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state of dead

1. Does the dead know anything?
Read: Ecclesiastes 9:5​
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For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not __________ .
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2. Does the dead know when his sons come to honor or when they are brought low?
Read: Job 14:14,21
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His sons come to honor, and he knows it __________ ; and they are brought low, but he perceives it __________ of them (14:21)
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NOTE: One's most beloved is his son. Even when the son whom the dead cares the most is honored or disgraced, he does not know.
 
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3. What happens with the thoughts when a man dies?
Read: Psalms 146:4​
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His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts __________ .
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4. Can the dead love or hate?
Read: Ecclesiastes 9:5,6​
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Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now __________ (9:6)
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5. Can the dead praise God?
Read: Psalms 115:17​
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The dead praise __________ the LORD.
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6. Can the dead return to his house?
Read: Job 7:9,10​
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He that goes down to the grave shall come up no more. He shall return __________ to his house.
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7. Can the dead participate in anything that is done on the earth?
Read: Ecclesiastes 9:5,6​
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__________ have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. (9:6)
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8. Can the dead work?
Read: Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is __________ , nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go.
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9. Can the dead give counsel?
Read: Ecclesiastes 9:10
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Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, __________ , __________ , in the grave, where you go.
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NOTE: The dead has no knowledge or wisdom, and hence, cannot give counsel.
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10. What word does the Bible often use to refer to 'death'?
Read: John 11:11-13
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These things said he: and after that he said to them, Our friend Lazarus __________ ; but I go, that I may awake him out of __________ . Then said his disciples, Lord, if he __________ , he shall do well. However, Jesus spoke of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in __________.
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Read: Daniel 12:2
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And many of them that __________ in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
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NOTE: The Bible often uses the word 'sleep' to refer to 'death' because the state of one who dies is similar to the state of one who sleeps.
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Does the dead go to heaven or hell immediately?
Find the answer in RESURRECTION
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