Immortality or Resurrection (Updated) by William West (ereader with dictionary .txt) π
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What is a man? Is a person born with an immortal soul, or do the saved put on immortality at the resurrection? Is a person a three part being, an animal body with both a soul and a spirit that will live without the body? This is one of the most important questions of all time. It has more influence on our conception of our nature, our view of life in this world and life after death than any other question.
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to believe that when
God said, "The wages of sin is death" that He did really mean what He said, that death is
death and not eternal life in some other place. Death is not a lifelong imprisonment with
torture. DEATH IS DEATH, it is LIFE or DEATH, NOT A BETTER LIFE IN HEAVEN
OR A WORSE LIFE IN HELL. Death is the exact opposite of life, and death cannot be
changed to be eternal life with torment. For a person to have an immortal soul from birth,
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death as the wages of sin must be explained away. Innate inborn immortality is hostile to
God's word. If a person is born with an immortal "immaterial, invisible part of men" (W.
E. Vine) that is not subject to death and this "soul" is the only part of a person that will
survive death, the law of God has no power over whether that soul lives or dies for it
cannot die; God can only say how or where this "immaterial, invisible part of men" is to
live, for this "part of man" is not subject to death and must live some place.
"He that hears my word, and believes him that sent me, HAS ETERNAL LIFE, and
comes not into judgment, but has passed OUT OF DEATH INTO LIFE" (John 5:24). Not
a soul that has eternal life passing out of one kind of eternal life into another kind of
eternal life but has passed OUT OF DEATH INTO LIFE.
"It is appointed unto man once to die, and after this comes judgment" (Hebrews 9:27).
"For the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, and shall
come forth; they that have done good, unto the RESURRECTION OF LIFE; and they that
have done evil, unto the RESURRECTION OF JUDGMENT" (John 5:28-29). We bear
the image of Adam, and like Adam, we all will die; but both the saved and those not
saved will be raised at the second coming of Christ and be judged. The saved will bear
the image of Christ and have life forever (1 Corinthians 15:45-49). The church at Smyrna
was told, "Be you faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life...He that
overcomes shall not be hurt of the SECOND DEATH" (Revelation 2:10-11). Throughout
the Gospels, Christ promised life to all who believed Him. Paul says, "His servants you
are whom you obey; whether of SIN UNTO DEATH, or OBEDIENCE UNTO
RIGHTEOUSNESS" (Romans 6:16). "What fruit then had you at that time in the things
whereof you are now ashamed: for the END of these things is DEATH. But, now being
made free from sin and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification,
and the END ETERNAL LIFE" (Romans 6:21-22). As clear as human language can be,
Paul says, "For the wages of sin is DEATH; but the free gift of God is eternal LIFE in
Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23).
In Romans 6:23, the issue is:
LIFE - - - - - - - - - - - -OR - DEATH
NOT LIFE IN ONE PLACE-HEAVEN β OR - LIFE IN ANOTHER PLACE-HELL
DEATH IS THE ABSENCE OF LIFE β NOT - ANOTHER KIND OF LIFE, WHICH WILL BE EITHER BETTER OR WORSE THAN
THIS LIFE
ALL WHO OBEYS CHRIST AND "OVERCOMES," WILL AT THE JUDGMENT
BE GIVEN THE CROWN OF LIFE; AND SHALL NOT BE HURT OF THE SECOND
DEATH. THE CLEAR IMPLICATION IS THAT ANYONE WHO DOES NOT
OVERCOME SHALL BE HURT OF THE SECOND DEATH AT THE JUDGMENT
(Revelation 2:11). "He that OVERCOMES shall inherit these things: and I will be his
God, and he shall be my son. BUT for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and
murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be
in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone; WHICH IS THE SECOND DEATH"
(Revelation 21:7-8).
There may be more in the New Testament on life and death than any other subject. If
God can destroy a person (the whole person, Matthew 10:28), unconditional immortality
cannot be true. If a person can lose his life (Matthew 10:39) unconditional immortality
cannot be true. Those who believe a person has a part that cannot die knows "the wages
of sin" (Romans 6:23) must be made to be something other than death for if "death"
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means "death"; the sinner will die; he cannot live forever in Hell. THEY MUST DO
AWAY WITH THE BIBLE TEACHING ON DEATH OR THERE CAN BE NO HELL.
