Sleep of the Dead

What is death like? The Scriptures teach that the dead are “asleep,” meaning they are unconscious (Psalm 13:3). The righteous and the wicked all go to the same place until the final judgement (Job 3:11-19). The Old Testament calls the realm of the dead Sheol and the New Testament, Hades. Both refer to an intermediate state between one’s life on earth and the future resurrection when Christ returns. The dead are not praising God (Psalm 6:5) nor are they working (Ecclesiastes 9:5); they are simply “asleep in the dust” (Daniel 12:2). When our Lord returns, those who are in the tombs (not heaven or hell) will hear his voice and awaken to the resurrection of life (John 5:28).

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