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 I have confidence that I am saved and will have eternal life through the Lord Jesus because:Romans 10:9-10 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the scripture saith , Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed  But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah saith, Lord, who has believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God.”Romans 6:23 The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.Mark 16:16 He that believeth and in baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. According to Paul’s writings, as soon as we die a physical death, our spirit goes to be with the Lord if we are saved in Jesus:11 Corinthians 5:6-8 Therefore we are always confident that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: for we walk by faith and not by sight: we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.I Thessalonians 4: 13-17 But I would not have you ignorant brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as the others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.James confirms the scriptural truth that we have a body and spirit, and that when our spirit leaves our physical body dies.James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so is faith without works.Jesus, himself, said at the cross, in Luke 23:46 “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. We know his physical body went into the grave, but what about his spirit?Then the scriptures continue with what happened to Jesus after his crucifixion, in Ephesians 4:9-10 Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fulfill all things.We know he was not buried 6 feet in the ground, so where did he go? Jesus spoke to his disciples in Luke 16: 19-31 describing 2 places for those that died: “And it came to pass when the beggar died and was carried away by angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man died also, and was buried, And in hell he lifted up his eyes being in torment and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom…But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things,: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come thence.” In Numbers 16:33 rebellious Israelites were punished “They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation.”We can see from scripture that people who have died are not in an unconscious state because in Luke 9:28-31 And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, he took Peter, and John and James and went up into a mountain to pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistening. And behold there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elijah: who appeared in glory and spake of his decease, which he should accomplish in
Jerusalem.The Apostle John, upon seeing the future writes in Revelation 6:9 “And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which he held. And they cried with a loud voice saying “How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them, that they should rest yet for a little season until their fellow servants also and their brethren that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.  Obviously this is before the Resurrection of the Dead for two reasons: first, because people on earth are still alive, and more servants of the Lord are going to be martyred. Second, the Resurrection of the Dead is not until after all the seals and the 1000 yr reign of Christ on earth then as recorded in Revelation 20:11-15.Scripture refers to two resurrections, one for those that have died in Christ, and those that died whose names were not written in the Book of Life. Revelation 20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.After the 1000 yr reign of Christ on this earth there is the Great White Throne Judgment:Revelation 20:13 and the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.There are also 2 deaths mentioned in scripture. The first, being a physical death of the body. The second being a spiritual death, eternal life separated from God in a place called theLake of
Fire.What will happen to us? Those saved will enter in to eternity in the New Jerusalem on earth.   Isa 65:17 For behold I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. But be ye glad and rejoice forever in that which I create, for behold I create
Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. For I will rejoice in
Jerusalem and joy in my people. Rev 21:1-3 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John say the holy city new
Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.  All those not saved shall enter into an eternity in the lake of fire where they will be tormented day and night forever.  Matt 13: 41-42The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity. And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 

Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. 

Revelation 21:8 But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolators, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. 

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of the laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. Hebrews 6:1-2What I plan on doing for eternity on earth:I know I will be serving Him and will be with Jesus forever with all of those that have put their faith in Him as payment for their sin, and have given their life to obey His Word. I do not “hope” as the Witnesses, for I have confidence that I will be forever alive with Jesus, that where He is so shall I ever be. And yet I sorrow for those that reject Jesus: the Son of God, Emmanuel, the Alpha and the Omega, for they will also exist eternally, under judgment, in theLake of
Fire. 

Jesus could not allow Adam and Eve to remain in the garden because sin had separated them from fellowship with God. He could not allow them to eat of the Tree of Life, and live eternally, separated from Him. So they were banished and the curse of death entered the world, but so did the plan for salvation through Jesus Christ so that we could have the opportunity to be reconciled to God forever. 2 Cor 5:17-19 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away all things are new. And all things are of God who has reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given us the ministry of reconciliation. To whit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto Himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them… 

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