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What does the Bible say about prayers for the dead?

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The Bible has no examples of anyone praying for the dead. This is not a biblical practice. Firstly because the dead are dead. They no longer exist. Their names hopefully are recorded in the ‘book of life’ to be opened when Christ returns to raise the dead, but nothing can be done to alter their […]

What are the three generations of sin in James 1:15?

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This imagery of three generations is a play on the different Greek verbs used in James 1:15 James 1 13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and […]

What happens after death?

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This is a very basic Bible topic, and perhaps the most basic building block of all other Bible questions, so it probably requires more than a quick answer. However the short answer is this: after death men return to dust (Genesis 3:19 etc.), after which men sleep, knowing nothing (Isaiah 38:19 etc.), and those who […]

Do spirits or ghosts roam the earth?

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No. When people die it’s the end of their life. They cease to exist and their body turns back to dust (Ecc. 12:7). There is nothing left that could roam the earth. As Ecclesiastes 9:5-6 says: For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, […]