there is hope after death
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This book will help those that have at one time lost their loved ones and find closure as there is hope after death to those that believe in Christ Jesus.TRANSCRIPT
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IS THERE
HOPE
AFTER
DEATH
ELIJAH MITI
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Contents Hope After DeathHope After DeathHope After DeathHope After Death 3333
What happens five minutes after death?What happens five minutes after death?What happens five minutes after death?What happens five minutes after death? 8888
What happens to What happens to What happens to What happens to the Body Soul andthe Body Soul andthe Body Soul andthe Body Soul and
Spirit?Spirit?Spirit?Spirit? 15151515
How do you honour your ancestors?How do you honour your ancestors?How do you honour your ancestors?How do you honour your ancestors? 25252525
Missionary books publishedMissionary books publishedMissionary books publishedMissionary books published 39393939
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Hope After Death
Religious people are afraid to go to hell but
spiritual people have already been there. Each one of us at one time or another have lost a loved one through death and the question that always comes is where do our loved go? Is there life after death? Will we be able to see our departed loved ones again? There a saying I love that people today are not dying from HIV/AIDS but they are dying from a special HIV:
H - Humans with
I - Insufficient
V - Vision
You can’t get out of life alive! Death is a topic many people run away from
because of unknown fears and just falling to have closure for the loss of loved ones. This topic touches more lives than any other topic,from the time we are very young and we see someone die around us that because very painful and we begin to ask what really happens after death.
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Brings so
much pain
and
sorrow
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“A soul that sins shall
die”
Ezekiel 18:4
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The pain of a brother that died brings so much
pain and I want to share that there is hope after
death. The bible tells us that my people perish
because of lack of knowledge. When you don’t have
Christ Jesus as your Lord and saviour you are living
but spiritually dead and the wages of sin is death.
But those who die in Christ the bible says “for me to
live is Christ and to die is gain why, “Because there
is hope for those who live in Christ. As a child of
God you need not to fear death though as human
beings we usually have the following fears:
Fear of a loud sound
Fear of falling
Fear of success
Fear of failure
Fear of Death
Some people have fear of being comfortable and all they do is complain about everything. There is hope in Christ Jesus and you may have this question today:
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What happens five minutes What happens five minutes What happens five minutes What happens five minutes
after death?after death?after death?after death?
Is it heaven?
Is it hell?
nothingness?
The death of our loved ones brings so much
pain, the death of your daughter, the death of you son, the death of your father, the death of your mother or cousin. You may have lost a child as a
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stillborn and you have question in your mind what happened to my child.
• Will we be able to see our beloved departed again?
From the time we are young we always ask this question and pains grips our mind.
• You have hope when you die?
• Can we find hope that goes beyond the grave?
Some people think death is a sleep awaiting resurrection when Jesus Comes.
Others say our dead loved one’s are already in hell or heaven.
Can we find hope that goes beyond the grave?
Most People have this idea that when you die you go
to heaven or hell. Other say when you die you go
into a deep sleep awaiting the resurrection when
Jesus come or already in heaven. Have you ever
heard a pastor say at the Grave yard “Helen looks
down on us today from heaven”? An get a bit
confused as to what the preacher is talking about
when he then says when Jesus comes our loved one
will be resurrected.
Others believe that when one dies they go into an
intermediary called Purgatory where you burn until
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you are purified to become good people and then go
to heaven.
If we can find a person who died and rose again
we can find answers to what really happens after
death.
Some people believe in Reincarnation in that you
live your life from birth and when one dies if they
were not a good people, you come back in a lower
form of like may be an animal or a butterfly.
Where can we find reliable information about death?
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What does the word of God say about death?
Let me take you through this journey of discovery
because Christian never say goodbye to their dead
loved one and there is hope in Christ Jesus.
This is what Jesus says about death:
“I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am
alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of death
and Hades.”
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Revelation 1:18
The grave could not hold him ,you will see your loved
ones again.
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At the coming of Jesus we shall
see our loved ones once again.
“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and
with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.”
1 Thessalonians 4:16
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That son that died will live again That mother that died will live again That brother that died will live again They will rise first from the dead at the second coming of Jesus.
“After that, we who are alive and left shall be caught
up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air. And so we will be with the Lord Forever”
1 Thessalonians 4:17
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What happens to the Body What happens to the Body What happens to the Body What happens to the Body
SouSouSouSoul and Spirit?l and Spirit?l and Spirit?l and Spirit?
When we look at creation we see that it is
God who gives life:
“And the Lord God formed man from the dust of the
ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,
and the man became a living soul.”