JOHN 3:16: If all have eternal life at birth, why did God give His Son that all who
believe on Him would have eternal life and not perish? If we are born with eternal life,
how could the gift of God to those who believe and obey Him be eternal life? Eternal life
is only for those who believe. Just as sure as those that believe on Christ will have eternal
life, those who do not believe on Christ will not have eternal life any place.
JOHN 11:25: "I AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE: he that believes on me,
though he die, yet shall he live; and whosoever lives and believes on me shall never die."
"And declare unto you the life, the eternal life" (1 John 1:1). Only those who are raised
with Christ through baptism have life. They are the only ones who, βThough he die, yet
shall he liveβ [John 11:25]. Christianity without a resurrection to life for those in Christ is
inconceivable.
(1) LIFE
The gift of God is eternal life but only to those in Christ. God's gift of LIFE is not
just a reward to those who are born with eternal life and cannot die.
1. The Greek concept of an immortal soul assumes that the soul already possess
eternal life and is not subject to death.
2. The orthodox view is that a person has an "immaterial, invisible part of men," and
only this part of himself possesses eternal life at or before birth and is not subject
to death; the orthodox view is that this is the only part of a person that will be in
Heaven or Hell immediately after death before and without the resurrection and
judgment. According to the orthodox view all the dead are now in Heaven or Hell
and will always be there even if there never will be a second coming of Christ or
resurrection or judgment.
3. THE BIBLE VIEW IS THAT CHRIST "ABOLISHED DEATH, AND BROUGHT
LIFE AND IMMORTALITY TO LIGHT THROUGH THE GOSPEL" (2 Timothy
1:10). Without the resurrection there would be no life after death. Before the
resurrection, no person or no part of a person has immortality.
Psukee (life) is the only word-translated soul in the New Testament. THE
ADJECTIVES ETERNAL AND EVERLASTING ARE NEVER USED WITH
PSUKEE. Psukee is translated: life 40 times, you 1 time, us 1 time, mind 3 times, heart 1
time, heartily 1 time, soul 57 times in the King James Version. Psukee (life) is the natural
life or a person from Adam or the natural life of any living being (Revelation 8:9; 16:3).
It is the life common to all living creatures, man and all animals, and is never said to be
eternal. All living creatures by natural birth have psukee (life) from birth to death. "The
first man Adam become A LIVING SOUL (psukee-living being)" (1 Corinthians 15:45):
psukee is the same as nehphesh in the Old Testament. Adam became "A LIVING SOUL"-
nehphesh-a living being (Genesis 2:7). It is the life Adam had in common with animals
and all living creatures.
Zoee (life) is a gift from Christ to those who believe, the eternal life He gives to
those who are His. "Zoee" is used about one hundred thirty times (Wigram, Page 339,
Sometimes spelled "zoe") and is translated "life" every time. It refers to the life given by
Christ to believes in all but about ten of the about one hundred thirty times it is used
137
where it is life or existence in this life time, βSeeing He Himself gives to all life (zoee),
and breath, and all thingsβ (Acts 17:25).
B. W. Johnson said "The zoee, (life, existence) is never said to end, or perish. It is the psuchee
(breath, or animal life), that is laid down, or perishes." Commentary on John, 1886, John 10:27-
28.
Passages where life (zoee) is the life Christ gives to believers that nonbelievers will
never have; a life that is beyond the earthly life that both believers and nonbelievers now
have. Life (zoee) that Christ gives to believers is existence for believers as opposed to
non-existence or death for nonbelievers, it is existence and being alive as opposed to nonexistence
and being dead. THE PENALTY FOR SIN IS DEATH AND CHRIST MAKE
THE ATONEMENT FOR OUR SINS BY HIS DEATH; LIFE FOR US IS ONLY
THROUGH CHRISTβS ATONEMENT AND WITHOUT HIS ATONEMENT THERE
IS ONLY DEATH, NOT ETERNAL LIFE ANYPLACE WITH OR WITHOUT
TORMENT. The wages of sin is death and unless Christ has not made the atonement for
the sins of the wicked that never believe Him and there is no life for them, without eternal
life they cannot be eternally tormented.
β’ "Shall inherit eternal (aionios) LIFE (zoee)" Matthew 19:29
β’ "That whosoever believes may in him have eternal (aionios) LIFE (zoee)" John
3:15. The only way to have eternal life is through believing in Christ, not by birth,
not being born with an immortal soul that his eternal life without believing in
Christ.
