Death and the Afterlife: The Biblical Doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul and Eternal Conscious Punishment

by Robert A. Morey

Publisher:

Faith Defenders

, 1984

Overview

This book is the most detailed work on the doctrine of the immortality of the soul and eternal conscious punishment. It also refutes the doctrines of soul sleep, conditionalism, occultism and universalism.

Contents

Top Highlights

“Third, the Bible explains the nature of death in terms of separation, not annihilation. It is the leaving of the soul or spirit from the body that causes death.” (Page 40)

“Hermeneutics is the discovery, understanding and use of those linguistic and literary principles or rules of interpretation which should be followed when one seeks to understand the Bible. Exegesis is the practical application of hermeneutical principles to a specific text in order to discover the intent and mind of the author. It is the opposite of eisegesis, which is reading into a text our own ideas with little or no regard for what the author meant.” (Page 19)

“Second, the principle of progressive revelation also means that biblical words will change in their meaning as the understanding of God’s people deepens. Each new revelation meant a deeper understanding of some aspect of divine truth. Thus, we must not assume that a biblical word will have only one meaning which transcends the division between the Old and the New Testaments.” (Page 23)

“Before Christ’s ascension, believers as well as unbelievers were said to enter Sheol or Hades. After Christ’s resurrection, the New Testament pictures believers after death as entering heaven to be with Christ (Phil. 1:23), which is far better than Hades. They are present with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:6–8), worshiping with the angelic hosts of heaven (Heb. 12:22, 23) at the altar of God (Rev. 6:9–11). Thus believers do not now enter Hades but ascend immediately to the throne of God.” (Pages 85–86)

“The ‘image of God’ simply means that man reflects his creator in those capacities and capabilities which separate him from the rest of the creation. The nobility, uniqueness, meaning, worth and significance of man all rest on his being made in the image of God and being placed over the world as God’s prophet, priest, and king (Gen. 1:26, 27). This is why the Apostle Paul could refer to Jesus as the messianic image-bearer of God (Col. 1:15). As the second Adam, Christ was the full and complete image-bearer. This is why Christ could say that to see Him was to see the Father (John 14:9). Christ reflected on a finite level as the second Adam what the Father was like on an infinite level.” (Page 37)

Praise for the Print Edition

Dr. Morey presents a persuasive case with which anyone who seeks to malign or weaken the historical doctrine must reckon.

—Dr. Vernon Grounds, President Emeritus, Denver Seminary

most comprehensive biblical study of the subject in the last half century! ...The lucid style and careful organization make the work readily understandable for a lay audience as well as pastors and Bible scholars.

—Dr. Roger Nicole, Professor of Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Death and the Afterlife: The Biblical Doctrine of the Immortality of the Soul and Eternal Conscious Punishment
• Author: Robert A. Morey
• Publisher: Faith Defenders
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 315

About Robert A. Morey

Robert A. Morey was an internationally recognized scholar in the fields of comparative religions, the cults, and the occult as well as on Islam. He is the author of over 40 books, some of which have been translated into Spanish, Swedish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Turkish and Farsi. Morey also ran Faith Defenders and was the founder of California Biblical University and Seminary.