The Destiny of Man

The purpose of this article is to once and for all clarify questions about death. For example, what will happen to our body, soul and spirit after death?

My father died at the age of 63 and my mother died at the age of 80. My sister also died last year caused by a dreaded disease,  "cancer of the bone".

Different speculations surfaced starting from the death of my father.

Some said my father and mother together with my sister are now together living in heaven with the Lord. Some said, they are now one of the Angels of the Lord.

What was written in the scripture is that, only the spirits of the just men made perfect are in heaven.

Heb 12:23  To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

The spirits of the wicked who died at the time of Noah up to this very day are still in prison.

1 Pet 3:19-20  By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;  Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

And the dead body will remain still in the dust sleeping and awaiting for the day of judgment.

Dan 12:2   And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Rev 20:15  And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

How I wish that my father, mother and sister spirits are not in prison. How I wish their name were also written in the book of life.

Ezek 37:5-6  Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

For what is a man, what has he got? For after your way, the way of the Lord will prevail.

♫♪♫ And now, the end is near
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and ev'ry highway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way ♫♪♫

Cheating Wife

Often times we read news about a man who killed himself after he caught his wife having an affair with another man or a man kills wife after suspecting infidelity then committed suicide.

This can happen between relationships with reference to the number of incident related to crimes of passion.

For whatever reason, murder, suicide or killing self may not be the case, for a woman was created because of a man.

1 Cor 11:8 For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

1 Cor 11:9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

For in the beginning, a man was created in the image and likeness of God.

Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Anything can happen to us. The scripture says: In the world we shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; Christ have overcome the world.

Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Trust God always and believe that a prudent wife is coming your way.

Prov 19:14 House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

The only reason for a divorce is marital unfaithfulness not for any other reasons. Other than infidelity it's adultery.

Matthew 19:9 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”

In this world, never mind loosing everything than to lose God, Christ and your own soul.

Mt 16:16 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Please don't get me wrong and think that a woman is not important to God. Women like us are also heirs to life everlasting.

1 Pet 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

If she desires to go away, then she is not a Christian, let it be so.

1 Cor 7:15  But if the unbelieving departeth, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases; but God hath called us to peace.

 

Helper

Nowadays, household chore seems to be the problem of the family. Washing the dishes for example, bridge the gap between siblings due to work schedules.

The so-called affluent find no problem with this for they can always hire a helper to do the job.

In the beginning, the first man Adam was given a helper to help him.

Gen 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him a help meet for him.

Gen 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was its name.

Gen 2:20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowls of the air, and to every beast of the field: but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.

Gen 2:21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

Gen 2:22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, he made woman, and brought her to the man.

With this man & woman relationship comes the idea of the term soul mate among lovers, derived may be from the fact that the formed man from the dust of the ground when breathed into the nostrils became a living soul.

Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Although the word "soul" and "mate" have been frequently used in the Bible, there is no way that the soul has a mate because they are spirit with no flesh & bones, like the Angels of God.

Mt 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

Lk 24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

But if "soul mate" is biblically true, everyone should have a wife or a mate, but it is not always the case like Saint Paul who remained unmarried, same with our Lord Jesus and His other ministers like Titus and Timothy who were single according to the Bible.

1 Cor 7:8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they remain even as I.

The commandment is go ye and multiply so that helpers called as slaves or maids are not exempted to procreate.

Gen 30:9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah, her maid, and gave her Jacob for a wife.

Gen 30:10 And Zilpah, Leah's maid, bore Jacob a son.

But in this present situation where population growth is still increasing, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.

1 Cor 7:9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

1 Cor 7:29 But this I say, brethren, The time is short. It remaineth, that both they that have wives, be as though they had none;

I mean, today, you dare touch your maid and you're a rapist or maybe a simple case of sexual harassment or malicious mischief.

Why the change in dealings with women as a wife?

Heb 7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

Heb 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

Lk 16:16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

But Jesus, because he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. And by the Apostles who by the inspiration of the holy spirit, made a new law.

1 Tim 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Family Planning

In the beginning God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Gen 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living animal that moveth upon the earth.

But because of their wickedness God cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights: and every living substance that He have made will be destroyed from the face of the earth.

1 Pet 3:20 Who formerly were disobedient, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was preparing, in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.

Gen 9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

In this present situation where population exploded in uncontrollable proportion, is the command be fruitful and multiply still in effect?

Family planning is a term referring to methods in accordance with the requirements for sexual behavior in keeping with the dignity of the human person and including the use of other methods of birth control.

Periodic abstinence are the only methods deemed moral by some quarters for avoiding pregnancy and  limits sexual intercourse to naturally infertile periods. But the Scripture says:

1 Cor 7:29 But this I say, brethren, The time is short. It remaineth, that both they that have wives, be as though they had none;

It does not however defraud one another to have sexual intercourse except with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan may not tempt you for your incontinence.

1 Cor 7:4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

Just be considerate to your partner and responsible.