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Does our soul sleep after death until the return of Jesus?

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Thank you for this list of verses that you have provided showing that after death we are in a state of unconsciousness. At Christ’s return there will be a resurrection to judgement of the righteous and unrighteous. “You shall not surely die” is said by the serpent, not by God. Death is real. Psalm 13:3; […]

What does 1 Corinthians 15:51 mean?

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1 Cor 15:51 says “Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed”. The idea of sleep is used by the NT writers to describe the death of believers. Just in the same way that when you go to sleep, you are unconscious but when you wake […]

What does yawning mean spiritually?

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Yawning is a common sign of tiredness, though people yawn for other reasons. The causes of yawning are not well understood (See wikipedia). There is no direct mention of yawning in the Bible (Ps 5 : 9 is sometimes mentioned, but it’s clear that “their throat is an open grave” is not about yawning). The […]