GoD's WorK - God's Puzzle Solved

50 God’s Workunto men once to die, but after this the judgment.” If only theflesh dies (your body), then theoretically, the part of you which isstill alive, whether with God or in heaven, remains as a sinner. InRomans 7:6, you read that Christians who repented and believedin Christ are considered totally dead to The Law. Paul said thatsince you are dead, then Christians should serve in the newnessof “The Spirit.” That is why The Bible regards deceased Christiansas being asleep when they die (I Thessalonians 4:14). Thisis opposed to the unrighteous and unrepentant who have not beengiven the gift of eternal life.The word “death” in the Greek language is “thanatos.” This word“thanatos” conveys “total destruction.” When one dies, they donot exist anymore in any form. They are dead “all over” (bodyand spirit). When Christ died on the stake, He said to God, HisFather, “My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me” (Matthew27:46)? Jesus knew that He was going to “totally die.” InVerse 50, Jesus gave up His last breath (or spirit energy) andwas completely dead. For three days and three nights, Jesus,The Christ, did not exist. Only His fleshly body lay in the tomb.Jesus did not exist until three days later, when, with the input of“The Spirit of Life” from God, The Father. This is how Christwas resurrected.Obviously, if Christ didn’t completely die, but was only partiallydead, He would not have paid for your sins. The wages of sin isdeath - complete death! Christ was totally dead - did not exist,and, therefore, He qualified to pay for your sins.The Great GulfIn the example of Lazarus and the rich man, Jesus said that whenthe rich man was resurrected in The Judgment, he looked up from