THE BIBLE'S VIEWPOINT/The Soul

Religions provide various conflicting opinions about the soul and what happens to it when we die. However, the Bible provides a clear explanation. 

Is the soul immortal? 

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

Many people believe that the soul is immortal. Some believe that the soul is continually reborn, reappearing in a new physical body after the previous body has died.  Others believe that the soul will eventually pass on to a different realm, such as to heaven or to hell.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS

The Bible does not attribute immortality to the soul. In fact, it often speaks of the soul dying.  The prophet Ezekiel, whom God used to wrote a portion of the Bible, stated that a soul can be punished with death. On another occasion, the Bible uses the term "dead soul" to describe a corpse.  (Leviticus 21:11) Clearly the Bible does not teach that the soul is immortal.    The soul  is the blood (Leviticus 17:10-14) 

Next time: THE BIBLE'S VIEWPOINT/Continue with The Soul -Is the Soul Separate from the body? 

From The Watchtower magazine