soul sleep

@BillMcEnaney, a newcomer to Christian Forums, expressed an interest in exploring this doctrine typically associated with Seventh-Day Adventists, namely, soul-sleep. He was hoping that someone could explain this doctrine "because it confused me when an Adventist told me about it" in a private...

The meaning of the term "soul" in the Bible depends on context and is not subject to a single wooden rule as if no context matters. The same is true with words like "hell" Matt 16:18 - "the gates of hell will not prevail against the church" uses the term as being Satan's kingdom. Satan's...

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE STATE OF THE DEAD - WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY? Hi all hope for a friendly discussion please based on the scriptures. I see that there seems to be some confusion on what the scriptures actually teach on what happens when we die. So what is the state of the dead? Do we remain...

Zechariah 12:1 The burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.