β’ "Whosoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal (aionios) LIFE
(zoee)" John 3:16
β’ "He that believes on the Son has eternal (aionios) LIFE (zoee); but he that obeys
not the Son shall not see LIFE (zoee)" John 3:36. He or she that obeys not the
Son is not now immortal and will never be immortal in Hell or any place, will
never have eternal life any place
β’ "The water I shall give him shall become in him a well or water springing up
unto eternal (aionios) LIFE (zoee)" John 4:14
β’ "Fruit unto LIFE (zoee) eternal (aionios)" John 4:36
β’ "Son also gives LIFE (zoee)" John 5:21
β’ "Out of death into LIFE (zoee)" John 5:24
β’ "That you may have LIFE (zoee)" John 5:40
β’ "Unto the resurrection of LIFE (zoee)" John 5:29
β’ "Food which abides unto eternal LIFE (zoee)" John 6:27
β’ "Should have eternal LIFE (zoee); and I will raise him up at the last day" John
6:40
β’ "And I give unto them eternal LIFE (zoee)" John 10:28. He is not giving them
life that they had at birth, but life that they or no part of them had before the new
birth. When Jesus said, "He that believes not the Son shall not see life," eternal
life in torment shall not be seen.
β’ "He should give eternal LIFE (zoee)" John 17:1-3
β’ "You may have LIFE (zoee)" John 20:31
β’ "The free gift of God is eternal LIFE (zoee) in Christ Jesus our Lord" Romans
6:23
β’ "Believe on Him unto eternal LIFE (zoee)" 1 Timothy 1:16
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β’ "Lay hold on the LIFE (zoee) eternal, whereunto you were called" 1 Timothy
6:12
β’ "May lay hold on the LIFE (zoee) which is LIFE (zoee) indeed" 1 Timothy 6:19
β’ "Abolished death and brought LIFE (zoee) and immortality to light" 2 Timothy
1:10
β’ "In hope of eternal LIFE (zoee)" Titus 1:2
β’ "We might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal LIFE (zoee)" Titus
3:12
β’ "Shall receive the crown of LIFE (zoee)" James 1:12
β’ "Declare unto you the LIFE (zoee), the eternal LIFE (zoee), (Christ) which was
with the Father" 1 John 1:2
β’ "And this is the promise which he promised us, even the LIFE (zoee) eternal" (1
John 2:25). At the resurrection
God said, "The wages of sin is death" that He did really mean what He said, that death is
death and not eternal life in some other place. Death is not a lifelong imprisonment with
torture. DEATH IS DEATH, it is LIFE or DEATH, NOT A BETTER LIFE IN HEAVEN
OR A WORSE LIFE IN HELL. Death is the exact opposite of life, and death cannot be
changed to be eternal life with torment. For a person to have an immortal soul from birth,
135
death as the wages of sin must be explained away. Innate inborn immortality is hostile to
God's word. If a person is born with an immortal "immaterial, invisible part of men" (W.
E. Vine) that is not subject to death and this "soul" is the only part of a person that will
survive death, the law of God has no power over whether that soul lives or dies for it
cannot die; God can only say how or where this "immaterial, invisible part of men" is to
live, for this "part of man" is not subject to death and must live some place.
"He that hears my word, and believes him that sent me, HAS ETERNAL LIFE, and
comes not into judgment, but has passed OUT OF DEATH INTO LIFE" (John 5:24). Not
a soul that has eternal life passing out of one kind of eternal life into another kind of
eternal life but has passed OUT OF DEATH INTO LIFE.
"It is appointed unto man once to die, and after this comes judgment" (Hebrews 9:27).
"For the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, and shall
come forth; they that have done good, unto the RESURRECTION OF LIFE; and they that
have done evil, unto the RESURRECTION OF JUDGMENT" (John 5:28-29). We bear
the image of Adam, and like Adam, we all will die; but both the saved and those not
saved will be raised at the second coming of Christ and be judged. The saved will bear
the image of Christ and have life forever (1 Corinthians 15:45-49). The church at Smyrna
was told, "Be you faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life...He that
overcomes shall not be hurt of the SECOND DEATH" (Revelation 2:10-11). Throughout
the Gospels, Christ promised life to all who believed Him. Paul says, "His servants you
are whom you obey; whether of SIN UNTO DEATH, or OBEDIENCE UNTO
RIGHTEOUSNESS" (Romans 6:16). "What fruit then had you at that time in the things
whereof you are now ashamed: for the END of these things is DEATH. But, now being
made free from sin and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification,
and the END ETERNAL LIFE" (Romans 6:21-22). As clear as human language can be,
Paul says, "For the wages of sin is DEATH; but the free gift of God is eternal LIFE in
Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23).
