The article argues that Abraham's "gathered to his people" refers to death, not conscious existence or heaven after death.
Genesis 25:8—”Gathered to His People”: A Biblical Apologetics Evaluation of Death, Not Life After Death
What Does the Resurrection of Jesus From the Dead Prove?
Explore the profound implications of this pivotal event in history. What truths does it reveal?
How Can We Really Know That Jesus Christ Rose from the Dead?
Discover the compelling evidence that supports one of history's most debated events. Explore the truth behind it.
Genesis 3:19–21 – Will Adam and Eve Receive a Resurrection?
Theological debate surrounds Adam and Eve's resurrection potential due to their willful sin and lack of repentance.
What Will Happen if You Die?
When the Bible talks about the condition of the dead it presents it in five senses, (1) knowing nothing, (2) asleep like state, (3) powerless, (4) returning to the dust of the ground, (5) and awaiting a resurrection. Almost every religion teaches that there is something after death, a hereafter: heaven, hell (eternal torment), purgatory... Continue Reading →
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE REALLY TEACH About Our Animal Pets Being Resurrected?
Explore the scriptural insights on whether our beloved pets will share in the resurrection.
Matthew 27:51-53 BDC: Who were the “they having come out of the tombs after his [Jesus] resurrection [that] went into the holy city and appeared to many”?
These verses are one of the bigger Bible difficulties talked about recently, but fail to be in some of the more popular books on Bible Difficulties, such as Norma L. Geisler’s Big Book of Bible Difficulties and Gleason L. Archer's Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties. What really happened?
Matthew 12:40 BDC: How many days was Jesus in the tomb?
Matthew 12:40 Updated American Standard Version (UASV)
40 For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
This would seem to suggest a full 72 hours. However, we should not set aside similar expressions that may allow us to get at the intent of the words. Many times in Scripture, three days does not always mean a full 72 hours of three days.
Whose Names Are Written in “the Book of Life”?
Book of Life: (Gr. biblos tēs zōēs) In biblical times, cities had a register of names for the citizens living there. (See Ps. 69:28; Isa. 4:3) God, figuratively speaking, has been writing names in the “book of life” “from the foundation of the world.” (Rev. 17:8)
Do Humans Have a Soul that Is Apart From Us?
Ministers, pastors, elders, overseers, leaders of churches have made many comments to those who have lost their loved ones prematurely, in a car accident, natural disaster, war, and the like, which have caused more harm than good. What does the Bible really say?