Genesis 2:7
Creation Formula: Dust
+ Breath
= Living Soul
Or
Elements of the earth
+ Breath of life
= Living Being
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Dust
+ Breath
= Living Soul
Elements of the
earth
+ Breath of life
= Living Being
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•Genesis 2:7
•and the Lord God
formed man from
the dust of the
ground and
breathed into his
nostrils the breath
of life, and the man
became a living
soul.
Body
Soul
Spirit
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A living soul means a living person.
Death is creation in reverse it’s like when a light bulb is switched off, Power Goes to the power source in the same way when one dies the Spirit goes back to God.
Death is
creation
in reverse
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What happens
to the Body
Soul and
Spirit?
Is the Soul immortal?
When God created man he placed breath within him not an immortal soul.
“And the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
When a person dies the body goes back to dust and the spirit goes back to God who gave it. This is where people make a mistake because they think the Soul and the Spirit is the same thing.
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What returns to God is not the Soul but the Spirit or breath.When a person dies they rest or sleep. The Old Testament Hebrew word for Spirit is RUAUCH which means breath. The Spirit and the Soul in the bible are different.
“The body without the spirit or breath is dead.”
James 2:26
Death is a Sleep; Bible teaches that death is a
sleep until Jesus comes. Over 50 times in the bible
death is referred to as a sleep.
When a person dies they rest, they sleep there is no passage if time, the spirit or breath of life goes back to God. The bible teaches that the breath and the spirit are the same thing.
“As long as I have life within me, the breath of God in my nostrils.”
Job 27:3
A practical example of death is a light bulb, when you turn on the power there is that elimination that comes on and when you switch off power darkness come through. All it means is that for us to have the light electricity goes through the bulb from the power source. The electricity
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represents the Spirit of God and when a person dies the light which represents life goes off. When electricity if turned off it returns to the power house in the same way when a person dies the Spirit of God goes back to God. Since the power to create life is with God ,his Spirit which gave life returns to him and a person no longer exist as a conscience mortal soul, there is no such thing as an immortal soul only God is immortal.
The bible uses the word “soul” 1600 times and never once does it use the word immortal soul. Only God is immortal which means imperishable while Mortal means subject to death.
“Can a mortal be righteous than God?”
Job 4:17
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“We seek for immortality”
Romans 2:7
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“Behold Me tell you a mystery: we shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed”
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
We receive immortality at the second coming of Jesus Christ and there will be:
- No more pain
- No more sickness
- No more stress
- No more anger
- No more death
- No more fear
JESUS is the resurrection and the life.
“He alone has immortality”
1 Timothy 6:15-16
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Another name for “Soul” in the bible is
“Person” or “Life”. A soul means person or living
being and a soul is something that am ( a living
being)
“A soul that sins shall die”
Ezekiel 18:4
Pagan Greek philosophy taught that the soul
is immortal through Greek Dualism. Man is mortal
according to William E Gladstone “The pagan
doctrine of the human immortality of the soul crept
into the church”. Many wrong things have come into
the church the idea of worshiping images such as
the picture of Mary the mother of Jesus. People have
accepted certain doctrines of man to unit with the
pagans, the idea of sprinkling babies not found in
the bible. Ancestral worship is based on the false
doctrine of the immortal soul. In the bible worship is
never given to anybody except God, in the book of
Revelation 19:9-10 ,John fell on his feet to worship
the Angel but the angel said to him,” do not do it” I
am a fellow servant with you ,worship God. This also
proves that the worship of angels is a false doctrine.
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How do you honour your How do you honour your How do you honour your How do you honour your
ancestors?ancestors?ancestors?ancestors?
The bible says, honour your father and
mother. You honour your ancestors:
- By living a Godly life.
- Accepting Jesus as Lord and saviour.
When you commit your life to Jesus ,you honour your ancestors because at the coming of Jesus you will see them again.
OOUURR MMOORRTTAALL BBOODDYY SSHHAALLLL BBEE CCHHAANNGGEEDD
“behold I tell you a mystery: we shall not all
sleep ,but we shall be changed”
1 Corinthians 15:51-52
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The resurrection of Lazarus proves death is a
sleep.
“For in death there is no remembrance of you. In
the grave who will give you thanks”
This talks about praising God
Psalm 6:5
“Do not put your trust in princes, Nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.
His spirit departs, he returns to the earth. In the very day his plans (thoughts) perish.”
Psalm
146:3-4
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“for the living know that they will die; but the
dead no nothing. “And they have no more reward, For
the memory of them is forgotten.
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
“the dead do not praise the Lord , Nor any who goes down into silence.”