In Romans 6:23, the issue is:
LIFE - - - - - - - - - - - -OR - DEATH
NOT LIFE IN ONE PLACE-HEAVEN β OR - LIFE IN ANOTHER PLACE-HELL
DEATH IS THE ABSENCE OF LIFE β NOT - ANOTHER KIND OF LIFE, WHICH WILL BE EITHER BETTER OR WORSE THAN
THIS LIFE
ALL WHO OBEYS CHRIST AND "OVERCOMES," WILL AT THE JUDGMENT
BE GIVEN THE CROWN OF LIFE; AND SHALL NOT BE HURT OF THE SECOND
DEATH. THE CLEAR IMPLICATION IS THAT ANYONE WHO DOES NOT
OVERCOME SHALL BE HURT OF THE SECOND DEATH AT THE JUDGMENT
(Revelation 2:11). "He that OVERCOMES shall inherit these things: and I will be his
God, and he shall be my son. BUT for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and
murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be
in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone; WHICH IS THE SECOND DEATH"
(Revelation 21:7-8).
There may be more in the New Testament on life and death than any other subject. If
God can destroy a person (the whole person, Matthew 10:28), unconditional immortality
cannot be true. If a person can lose his life (Matthew 10:39) unconditional immortality
cannot be true. Those who believe a person has a part that cannot die knows "the wages
of sin" (Romans 6:23) must be made to be something other than death for if "death"
136
means "death"; the sinner will die; he cannot live forever in Hell. THEY MUST DO
AWAY WITH THE BIBLE TEACHING ON DEATH OR THERE CAN BE NO HELL.
JOHN 3:16: If all have eternal life at birth, why did God give His Son that all who
believe on Him would have eternal life and not perish? If we are born with eternal life,
how could the gift of God to those who believe and obey Him be eternal life? Eternal life
is only for those who believe. Just as sure as those that believe on Christ will have eternal
life, those who do not believe on Christ will not have eternal life any place.
JOHN 11:25: "I AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE: he that believes on me,
though he die, yet shall he live; and whosoever lives and believes on me shall never die."
"And declare unto you the life, the eternal life" (1 John 1:1). Only those who are raised
with Christ through baptism have life. They are the only ones who, βThough he die, yet
shall he liveβ [John 11:25]. Christianity without a resurrection to life for those in Christ is
inconceivable.
(1) LIFE
The gift of God is eternal life but only to those in Christ. God's gift of LIFE is not
just a reward to those who are born with eternal life and cannot die.
1. The Greek concept of an immortal soul assumes that the soul already possess
eternal life and is not subject to death.
2. The orthodox view is that a person has an "immaterial, invisible part of men," and
only this part of himself possesses eternal life at or before birth and is not subject
to death; the orthodox view is that this is the only part of a person that will be in
Heaven or Hell immediately after death before and without the resurrection and
judgment. According to the orthodox view all the dead are now in Heaven or Hell
and will always be there even if there never will be a second coming of Christ or
resurrection or judgment.
3. THE BIBLE VIEW IS THAT CHRIST "ABOLISHED DEATH, AND BROUGHT
LIFE AND IMMORTALITY TO LIGHT THROUGH THE GOSPEL" (2 Timothy
1:10). Without the resurrection there would be no life after death. Before the
resurrection, no person or no part of a person has immortality.
Psukee (life) is the only word-translated soul in the New Testament. THE
ADJECTIVES ETERNAL AND EVERLASTING ARE NEVER USED WITH
PSUKEE. Psukee is translated: life 40 times, you 1 time, us 1 time, mind 3 times, heart 1
time, heartily 1 time, soul 57 times in the King James Version. Psukee (life) is the natural
life or a person from Adam or the natural life of any living being (Revelation 8:9; 16:3).
It is the life common to all living creatures, man and all animals, and is never said to be
eternal. All living creatures by natural birth have psukee (life) from birth to death. "The
first man Adam become A LIVING SOUL (psukee-living being)" (1 Corinthians 15:45):
psukee is the same as nehphesh in the Old Testament. Adam became "A LIVING SOUL"-
nehphesh-a living being (Genesis 2:7). It is the life Adam had in common with animals
and all living creatures.
