WHERE ARE THE DEAD?

Introduction:
 I. A lot of questions are being raised about this subject.
II. Definition of death. (Vine’s)
    A. The separation of the soul from the body.
    B. The separation of man from God.

Body:
   I. The three words translated “hell” in the King James       
      Translation:
        A. “Geenna” – the name of the valley outside of
           Jerusalem, which was so called from the cries of 
           the little children who were thrown into the 
           fiery arms of Moloch, an idol.  The Jews so 
           abhorred the place after these horrible 
           sacrifices had been abolished by King Josiah (2 
           Kings 23:10), that they cast into it not only 
           all manner of refuse, but even the dead bodies 
           of animals and unburied criminals who had been 
           executed.  Fires were always needed to consume 
           the dead bodies so that the air might not be 
           tainted by the putrefaction.
           1. Jesus transferred the term to the place of
              eternal punishment.
              a. Mark 9:43-48; Matthew 18:8-9.
              b. Matthew 23:33.
              c. Matthew 10:28.
        B. Tartaroo (Tartarus) – the place where those
           angels whose special sin are confined.  (deepest 
           abyss of hades-Englishman’s Greek-English 
           Concordance).  2 Peter 2:4  (confinement before 
           punishment – Jude 6)
        C. Hades – the realm of the dead, the common
           receptacle of the disembodied spirits;…
           1. Matthew 11:23
           2. Matthew 16:18
           3. Luke 16:23
           4. Acts 2:38
           5. Revelation 1:18
           6. Revelation 6:8
           7. Revelation 20:13-14

 II. The three parts of Hades.
     A. Paradise.
        1. Luke 23:43
        2. Acts 2:31 (John 20:17), Acts 2:27
        3. Luke 16:22,25
     B. The Great Gulf. Luke 16:26
     C. Torment. Luke 16:22-26

III. What happens to the ones in Hades?
     A. The second coming of Christ.
        1. Acts 1:11
        2. 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10
     B. The end
        1. 2 Peter 3:10-13
        2. Revelation 20:14
     C. Resurrection
        1. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
        2. John 5:28-29
     D. Judgment
        1. There will be one.
           a. 2 Corinthians 5:10
           b. Hebrews 9:27
        2. The reason for it.
           a. Jude 14-15
           b. Matthew 7:21-23
           c. Matthew 25:31-46
     E. The results of the Judgment.  Matthew 25:46
        1. Everlasting life.  Revelation 21:4
        2. Everlasting punishment
           a. Revelation 20:13-15
           b. Matthew 25:41, 46

Conclusion:
  I. Review lesson.
 II. A question:
     A. If you died tonight, where would you go?
     B. To go to Paradise and ultimately to heaven, you 
        need to be a faithful Christian.
        1. Acts 2:36-38
        2. 1 John 1:7-9
III. If you are not a faithful Christian, you need to be
     one now!!