Psalm 115:17
When we die the power of God the spirit goes back to God and our body back to dust.
“For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ
in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you
also will appear with him in glory.”
Colossian 3:3-4
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The
dead
shall
rise
first
He is
The
risen
saviour
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PASS ME NOT
ALL GENTLE
SAVIOUR
HEAR MY
HUMBLE CRY
You can see your
lost children in that
accident again
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•1 Thessalonians
4:16
•16For the Lord
himself will come
down from
heaven, with a
loud command,
with the voice of
the archangel
•1 Thessalonians
4:17
•After that , we who
are alive and left
shall be caught up
together with them in
the clouds to meet
the Lord in the air.
And so we will be
with the Lord Forever
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•Revelation
1:18
•18I am the Living
One; I was dead,
and behold I am
alive for ever and
ever! And I hold
the keys of death
and Hades.
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Romans 2:7
We seek for
immortality
Job 4:17
Can a mortal be
righteous than
God?
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1 Corinthians 15
We receive
immortality
when Jesus
comes
1 Timothy 6;15-16
He alone has
immortality.
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Ecclesiastes 12:7
“and the dust
returns to the
ground it came
from, and the spirit
returns to God who
gave it.
There will be :
-No more pain
-no more sickness
-no more stress
-no more anger
-no more death
-no more fear
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Psalm 146:3-4
“Do not put your trust in
princes, Nor in a son of man,
in whom there is no help.
His spirit departs, he returns to
the earth. In the very day his
plans (thoughts) perish.”
Ecclesiastes 9:5-6
“for the living know that
they will die; but the
dead no nothing. “And
they have no more
reward, For the memory
of them is forgotten.
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Colossian 3:3-4
“for you died ,
and your life is
hidden with
Christ in God.”
“when Christ who
is our life
appears ,then
you also will
appear with him
in glory.”
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To him who is able to keep you from
falling and present you before his
glorious presence without fault and with
great joy.
To the only God our saviour be glory,
majesty, power and authority through
Jesus Christ our lord, before all ages,
now and for evermore!
Amen.
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BRIEF PROFILE OF ELIJAH MITI
Elijah Miti is a founder and president of Elijah Miti Consultancy
Enterprises (EMCE). Elijah Miti consultancy does work for both
business and academic institutions and its scope extends from
Africa, Europe, and Assia to North and South America. He has
spoken and taught at leadership training and Book Writing
programs In South Africa, Zambia and has mentees in his
Mentorship program on Book Writing.
Elijah Miti is an ordained Minister of Religion and currently he is
full time Missionary, Author and Book publisher who has
published over 230 Book for African Authors and written over
15 books.
He has served as keynote speaker and done proposals at
government departments, Colleges , Universities , Schools and
Religious events around the world including:
o Various Churches in South Africa and Zambia
o The Department of High Education in South
Africa
Elijah Miti is also a sought after key note speaker at many
International conferences around the world.
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Examples of African schools and colleges that he has worked
with include:
o Robert Hicks High School In South Africa
o Munali High School In Zambia
o Kabulonga Girls High in Zambia
o Lusaka High School in Zambia
o The Gert Sibanda College In South Africa
o University Of Zambia
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MEDIA APPEARANCES
Elijah Miti has appeared on many TV and Radio shows both internationally and regionally. Some of the show include:-
� June 2008, SABC Africa International News As a Singer and Song Writer.
� December 2009, Muvi Tv in Zambia As a Book Author. � December 2009, Mobi TV as Book Publisher. � December 2009,ZNBC Nyanja Program as Book
Publisher. � December 2009, ZNBC Radio 2 Book Spectrum
Program with Donald Kawangu. � December 2009, UNZA Radion as Book Author. � December 2009, Yatsani Radion As Book Author with
Mwenya Mukuka.
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� December 2009, Christian Voice Radio with Lombe Machilika.
� June 2010 ZNBC Radio 2 Zambia Today Program with Aaron Kamanga.
� June 2010 , ZNBC TV Kwacha Good Morning Zambia show with Franklin.
� July 2010, Mobi TV as A Singer and Author. � July 2010, Unza Radio Lusaka Star Program. � November 2010 , NEW York – Radio as Author and
Publisher. � December 2010, ZNBC Radio 2 Book Spectrum
Program with Donald Kawangu. � January 2011, ZNBC Radio 2 Zambia Today Program
with Aaron Kamanga. � January 2011, ZNBC TV Kwacha Good Morning Zambia
show with Franklin. � January 2011, ZNBC Radio 2 Book Spectrum Program
with Donald Kawangu
Contact
Email: [email protected]
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