Comments on: Does our soul or spirit go to heaven?

By: Kenneth Rucker

Kenneth Rucker — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:36:00 +0000

To be absent from the body is to be at home with the Lord. The very moment that we breathe our very last breath on earth, we will be ushered into the very presence of God. The Bible is very clear on this matter. Having no consious is refers to the dead body. Once the spirit and soul has left the physical body as it is being viewed by the individual after the person referred to has passed away. From the physical person point of view the physical body that is looked at is physically dead. But from the Lord’s point of the view the person that has left the body is very much live in the presence of God, with only their soul and their spirit, waiting to be reunited with a brand new body. And this is only if they are truly saved.

By: michael

michael — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:55:40 +0000

1Th_5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Heb_4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
:19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
Jas 5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

I know the word states that our spirit (if born again) will go to heaven this is not our soul.
1Co_15:42 So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
1Co_15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
1Co_15:53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
1Co_15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
When we die (those born again) our souls which is connected to our flesh here on earth will not go to heaven. Our souls were in control before salvation manifesting in the flesh condeming us.Even as beleivers we can let our soulful desires rule our bodies and this explains why we don’t see all of God’s provisions in our lives. For this is why we renew our mind with the word so our soul will line up with our spirit and this will manifest in our flesh.
3Jn_1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
This is a awesome promise…..If our focus is on the things of God through His word we will be prosperous and healthy

By: ez

ez — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:29:33 +0000

20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. (Eze 18:20 KJV)

11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
(Psa 88:11-12 KJV)

By: Jonathan Morgan

Jonathan Morgan — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:21:30 +0000

This does not seem to me to match the facts presented in the Bible. As I read it, the life is the combination of dust with God’s spirit/breath from the very beginning. When we cease to breathe, we cease to live and so the dead body turns to dust again. Nothing is said about an ever-living soul there (remember, the spirit is God’s spirit, the breath: nothing is said about it being a soul specific to that person).

By: Jonathan Morgan

Jonathan Morgan — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:18:10 +0000

If the Psalmist’s spirit would still be able to praise God, why would he ask God to save his life because his body would not be able to praise God? Similarly in Isaiah 38:18, where Hezekiah praises God after recovering from illness because the living thank God and the dead do not. The contrast seems to be between living and dead, not between being living and a dead body (but having some unspecified living spirit still praising God). While it is true that these scriptures speak of the physical body, what leads you to think that the spirit of the body is some separate part which is still living?

By: Terrell Satterthwaite

Terrell Satterthwaite — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:52:23 +0000

I agree with Terry Cook, the scriptures that Rob is referring to is talking about physically dead bodies that had no heart beat, no consciousness and no blood flowing, real 100% dead. But our souls will live forever in heaven or hell. Our souls is our real selves, it’s that part of us that lives in the house call the body. The body will eventually rott away but the our souls are eternal.

By: Terry Cook

Terry Cook — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 07:44:24 +0000

There is no scripture that says there is no consciousness after death. Ecclesiastes 9:5 does not mean that dead people have no sense of awareness, but it is talking about death. You are trying to interpret Ecclesiastes 9:5, Psalm 6:5, and Psalm 115:17 spiritually, when these scriptures are referring to the actual dead bodies, their physical bodies. Ecclesiastes 9:5, the bodies of the dead will know nothing, Psalm 6:5, a dead body is not able to praise God, Psalm 115:17, also, a dead body can not praise God. These scriptures do not refer to the spirit of the body, but the physical body itself. Hope this helps.

By: Rob J Hyndman

Rob J Hyndman — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:10:23 +0000

I assume you are referring to Revelation 19:14 which is the only verse in the Bible that refers to an army on white horses. However, it says nothing about the riders coming “back to earth”. It simply says they are the “armies of heaven”. Most likely, these are angels. Of course, being in Revelation, we should not take the description too literally.

By: Kim Green

Kim Green — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:28:51 +0000

who do you think the army of 10s of thousands that come back to earth with Jesus on white horses to fight against satan and his army are?