2. Schedule Before Conversion During Conversion After Conversion
Common grace
Election and Reprobation
The Gospel Call and Effective Calling
Regeneration
Conversion
Justification
Adoption
Baptism in and Filling With the Holy Spirit
Sanctification
Perseverance of the Saints
Death and the Intermediate State
Glorification
Union with Christ

3. Death and the Intermediate State
Why do Christians die?

4. Death and the Intermediate State
Why do Christians die? A. It is not to pay the wages of our sin.

5. Death and the Intermediate State
Why do Christians die? A. It is not to pay the wages of our sin. Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin is death…

6. Death and the Intermediate State
1Ths. 4: For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of {the} archangel, and with the trumpet of God; and the dead in Christ shall rise first Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord.

7. Death and the Intermediate State
Why do Christians die? A. It is not to pay the wages of our sin. Rom. 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

8. Death and the Intermediate State
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.

9. Death and the Intermediate State
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. Rev. 21:27 and nothing unclean and no one who practices abomination and lying, shall ever come into it [New Jerusalem], but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life.

10. Death and the Intermediate State
Rev. 20:15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

11. Death and the Intermediate State
Eph. 2: But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly {places} , in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

12. Death and the Intermediate State
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, {it is} the gift of God; 9 not as a result of works, that no one should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

13. Death and the Intermediate State
1John 3:8 …The Son of God appeared for this purpose, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

14. Death and the Intermediate State
1John 3:8 …The Son of God appeared for this purpose, that He might destroy the works of the devil. 1Cor. 15: For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death.

15. Death and the Intermediate State
1Cor. 15: “O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; 57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

16. Death and the Intermediate State
Why do Christians die? A. It is not to pay the wages of our sin.

17. Death and the Intermediate State
Why do Christians die? A. It is not to pay the wages of our sin. B. To be set free from this sinful body of flesh

18. Death and the Intermediate State
Romans 7: but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind, and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!

19. Death and the Intermediate State
1Cor 15:50 Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

20. Death and the Intermediate State
Why do Christians die? A. It is not to pay the wages of our sin. B. To be set free from this sinful body of flesh

21. Death and the Intermediate State
Why do Christians die? A. It is not to pay the wages of our sin. B. To be set free from this sinful body of flesh C. To witness & to remember

22. Death and the Intermediate State
1Cor. 15: But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. 21 For since by a man {came} death, by a man also {came} the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive.

23. Death and the Intermediate State
Why do Christians die? A. It is not to pay the wages of our sin. B. To be set free from this sinful body of flesh C. To witness & to remember

24. Death and the Intermediate State
Why do Christians die? A. It is not to pay the wages of our sin. B. To be set free from this sinful body of flesh C. To witness & to remember D. To be changed & prepared for our new life / true life

25. Death and the Intermediate State
1Cor. 15: But someone will say, “How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?” 36 You fool! That which you sow does not come to life unless it dies; 37 and that which you sow, you do not sow the body which is to be, but a bare grain, perhaps of wheat or of something else. 38 But God gives it a body just as He wished, and to each of the seeds a body of its own.

26. Death and the Intermediate State
1Cor. 15: So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable {body} , it is raised an imperishable {body} ; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual {body.}

27. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die?

28. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God

29. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God Eccl. 12:6 6 {Remember Him} before the silver cord is broken and the golden bowl is crushed, the pitcher by the well is shattered and the wheel at the cistern is crushed; 7 then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.

30. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God

31. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God B. They are absent from the body – they are present with the Lord

32. Death and the Intermediate State
2Cor. 5:6 6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord — 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight — 8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

33. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God B. They are absent from the body – they are present with the Lord

34. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God B. They are absent from the body – they are present with the Lord C. Is there a purgatory?

35. Death and the Intermediate State
NO!

36. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God B. They are absent from the body – they are present with the Lord C. Is there a purgatory?

37. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God B. They are absent from the body – they are present with the Lord C. Is there a purgatory? D. They await the resurrection

38. Death and the Intermediate State
Rev. 6: And when He broke the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained; 10 and they cried out with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, wilt Thou refrain from judging and avenging our blood on those who dwell on the earth?”

