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6. The scripture talks about the soul of our Lord Jesus not been left in hell – Acts 2:27. It also talks about him going to preach to spirits in prison – 1st Peter 3:18-19. How could he have done that if he was not conscious?

Even Paul said that Jesus first descended into the lowest part of the earth before he ascended – Ephesians 4:9. His lifeless body in the tomb couldn’t have done that. He went there with his soul which was conscious after his death.

7. Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippian church about the decision to leave the body and be with the Lord or to spend a little more time with them – Philippians 1:23-24. How could he be with the Lord if the dead are not conscious?

All the activities listed above as narrated by Jonah couldn’t have taken place in the fish belly.

The cry he cried in hell manifested in the physical when he was still in the belly of the fish just before the fish vomited him out. Hence, verse 1 says that he cried from the belly of the fish. This is common sense. It is just the way someone who shouted in the dream could also shout audibly before he wakes up.

5. The story of the Rich Man and Lazarus.

Perhaps, this is one of the strongest evidence that the dead are conscious. This narration was given by our Lord Jesus and recorded in Luke 16:19-31. It wasn’t a parable. In parable, actual names are never mentioned. But in this story, names were mentioned; Abraham, Lazarus and Moses. I believe our Lord Jesus knew who the rich man was but decided not to mention his name. This is the word of knowledge in operation where one knows things supernaturally even when you were not there. It was with this same gift of the word of knowledge that our Lord Jesus told the woman of Samaria that she had five husbands and the man living with her presently was not her husband.

The story revealed that the rich man went to hell after his death. His soul was in torment. His memory was intact such that he even recognized Lazarus. He also remembered he had five brothers on earth who he never wished they experience the torment he was going through.

He even made a request that Abraham should permit someone to rise from the dead and go and warn his brothers. Well, Abraham responded;

“And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.” (Luke 16:31).

Abraham has been vindicated because even today, quite a lot of sceptics still don’t believe hell exist after so many have been there and came back to life by the mercy of God.

Even if it was a parable as claimed by a religious sect, the moral lesson would still be the same. You don’t use what cannot happen in real life situations as parables. Parables are actually stories narrated in generic terms about situations that could happen in real life. Moral lessons are usually drawn from parables.

Chapter 8 – Are The Dead Conscious?

This book will be incomplete without discussing the issue of whether the dead are conscious or not. Where will man be after he leaves this earth? Is death the end of life. Or is the dead unconscious till judgment day?

The Bible has not left us on the dark concerning this topic. And it will be imperative we find out if truly man lives on after dead or goes completely into a state of unconsciousness.

Before we begin to look into arguments for and against this topic, it is important we state here that not everything stated in the Bible is truth. The Bible for the larger part contains the truth of God’s word but there are instances where the words of men and even Satan are also included. The fact that Satan’s words for instance is contained in the Bible doesn’t make it truth. Even a donkey spoke and it was recorded.

A very good example I will mention here is from the book of Job. Job said lots of things during his years of afflictions and most of what he said were not true. For instance, he said;
“And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. (Job 1:21).

This gives us an erroneous impression that it is God who is responsible for all that happens. If someone dies for instance, it is God who killed him. But we know that this is a lie from the pit of hell. We do know that God himself kills as a form of judgment on people who transgress his laws and commit one act or the other that makes them worthy of death.

But, basically, most deaths and evils that happens on earth today is the handy work of Satan. This is why our Lord Jesus calls him a thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy – John 10:10.

In addition, James wrote;

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” (James 1:17).

Death of course is not a good gift. If it is, no one should cry when he loses some loved ones. And we should embrace death when it comes. But we do know that this is not the case. Death is an enemy of man. And it has been defeated but will one day be destroyed.
God himself attest to the fact that most of what Job said aren’t true. In his response to Job, he asked him;

“Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? (Job 38:2).

With this in mind, it will be wrong to try to use statements made by men in the Bible as authority to prove or refute a point. Besides, the Old Testament Saints had limited knowledge of God and certain truths. Our Lord Jesus has come to unveils the truth to us for he himself is the truth.

So, in discussing issues that bothers on the afterlife, the best authority to consult are the teachings of our Lord Jesus and his Apostles. Any statement that contradicts what our Lord has said should be discarded and treated as untrue.

Scripture Evidences of the Afterlife.

1.Man was created in the image and likeness of God. Since God is an eternal being, the spirit of man is also eternal.

2. The scripture talks about the blood of Abel crying out to God even after his death. Life is in the blood. It means that Abel though physically death, still speaks – Genesis 4:10.

3. When our Lord Jesus was answering question about the resurrection of the dead regarding marital issue, he said;

“But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? GOD IS NOT THE GOD OF THE DEAD, BUT OF THE LIVING.” (Matthew 22:31-32).

It means that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob even though physically death are still living in the realm of the spirit.

