Chapter 9 -WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR DEAD LOVED ONES?

"ONE suffers when a loved one dies because death is a loss to a void beyond all understanding."  That is what one son said when his father and shortly thereafter his mother died.  His pain and sense of deep loss made him feel that he was "drowning emotionally."  Perhaps you have suffered in a similar way.  You may have wondered where your loved ones are and whether you will ever see them again.  (In the Bible, it says you will see them but not recognize them)

Some grieving parents have been told,  "God picks the most beautiful flowers to take to himself in heaven."  Is that really so?  Have our dead lovedones gone to a spirit realm?  Is it what some call Nirvana,described  as a blissful state of being free of all pain and desire?  Have those we loved passed through a doorway to immortal life in paradise?  Or as others claim, is death a fall into neverending torment for those who have offended God?  Can the dead affect our lives?  to get truthful answers  to such questions, we need to consult God's Word, the Bible.

Next time: WHAT IS THE "SPIRIT" IN HUMANS?

The Book - KNOWLEDGE That Leads To Everlasting Life, 1995