul have to experience it?<\/span><\/p>\n

Death is not a person or a thing\u2014it is a state.<\/strong> It is the absence of life. When life leaves a being, that being is considered dead.<\/p>\n

For example, consider a cell phone<\/strong>. When the battery dies, the phone shuts down. We say, \u201cthe battery is dead.\u201d Without electricity, the phone cannot function\u2014it cannot light up, make sounds, or perform any task until it is recharged.<\/p>\n

Similarly, God\u2019s life within us is like electricity<\/strong>. When God\u2019s life leaves a person, that person is spiritually and physically dead. They cannot move, see, hear, feel, or respond\u2014their body becomes lifeless.<\/p>\n

Death is the separation of God\u2019s life from the created being<\/strong>. Genesis 2:7 (NIV) explains that God breathed the breath of life into Adam:<\/p>\n

“Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When God\u2019s breath leaves, life ceases\u2014the person dies.<\/p>\n

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THE INNER AND OUTER SELF<\/h3>\n

Humans were created with two main components<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  1. The outer self<\/strong> \u2013 the physical body (hands, eyes, organs). When God\u2019s life leaves it, the body becomes lifeless.<\/li>\n
  2. The inner self<\/strong> \u2013 the spiritual soul. Even when the physical body dies, the inner self can continue to exist spiritually, seeing, hearing, and understanding through spiritual faculties.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This distinction explains why death is not the end of existence. Romans 8:10\u201311 (NIV) says:<\/p>\n

    “But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Those who die in faith in Jesus Christ<\/strong> have the hope of resurrection, receiving glorified bodies, and eternal life in heaven with the Lord (John 11:25\u201326). Conversely, those who die in sin have no hope except judgment in the Lake of Fire<\/strong> (Revelation 20:14\u201315).<\/p>\n

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    WILL EVERY SOUL TASTE DEATH?<\/h3>\n

    The answer is no<\/strong>. Not every soul will experience death. Some believers have been taken directly into eternity without dying, such as Enoch<\/strong> (Genesis 5:24) and Elijah<\/strong> (2 Kings 2:11).<\/p>\n

    The Bible also speaks of the rapture of the church<\/strong>, when believers still alive at Christ\u2019s return will be transformed and meet the Lord in the air.<\/p>\n

    1 Corinthians 15:51\u201352 (NIV):<\/strong>
    \n“Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed\u2014
    \nin a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    1 Thessalonians 4:13\u201317 (NIV):<\/strong>
    \n“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.
    \nFor we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.
    \nAccording to the Lord\u2019s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.
    \nFor the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.
    \nAfter that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    This shows that some will not taste death at all<\/strong>. Signs indicate that the rapture could occur in our generation, as many prophetic signs are already appearing.<\/p>\n

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    ARE YOU READY?<\/h3>\n

    Will you be among those taken in the rapture? The Bible warns that the immoral, idolaters, drunkards, and those who love the world more than God<\/strong> will not inherit eternal life (1 Corinthians 6:9\u201310 NIV).<\/p>\n

    Practical application:<\/strong> Be spiritually prepared. Live in holiness, faith, and obedience to God. Seek Christ daily, for only those who belong to Him will partake in the resurrection and the rapture.<\/p>\n

    May the Lord guide and strengthen us to remain faithful and ready.<\/p>\n