Does the Bible say something about cremation?
BibleAsk Team
Cremation was practiced in ancient times, but it was not practiced by the Old or New Testament believers. In the Bible days, it was the custom to bury the dead…
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What does the Bible say about abortion?
The Bible tells us that God knows us before He formed us in the womb (Jeremiah 1:5). And in Psalm 139:13-16, David speaks of God’s role in our creation. In…
If Jesus died on Friday and got raised on Sunday, could we still count this as three days?
On seventeen separate occasions Jesus or His friends spoke of the timetable involving His death and resurrection. Ten times it was specified that the resurrection would take place on the…
Can the dead talk to living through psychics?
The dead cannot contact or talk to the living. The Bible teaches that the devil and his demons can pose as loved ones who have died to deceive the living…
Aren’t the Dead in Christ already in Heaven?
The Bible teaches that people do not go either to heaven or hell at death. They go to their graves to await the Resurrection Day. “Do not be amazed at…
What is the “spirit” that returns to God at death?
When it comes to the state of the dead, many people often become confused with the concept of the soul and spirit. Notice what Solomon says about death: “Then shall…
Is hell forever?
The Bible teaches that hell is not forever. Let’s examine the Scriptures and some questions that are raised about hell: 1-Hell will go out “Behold, they shall be as stubble; the…
Didn’t Christ promise the thief on the cross that he would be in paradise that day?
When discussing the state of the dead from the Bible, many people quote the story of the thief on the cross with Jesus and what Jesus said to the thief…
Doesn’t Christ’s parable of the rich man and Lazarus prove that we immediately go to heaven or hell after death?
The parable of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31) is often cited as proof of life immediately after death and that ‘good people’ go to heaven and ‘bad people’…
At death, where does our spirit go?
The dead will sleep (John 11:11; Daniel 12:2; Psalm 13:3) in their graves until the great day of the Lord at the end of the world. In death, humans are…