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1 I. Promise of Reward - Topics A. Forgiveness of Sins, Justification, Salvation B. The gift of the Holy Spirit C. Sonship D. Fellowship with God E. The Second Coming of Christ F. Resurrection from the dead G. Eternal life, the crown of life H. Reward for righteous living I. An eternal inheritance in Heaven J. Eternal rest with God in Heaven K. New heavens and a new earth II. Eternal inheritance in Heaven A. Matt. 25:34 B. Acts 20:32 C. Acts 26:16-18 D. Heb. 9:15 E. James 2:5 F. I Peter 1:3-5 G. Rev. 21:6-7 H. Inheritance 1. Being heirs and receiving an inheritance is connected to the idea that we are children of God. 2. We inherit a kingdom. 3. Those who are sanctified by the blood of Christ and faith in Christ receive the inheritance. 4. Those who are called receive the inheritance. 5. Those who love God are heirs of His kingdom 6. The inheritance is imperishable, undefiled, will not fade away, and is reserved in heaven for us. 7. Those who overcome evil will inherit access to the water of life. III. Eternal Rest with God in heaven A. Jeremiah 6:16 B. Matt. 11:28-29 C. Hebrews 4:3 D. Hebrews 4:9-11 E. Rev. 14:13 F. Eternal Rest 1. The way of righteousness leads to rest for our souls. 2. Jesus provides rest for those who follow Him. 3. Belief in Jesus leads to rest. 4. It takes diligence in serving God to enter His rest. IV. New Heavens and a New Earth 1

2 A. Isaiah 65:17 B. Isaiah 66:22 C. II Peter 3:13 D. Rev. 21:1, 5 E. New Heavens and New Earth 1. The present heavens and earth will be destroyed by fire at the Second Coming of Christ. II Peter 3: Then God will create new heavens and new earth as the abode of the saints. V. God s Warnings of Punishment for sin A. Topics 1. The nature of punishment by God - will address in a future lesson. 2. Reasons for punishment a) Sin in general b) Rebellion against God c) Refusal to repent d) Hate, aggressive evil B. What will incur punishment 1. Galatians 5: Romans 1:18-32 a) Sequence in this passage: (1) People reject the one true God (2) They turn to idolatry (3) They go deep in progressively degrading sexual immorality (4) Their relationships with other people become progressively evil and destructive. 3. Matt. 25:41-43, 46 a) So the Judgment scene in Matthew 25 emphasizes the importance of benevolence and God s anger against people who are indifferent to other people s suffering. b) The parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31 makes the same point. 4. Heb. 10:26-31 a) Hebrews contains a severe warning against willful sin, rejecting the authority and the love of God, and treating the Almighty with contempt. 5. II Peter chapter two warns of the punishment of the wicked, specifying their sins: a) Vs 1 - false teachers, teaching heresies, denying Christ b) Vs 2, 7, 10, 14, 18 - sensuality, corrupt desires c) Vs 3, 14 - greed d) Vs 5, 6, 8, 9, 15 - ungodliness, unrighteousness, lawlessness e) Vs 10, 12 - reviling holiness f) Vs 13 - reveling, carousing 6. John 3:36 7. Romans 2: Eph. 2: Eph. 5:3-6 2

3 10. Col. 3: There are many other passages that talk about the kinds of behavior that will bring God s punishment. These we have looked at will provide a sufficient representation to remind us of God s warnings that we need to adhere to the strait and narrow way. VI. Intermediate State of the Dead A. The intermediate state of the dead refers to the period of human existence between physical death and our resurrection at the Second Coming of Christ. The dead are thus without the eternal spiritual body, which is received at the resurrection. B. Definitions 1. In the Old Testament Sheol, the realm of the dead, was considered to be a region of darkness and silence. a) Job 10:21-22 b) I Sam. 28:13-14 (1) The soul of Samuel was living and conscious in Sheol, the realm of the dead. He was described in terms of a human form, though he had no physical body, and he was recognizable. He was able to hear and speak. 2. In the New Testament the Greek word Hades (G86) is equivalent to the Hebrew word Sheol in the Old Testament. a) Acts 2:31 b) Hades is the realm of all the dead, righteous and unrighteous, until the Second Coming of Christ. 3. Gehenna is the lake of fire, commonly called hell, where the lost are consigned eternally after the Judgment 4. Tartaros is the place of confinement of fallen angels until the Judgment. a) II Pet. 2:4 b) Cf. Jude 6 5. William Tyndale ( ) translated the Greek words Hades, Gehenna, and Tartaros all as hell, creating a lot of confusion. They are not the same. The King James Version followed his translation. In the 1600s hell did not necessarily mean the lake of fire. a) In Luke 16:22-23 (1) The rich man was in Hades, not Gehenna. b) The Apostles Creed was translated that Jesus descended into hell, but he was in upper Hades or Paradise, not the lake of fire. c) Note also that Jesus was in Paradise between His death and resurrection, not heaven, the home of God the Father. d) In Rev. 20:13-14 (1) Hades, not Gehenna, was cast into the lake of fire. 6. The Outer Darkness is another term for the prison of the lost eternally after Judgment. a) Matt. 8:11-12 b) Matt. 22:13 c) Matt. 25:30 d) Cf. Jude