4. When Jonah died, he narrated his experience. He certainly couldn’t be alive in the fish belly for more than a few minutes talk more of three days. You will understand it better if you have been under water before or almost got drowned. So, Jonah died but his soul went to hell. So, he was able to narrate what happened to him briefly for the three days proving that the dead are conscious. Read narration below;

Jonah 2:1-6
1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; OUT OF THE BELLY OF HELL CRIED I, and thou heardest my voice.
3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.
4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5 The waters compassed me about, EVEN TO THE SOUL: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head.
6 I WENT DOWN TO THE BOTTOMS OF THE MOUNTAINS; the EARTH WITH HER BARS WAS ABOUT ME FOR EVER: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

MaxInDHouse:
You don't even know anything about Jesus of Nazareth!

Of course I do. He came into my life since 1986, filled me with his Holy Spirit that same year and he changed my life.

jaephoenix:
I knew this fake news would eventually find its way to Nairaland.
1. I scoured the internet for the offending video that dumbo (the people ridiculing jesus), was talking about. Turned out it was a play about the crucifixion of Jesus. *And it wasn't in a carnival. And not just that, or happened on March, 2019, 4 odd years ago.*
2. The person acting as devil is still alive and kicking(as of today 13/03/2023)
3. Even if the story was true, why would Yahweh be mad in a play that is made with unreal forks, when there are many movies of Jesus taunted and abused. Flogged, thrashed etc.
Besides, didn't it happen in the bible. Weren't they re playing what was written there?
Logical reasoning is huge problem for folks. The way people avoid it makes it look like its illegal
4. Why would Yahweh also be mad when Africans do more 'devil' worship with al sorts of gods etc

I realized christianity (and religion as a whole) don't give a Bleep about reality or truth, but as eveidenced by the sheer number of Whatsapp forwards, and viewership of this video on Tiktok, Youtube, the sheer number of cretards is mind-boggling. No one bothered to verify the video or events. Just swallow whatever you're fed, hook, line and sinker, by people that want to perpetuate the lie called religion

It's not a fake news. I have done my investigation. The carnival started February 17th and ended February 21st. The heavy rain fell on February 19th and made the Brazil authority to cancel the carnival in some of the city affected by the flood.

mank1234:
The funny thing is that the video was made up of typhoon images from other countries.

Religious people always looking for vague validation.

God said he will not punish the world with flood again (with a rainbow sign), so any flood anywhere is natural or caused by human activities.

Read what God said below;

Genesis 9:13-15

13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that THE BOW SHALL BE SEEN IN THE CLOUD.

15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to DESTROY ALL FLESH.

First, he said that the bow or rainbow will be seen in the cloud. So if it's not seen, flood can still happen.

How often do you see the rainbow these days like it was years back? Very rarely. It points to the fact that we are living in borrowed time. The coming of Christ is near. This age is coming to an end.

Second, verse 15 says that the water will not become a flood to destroy all flesh. It didn't say that there will be no flood. But not the kind of flood that will destroy all flesh.

My only fear for APC winning Rivers state is that it might open up the door for fulani terrorists to begin to kidnap and kill the people of Rivers state.

No Governor under APC condemns the atrocities of these herdsmen.

It's better to have a drunk who will not tolerate the invasion of the state by herdsmen than to have a Saint who will turn blind eyes to their atrocities so as not to loose favour from the center.

Only a thief congratulates a thief.

And how can a thief fight corruption which has destroyed Nigeria?

Unless he will permit the following;

1. No criminal case against certificate forgery.
2. No criminal case against those who steal.
3. No criminal case against those who forcefully take what belongs to others.

This is the country FFK wants Nigeria to become.

But we say no to it.

We must rebuild our nation in righteousness.

Only then can the blessings of God flow again.

Only then can this nation flourish again.

Insultme:
Now I don't feel like having sex with her.

I always think about how someone can leave his husband and go to a man's house cause of 3 bags.

Some are saying it is too early to divorce her.

Some are saying I should forgive and let her swear that she won't do such thing again.

Some are saying I should think of how much have spent in total and not allow the devil to push me to take irrational decision.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?

These are your mistakes;

1. You gave her too much freedom.

2. You trusted her too much.

3. You permitted her to mingle with friends you don't know.

The only condition I suggest you should continue the relationship are;

1. Go out together. Don't let her go out alone.

2. Insist she must come back home straight from work.

3. Go for shopping together.

4. Personally dedicate your life to Christ. God ordained the marriage institution and he alone can see you through the trying periods in your marriage. Besides, you will receive the love nature of God that gives you the grace to forgive, be patient and be kind to your wife.

If she does not agree to the first three conditions, plan to divorce her. But do it in manner that will not bring bitterness or hatred.

Above all, watch your back. Avoid being poisoned. Watch her body language. If it's not that good, sleep alone at night.

MaxInDHouse:
Ọmọ you're just a FOOL brainwashed with credulity, you don't know anything yet you want to argue.

I asked you again:
What exactly should i repent from?

Because if talking about righteousness of God i can prove that you know nothing about it!

Repent from the sinful nature you inherited from Adam.

Repent from the false teachings you are spreading in your evil and demonic organization.

Jesus has already forgiven every man in the world. Your duty is to repent and accept him as your Lord and Saviour.

Repent or perish.

