Death is not the end — every human will live forever either in God's presence or eternally separated from Him.
When a believer dies, his or her soul and spirit immediately go into the presence of Christ in heaven, waiting for the resurrection day when the body will be reunited. For those who have rejected the gospel, death leads to an eternal separation from God, called the second death. Escape from that separation is possible only through believing the gospel that Jesus died and rose again.
1 Thessalonians 4:14 — Paul says God will bring with Jesus those believers who have died, showing that departed believers are with the Lord.
Genesis 2:7 — Man became a living soul when God breathed the breath of life into him, giving the basis for conscious existence after physical death.
Revelation 20:14 — The Bible calls the lake of fire 'the second death,' identifying the eternal outcome for the lost.
Man became a living soul when the Lord God formed him of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Genesis 2:7). Death is therefore not the end of that living soul. Paul writes that if we believe Jesus died and rose again, God will bring with him those who sleep in Jesus (1 Thessalonians 4:14). He also says that those who are alive and remain at the Lord's coming will not prevent — that is, go before — those who have died (1 Thessalonians 4:15). The Bible does not present the lost as ceasing to exist; it says 'death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death' (Revelation 20:14).
Les Feldick teaches that at death the believer's soul and spirit immediately go into the presence of Christ in heaven, but not bodily. They wait there for the resurrection day when the body will be reunited with the soul and spirit (Clips 1, 2, 5). He explicitly rejects soul sleep, insisting that believers are consciously present with the Lord. For those outside of Christ, Les says death leads to an eternity outside God's presence, which Scripture calls the second death — a separation from God that lasts forever (Clip 3). He also teaches that the lost will experience bodily torment forever, while God has made escape possible for every person through the finished work of the cross (Clip 6). In Christ, believers have died, been buried, and been raised with Him, and now possess eternal life in His presence (Clip 7).
According to Les Feldick, the moment a believer dies, his or her spirit and soul take flight to be in the presence of Christ in heaven. This is not the final state, because the body remains in the grave and the soul and spirit wait for the resurrection day when they will be reunited with the resurrected body. He explicitly denies soul sleep, teaching that the believer is consciously in the Lord's presence.
Les Feldick explains that spiritual death is not a separation of body and soul, but separation from God. Scripture calls this eternal separation 'the second death.' He points out that hell and the lake of fire are distinct — hell will one day end up in the lake of fire.
Every person will live somewhere in eternity, either in God's presence or out of it. Those who are outside His presence will experience a place of torment forever and ever, bodily, with all senses and feelings. God has made it possible for every human being to escape this through the finished work of the cross, and no one will be without excuse.
Les teaches from the risen-with-Christ passage that when Christ died, the believer died; when He was buried, the believer was buried; and when He was raised, the believer was raised to new life. This eternal life means the believer will live forever in His presence — something no amount of years on earth could accomplish.
Genesis 2:7 Summary
Les shows that Genesis 2:7 is a summarization of God creating man as a living soul.
Believer Goes to Christ at Death
At death, the believer's spirit and soul immediately go to the presence of Christ in heaven to await resurrection.
No Soul Sleep
Les explicitly denies soul sleep, teaching that believers are consciously with the Lord in soul and spirit after death.
Eternity in God's Presence or Out of It
After this life ends, every person lives on in eternity — either in God's presence or outside His presence.
Spiritual Death and the Second Death
Spiritual death is separation from God, called the second death, and hell and the lake of fire are distinct.
Paradise in Soul and Spirit
Believers who have died are in paradise in God's presence in soul and spirit, waiting for the resurrection day.
Eternal Bodily Torment
The lost will experience bodily torment forever, yet the finished work of the cross provides an escape for everyone.
Eternal Life in Christ
Because believers have died, been buried, and been raised with Christ, they have eternal life in His presence.
Genesis 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.
This verse gives the foundation for human existence as a living soul beyond physical death.
1 Thessalonians 4:14: For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Paul assures believers that those who have died in Jesus are brought by God with Christ.
1 Thessalonians 4:15: For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
Living believers at the Lord's coming will not go before those who have already died.
Revelation 20:14: And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
This identifies the lake of fire as the second death, the eternal separation from God.
1 Corinthians 15:3: For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
This is the gospel message that provides the escape from eternal separation.
1 Corinthians 15:4: And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
The resurrection of Christ is the basis for the believer's resurrection and eternal life.
No. He openly says, 'I do not believe in soul sleep.' He teaches that the believer is consciously present with the Lord in soul and spirit after death, waiting for the resurrection of the body.
No. Les describes eternal separation from God as the second death, not annihilation. He says there is a place of torment forever and ever for those outside God's presence.
Les teaches they are two distinct things, but hell will one day end up in the lake of fire along with death.
Yes. Les says God, through the finished work of the cross, has made it possible for every human being to escape it. The escape is by believing the gospel that Jesus died and rose again.
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