Split-Second Event: Death & Departing

Good Morning,

2 Corinthians 5:6 “Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:”

vs. 7 "(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)”

vs. 8 “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”

We will become absent from the body and present with the Lord - in an instant, a split second.  There will not be time to change your mind or to make new decisions.  The rich man in Hell was very sorry and thought of his loved ones ending up in Hell with him. 

Luke 16:22 “And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;”

vs. 23 “And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.”

He died, and then found himself in Hell - it was an instant. 

Some churches teach the silly idea of “soul sleep.” This philosophy teaches that your soul stays in the grave until the Judgement Day. Sorry, but in the story of Rachel, the Bible says she was dying: Genesis 35:18 “And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing…” This took place at the birth of Benjamin. The Bible refers to her death as her soul departing.  Her soul left immediately; her body was laid in a grave long after her death.

Jesus told the thief, “Today, thou shalt be with me in Paradise.”  Did they share the same grave?  No, of course not, but their souls were together - THAT VERY SECOND!  It was a split-second event.  

The moment you cease to breathe, your soul leaves and goes somewhere.  I cannot say I know how it all works when someone is resuscitated, but there are many similar stories of people who experienced some event, and were brought back seconds later. The fact is, when we die, we will go somewhere, and it is instant. There will not be any time to change your mind or to make a decision. Decide, today, what you will do with Christ.

- Pastor