Truth About Death

The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence;

Psalm 115:17

Are you confused about what happens after a person dies?  These easy-to-understand videos and resources will help you to learn the truth about Heaven, Hell, and the state of the dead, and will dispel the myths surrounding these commonly misunderstood topics. 

 

 

Bible Verses describing the state of the dead:

 

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep...His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.” -Job 14:12, 21 (KJV)


“My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long?  Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.  For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?” -Psalm 6:3-5 (KJV)


“Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.  Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?  Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?” -Psalm 88:10-12 (KJV)


“Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.” -Psalm 94:17 (KJV)


The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence. -Psalm 115:17 (KJV)


His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. -Psalm 146:4 (KJV)


For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.  Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. -Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 (KJV)


“Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” -Ecclesiastes 9:10 (KJV)


Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. -Ecclesiastes 12:7  (KJV)


For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. -Isaiah 38:18 (KJV)


“But you, go your way till the end; for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.” -Daniel 12:13  (NKJV)


“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.” -John 5:28-29 (KJV)


Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.  Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. -John 11:23-24 (KJV)