39. Death and the Intermediate State
11 And there was given to each of them a white robe; and they were told that they should rest for a little while longer, until {the number of} their fellow servants and their brethren who were to be killed even as they had been, should be completed also.

40. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God B. They are absent from the body – they are present with the Lord C. Is there a purgatory? D. They await the resurrection Martyrs – wait under the altar

41. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God B. They are absent from the body – they are present with the Lord C. Is there a purgatory? D. They await the resurrection Martyrs – wait under the altar Non-Martyrs – wait in comfort

42. Death and the Intermediate State
Luke 16: “And a certain poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores, 21 and longing to be fed with the {crumbs} which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores. 22 “Now it came about that the poor man died and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.

43. Death and the Intermediate State
23 “And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue; for I am in agony in this flame.’

44. Death and the Intermediate State
25 “But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.

45. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God B. They are absent from the body – they are present with the Lord C. Is there a purgatory? D. They await the resurrection

46. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God B. They are absent from the body – they are present with the Lord C. Is there a purgatory? D. They await the resurrection E. The time/dimension factor (extra credit consideration)

47. Death and the Intermediate State
What happens when Christians die? A. Their body returns to ground – their soul returns to God B. They are absent from the body – they are present with the Lord C. Is there a purgatory? D. They await the resurrection E. The time/dimension factor We can’t conceive of an existence “outside of time”

48. Death and the Intermediate State
Memory Passage: 1Cor. 15: “O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?” 56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; 57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

49. Glorification

50. Glorification
When will we receive our resurrection bodies?

51. Glorification
When will we receive our resurrection bodies? A. On / in / at - the last day

52. Glorification
John 6: “All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. 38 “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39 “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.

53. Glorification
40 “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him, may have eternal life; and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”

54. Glorification
1Cor. 15: For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all shall be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the first fruits, after that those who are Christ’s at His coming, 24 then {comes} the end, when He delivers up the kingdom to the God and Father, when He has abolished all rule and all authority and power. 25 For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. 26 The last enemy that will be abolished is death.

55. Glorification
27 For HE HAS PUT ALL THINGS IN SUBJECTION UNDER HIS FEET. But when He says, “All things are put in subjection,” it is evident that He is excepted who put all things in subjection to Him And when all things are subjected to Him, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, that God may be all in all.

56. Glorification
When will we receive our resurrection bodies? A. On / in / at - the last day

57. Glorification
When will we receive our resurrection bodies? A. On / in / at - the last day What will they be like?

58. Glorification
When will we receive our resurrection bodies? A. On / in / at - the last day What will they be like? B. They will be like Jesus

59. Glorification
1John 3: Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is. 3 And everyone who has this hope {fixed} on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.

60. Glorification
John 20:19 When therefore it was evening, on that day, the first {day} of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst, and said to them, “Peace {be} with you.”

61. Glorification
Luke 24: And it came about that when He had reclined {at the table} with them, He took the bread and blessed {it,} and breaking {it,} He {began} giving {it} to them. 31 And their eyes were opened and they recognized Him; and He vanished from their sight.

62. Glorification
Luke 24:15-16, And it came about that while they were conversing and discussing, Jesus Himself approached, and {began} traveling with them. 16 But their eyes were prevented from recognizing Him. …32 And they said to one another, “Were not our hearts burning within us while He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?”

63. Glorification
When will we receive our resurrection bodies? A. On / in / at - the last day What will they be like? B. They will be like Jesus

64. Glorification
When will we receive our resurrection bodies? A. On / in / at - the last day What will they be like? B. They will be like Jesus We will bear the image of the heavenly

65. Glorification
1Cor. 15: So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown a perishable {body} , it is raised an imperishable {body} ; 43 it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44 it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual {body.}

66. Glorification
45 So also it is written, “The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL.” The last Adam {became} a life giving spirit. 46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. 47 The first man is from the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly.

67. Glorification
49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

68. Glorification
Memory Passage: 1Cor. 15:49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. Meditation Passage: 1Cor. 15