Zoee (life) is a gift from Christ to those who believe, the eternal life He gives to
those who are His. "Zoee" is used about one hundred thirty times (Wigram, Page 339,
Sometimes spelled "zoe") and is translated "life" every time. It refers to the life given by
Christ to believes in all but about ten of the about one hundred thirty times it is used
137
where it is life or existence in this life time, βSeeing He Himself gives to all life (zoee),
and breath, and all thingsβ (Acts 17:25).
B. W. Johnson said "The zoee, (life, existence) is never said to end, or perish. It is the psuchee
(breath, or animal life), that is laid down, or perishes." Commentary on John, 1886, John 10:27-
28.
Passages where life (zoee) is the life Christ gives to believers that nonbelievers will
never have; a life that is beyond the earthly life that both believers and nonbelievers now
have. Life (zoee) that Christ gives to believers is existence for believers as opposed to
non-existence or death for nonbelievers, it is existence and being alive as opposed to nonexistence
and being dead. THE PENALTY FOR SIN IS DEATH AND CHRIST MAKE
THE ATONEMENT FOR OUR SINS BY HIS DEATH; LIFE FOR US IS ONLY
THROUGH CHRISTβS ATONEMENT AND WITHOUT HIS ATONEMENT THERE
IS ONLY DEATH, NOT ETERNAL LIFE ANYPLACE WITH OR WITHOUT
TORMENT. The wages of sin is death and unless Christ has not made the atonement for
the sins of the wicked that never believe Him and there is no life for them, without eternal
life they cannot be eternally tormented.
β’ "Shall inherit eternal (aionios) LIFE (zoee)" Matthew 19:29
β’ "That whosoever believes may in him have eternal (aionios) LIFE (zoee)" John
3:15. The only way to have eternal life is through believing in Christ, not by birth,
not being born with an immortal soul that his eternal life without believing in
Christ.
β’ "Whosoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal (aionios) LIFE
(zoee)" John 3:16
β’ "He that believes on the Son has eternal (aionios) LIFE (zoee); but he that obeys
not the Son shall not see LIFE (zoee)" John 3:36. He or she that obeys not the
Son is not now immortal and will never be immortal in Hell or any place, will
never have eternal life any place
β’ "The water I shall give him shall become in him a well or water springing up
unto eternal (aionios) LIFE (zoee)" John 4:14
β’ "Fruit unto LIFE (zoee) eternal (aionios)" John 4:36
β’ "Son also gives LIFE (zoee)" John 5:21
β’ "Out of death into LIFE (zoee)" John 5:24
β’ "That you may have LIFE (zoee)" John 5:40
β’ "Unto the resurrection of LIFE (zoee)" John 5:29
β’ "Food which abides unto eternal LIFE (zoee)" John 6:27
β’ "Should have eternal LIFE (zoee); and I will raise him up at the last day" John
6:40
β’ "And I give unto them eternal LIFE (zoee)" John 10:28. He is not giving them
life that they had at birth, but life that they or no part of them had before the new
birth. When Jesus said, "He that believes not the Son shall not see life," eternal
life in torment shall not be seen.
β’ "He should give eternal LIFE (zoee)" John 17:1-3
β’ "You may have LIFE (zoee)" John 20:31
β’ "The free gift of God is eternal LIFE (zoee) in Christ Jesus our Lord" Romans
6:23
β’ "Believe on Him unto eternal LIFE (zoee)" 1 Timothy 1:16
138
β’ "Lay hold on the LIFE (zoee) eternal, whereunto you were called" 1 Timothy
6:12
β’ "May lay hold on the LIFE (zoee) which is LIFE (zoee) indeed" 1 Timothy 6:19
β’ "Abolished death and brought LIFE (zoee) and immortality to light" 2 Timothy
1:10
β’ "In hope of eternal LIFE (zoee)" Titus 1:2
β’ "We might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal LIFE (zoee)" Titus
3:12
β’ "Shall receive the crown of LIFE (zoee)" James 1:12
β’ "Declare unto you the LIFE (zoee), the eternal LIFE (zoee), (Christ) which was
with the Father" 1 John 1:2
β’ "And this is the promise which he promised us, even the LIFE (zoee) eternal" (1
John 2:25). At the resurrection
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