4 7. The term Paradise is found 3 times in the New Testament. The first (in Luke) indicates it is an abode of the righteous dead or upper Hades. a) Luke 23:43 b) II Cor. 12:3-4 c) Rev. 2:7 8. In future lessons we will also look at information about Heaven, the New Jerusalem, and the New Heavens and the New Earth. C. All the dead go to Hades, which is the same as the Old Testament Sheol. 1. Hades was considered to be in the earth. a) Matt. 12:40 2. Hades is divided into two sections, Upper Hades and Lower Hades. a) Upper Hades, also called Paradise and Abraham s bosom. (1) The righteous go to Upper Hades, not heaven, when they die. (2) It is a pleasant place, but it is not the same as heaven, the home of God. (3) The saved are taken to Heaven after the Second Coming and Judgment, not when they die. (a) John 14:1-3 (b) Here in John 14:1-3 Jesus is going to prepare a place for the righteous to live eternally in heaven. They will enter into that place when Jesus returns, at the Second Coming. (4) Luke 16:22, 25 (5) Rev. 14:13 (6) So the righteous dead in Upper Hades are being comforted and are at rest. b) Lower Hades is a place of torment for the wicked, lost dead until the resurrection. (1) The Rich Man was in torment in Hades, in a flame (a) Luke 16:23, 24 c) An uncrossable chasm separated upper and lower Hades. (1) Luke 16:26 3. The dead in Hades are souls without bodies. They are awake and they remember their earthly life. They see and recognize people. Let s consider the full story of the Rich Man and Lazarus and the account of the thief on the cross. a) In the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16 there is a description of the intermediate state. The purpose of the parable is to warn against ignoring the suffering of those around us. The condition of the dead is secondary and taken for granted. I believe it is an accurate depiction of the state of the dead. (1) Luke 16:19-31 (2) The dead here are awake, conscious, experiencing preliminary blessing or torment, and they see and recognize other people. They remember their earthly life. b) Jesus promise to the thief on the cross indicates being awake and with the Lord. (1) Luke 23:42, 43 D. Many passages speak of the dead as asleep. Perhaps this expression reflects the appearance of the dead person, having eyes closed and being unresponsive. 4

5 1. Matt. 9:24; 27:52; John 11:11-13; Acts 7:60; 13:36; I Cor. 11:30; 15:6, 18, 20, 51; I Thess. 4:13-15; 5:9-10; II Pet. 3:3-4 a) The righteous dead go to Paradise, not heaven, until the resurrection. The wicked dead go to torment in lower Hades, not the lake of fire, until the resurrection. (1) John 5: (2) John 14:1-3 - The saved are taken to Heaven at the Second Coming, not when they die. E. Being With the Lord 1. Other passages talk about being with the Lord. a) Phil. 1:23 b) II Cor. 5:6-8 c) So the righteous dead in Paradise (until the resurrection) are with Christ, but not in heaven with God the Father. F. When Christ died on the cross, He descended to Paradise (in Hades). 1. Acts 2:27, 31; Psa. 16:10 2. Luke 23:43 3. Acts 2 says Christ went to Hades. Luke 23 says He went to Paradise. So Paradise is in Hades. G. Some believe that John the Baptist, Christ, and the apostles preached the gospel in Hades and baptized those who believed. 1. I Pet. 3: I Pet. 4:6 H. The souls of the martyrs may occupy a special place. 1. Rev. 6:9-11 I. Some passages talk about the dead being in various physical locations 1. Dan. 12:2 2. John 5: Rev. 20:13 J. The Roman Catholic Church teaches the doctrine of Purgatory, which says that all who died in a state of ecclesiastical grace must undergo a period of purifying to make them perfect before God. People can supposedly shorten their loved ones suffering by gifts to the church, etc. There is no basis for this doctrine in Scripture. VII. Next week: A. The Second Coming of Christ B. The Resurrection 5

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