Through the Bible with Les Feldick, Book 68 “Then they also who are fallen asleep in Christ are perished ” Now, I’d better stop right here and define the term asleep in Scripture, because we know there are groups that teach a “soul sleep ” Don’t you ever believe it!
805: But Christ – Liveth in Me – Part 1 – Lesson 1 Part 1 Book 68 – Les . . . So, always remember, that when you see it, especially in the King James Version, the word sleep does not mean that the soul sleeps It does not mean that it ever loses its consciousness, because the soul cannot die It’s an eternal thing that’s going to go on into eternity – someplace
1. How do we know the Bible is really the inspired word of God? » Les . . . Christ is the Prince and He would be capitalized But, this prince is a small letter, and it’s a reference to the counterfeit christ, the Anti-christ, and it’s the people out of which he will one day come that will destroy the Temple And we know that was done by the Roman general, Titus, in 70 AD
Meaning of sleep in Jesus - biblesearch. com Jesus used “sleep” to describe “death” in John 11:11-14 Dead, to the faithful, is spoken of as sleep because it is not only rest, but also temporary There will be a resurrection of those Christians who died, and the reason is stated in the first part of verse 14
Question: When the Bible refers to sleep, what does it mean? Response: The term is actually “which sleep in Jesus” (v 14) “Sleep” is often used to signify “death”: “the maid is not dead, but sleepeth” (Matthew:9:24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth And they laughed him to scorn
504: I Thessalonians 5:1-12 – Part 2 - Les Feldick Bible Study “… whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him ” Now the word sleep here is a reference to physical death It doesn’t make any difference if we die physically, we’re still alive with Him eternally Let’s look at a Scripture in Colossians chapter 3 and we’ll drop in at verse 3
983: The Resurrection of the Just – 3 - Les Feldick Bible Study “For if we believe that Jesus (this Jesus of Nazareth, Israel’s Messiah) died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him ” See, that’s beyond what Jesus expected of the Twelve
Sleeping in Christ (1 Corinthians 15:6c) | The Preachers Study The argument is that when a believer dies, his body and soul “sleep” in the grave until the second coming of Christ They argue that when you sleep, you don’t notice time passing, so in essence, the body and soul go into a holding pattern while they await Christ’s return
Doctrinal Beliefs - Les Feldick Daily We believe in the pre-tribulation out calling of the body of Christ [I Corinthians 15:51-54, I Thessalonians 4:13-17], followed by a seven-year tribulation [Daniel 9:27], and the second coming of Christ to set up the thousand year reign of Christ [Zechariah 14:1-9]
Through the Bible with Les Feldick, Book 30 "Behold, I shew you a mystery: (secret) We shall not all sleep, (die physically) but we (remember Paul only writes to believers so he's not including the lost world here) shall all be changed, "