Death

What is death?

Why is death possible?

Early in Genesis, we are told that God formed Man of the dust of the ground and breathed into him, causing him to become a living being.
Not long afterwards, however, it becomes clear that the life Adam had been given was only temporary. Notice what God said in Genesis 2:16-17.
What the verse makes clear is that Man could die. God had made Man so that he could stop living.
God had given him a life that was temporary. Man was made subject to death. (Genesis 2:17; Genesis 5:5,8,11,14,17)

What does the Bible say about Death?

What was the cause of death?

What does the Bible say about Sin?

Most people tend to think of sin as the transgression of the law (God’s Law). The Bible, however, reveals sin as so much more.
We sin by commission – doing something that is known to be wrong (1 John 3:4) … We sin by thinking the wrong thing (Matthew 5:27-28) … We sin by omission – not doing what we know should be done (James 4:17) … We sin when we do something we are not sure is right (Romans 14:23).
In short, sin is anything that causes one to miss the mark and/or fall short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:23)
It is important to note, at this point, that the “death” that is the payment for sin is NOT the first death – that it is appointed unto men to experience (Heb.9:27) — BUT the second death that the judgement is mentioned in verse 27 can lead to.

What does the Bible say about Death? The Bible tells us that …

death is natural (Ecclesiastes 9:5)
death is to be expected (Hebrews 9:27)
Man was created subject to death (Genesis 2:17; Genesis 5:5, 8, 11, 14, 17)
death was caused by sin (Genesis 2:17; Ezekiel 18:4; James 1:15; Romans 5:12)
death is the payment for sin (Romans 6:23) … death is what we earned/deserve.
- It is important to note, at this point, that the “death” that is the payment for sin is NOT the first death, which is the death that it is appointed unto men to experience (Heb.9:27). The “death” that is the payment for sin is the second death that the judgement (mentioned in verse 27) can lead to.
- Revelation 2:11 Not every person will experience the second death.
- Revelation 20:6 The second death will not affect those who come up in the first resurrection.
- Revelation 20:14 The Lake of Fire is the second death.
- Revelation 21:7-8 Consignment to the Lake of Fire is the second death.
death, as caused by death, separates us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2)
death is not final because there will be a resurrection (return to life) of all who die (John 5:28-29)
there is coming a time when death will be no more (1 Corinthians 15:26)

If the wages of sin is not the first death (death, as we know it), which death is?

The wages for sin is what is mentioned in the Bible as “the second death” (Revelation 2:11; 20:6,14; 21:7-8)

What is the difference between the first death and the second death?

The first death is cessation of life that all people are “appointed” to experience (when they die) (Heb.9:27).
The second death is a second cessation of life that a person can experience, as a result of the “judgement” (mentioned in Hebrews 9:27). That “judgement” is God’s judgement on sin … or, as Romans 6:23 puts it, the “wages” (payment earned or deserved) for sin.

What does the Bible tell us about the second death?

Not every person will experience the second death. (Revelation 2:11)
The second death will not affect those who come up in the first resurrection. (Revelation 20:6)
The Lake of Fire is the second death. (Revelation 20:14)
Consignment to the Lake of Fire is the second death. (Revelation 21:7-8)

How does death affect our relationship with God?

Death, as caused by sin, is the way that our sins and iniquities separated us from God. (Isaiah 59:1-2)

Is death final?

NO … because there will be a resurrection (return to life) of all who die (John 5:28-29)
The Bible also speaks of a second death, which means that the initial (first) death would not have been final. (Hebrews 9:27)

Will there ever be an end to death?