Luk 13:3
I tell you, Nay: but, EXCEPT YE REPENT, ye shall all likewise perish.

There is something they are not telling Nigerians.

It will be unveiled with time.

Blackazuma99:
In Port Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria, banks and other traders are not collecting the old money.

I don't even know where to withdraw money 😕

Please, say some banks and some traders because I bought items with the old notes yesterday in Port Harcourt.

MaxInDHouse:
Ọmọ you're empty headed!

First of all you asked me to repent but when you don't know the sin i committed you said it's Adamic sin which includes you too, later you turn to believe in Jesus i told you he is my Master Lord and King, when you don't know what to say you jump to born again issue now you are confused because Jesus never said it's about his resurrection case.

Ọmọ you're just a deluded churchgoer claiming believer in Christ;

I am helping you. If you don't repent, you will regret it when you see yourself in the pit of hell.

Yes we have all sinned according to the Bible. But those who have accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour are no longer sinners but God's righteousness in Christ.

And accepting Jesus means you must believe he died for you and that God raised him from the dead. Then, open your mouth and confess he is Lord over your life.

Is this difficult for you to do?

Pride is what will destroy you.

You are with a religious cult that has fed you with lies all these years. As such, you find it difficult to see the truth. Even when you do, pride will not allow you to accept it.

Repent before it's too late.

Thanksful:
Is CBN governor the financial adviser to the presidency? Una just too mumu.

You own mumu pass mumu.

So, you think his opinion does not matter when it involves financial policy. He is just there to implement whatever he is told. Which school did you attend?

Wednesday, March 15th.

Winning Spiritual Warfare With Special Seed Offerings - 1.

"And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel." (1st Samuel 7:10).

Generally speaking, if you want to make progress in life, you must have the right attitude to giving. In the mind of God, he has already made you rich but whether you eventually enter into your financial rest depends on how you give. And this includes your regular offerings, tithes and your financial contributions to the advancement of the kingdom.

Giving also has a role to play in your spiritual battles. Deities, whether God or devils responds to sacrifices. There are certain interventions you can never get until you offer a quality sacrifice.

The Israelites on one occasion were faced with a battle with the Philistines and they were afraid. They asked Prophet Samuel to cry to God on their behalf. But Prophet Samuel knew that if they must win that battle, sacrifices must be offered first. So, the scripture said; "And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him." (1st Samuel 7:9).

According to the opening text, as Samuel was offering the burnt offering, the Lord struck the Philistines with thunder as they came near for battle. And they were all destroyed.

It's good to pray and praise God when you are engaged in spiritual battles. But there are times you must back it up with a special seed offering to secure your victory. As you release unusual offerings to God, he will fight for you and every evil power or evil altar that is against you will all be destroyed.

Prayer: Everlasting Father, I glorify you this beautiful day. You are the Alpha and Omega. Besides you there is no other God. I thank you for giving me victory over every works of darkness in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

Further Study: Genesis 8:20-22, 1st Kings 17:9-16.

SyrusdeHansome:
Na ur type de remove 1k frm blind man plate in exchange for 20 naira. Continue, one day you'll see urself with tyre around ur neck. Ole!

He has confessed now. Your type is the reason so many people don't confess their errors.

He not only confessed, he made a public confession. He will be forgiven if he goes back to pay the full money.

MaxInDHouse:
Jesus only mentioned the word BORN AGAIN in that chapter so if your own understanding is what you just typed then i am BORN AGAIN!

You are not born again because you don't believe that Jesus rose from the dead bodily.

Half belief is unbelief.

Janosky:
Genesis 6:3,12,13,19 God says man is flesh.
Oga, Stop LYING, this is a public forum.


Pastor LYING.
God's Truth: Gen 2:7 & Job38:1-7,Oga ,God himself says you are LYING.





What will suffer your eternal punishment since the body is dead and the spirit of man is dead?

Oga, you are telling the public forum that your belief of immortal soul is FALSE.

Pastorpreneur wishy-washy doctrines
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Pastorpreneur wishy-washy doctrines.

Your ignorance has no cure. A blind and deaf man has more hope than you.

Thanksful:
If him no take the advice, wetin him suppose do?

He should have resigned.

Ken4Christ:
In addition loss of lives and loss of jobs.

1. A POS operator was burnt to death.
2. A Fidelity bank manager in Warri was also burnt to death.
3. A few lives were lost in the hospital.
4. Some woman lost their babies in child birth.
5. Most POS shops were closed up.

It also revealed the heartlessness of the government and some Nigerians who supported the policy.

It also led to inflation. Prices of most stable food items like Garri rose.

In Port Harcourt, a custard rubber that was sold for N900 - N1,000 rose to 1,500 - N1,600

MaxInDHouse:
Guy i don't need all these epistle.

What is the meaning of BORN AGAIN?

I have what it means based on my own study of God's word so say what you know in just one or two sentence so i can see if i'm BORN AGAIN from your viewpoint or not!

I am not giving you my viewpoint. It's what the word of God says.

In summary, born again is a spiritual rebirth through the agency of the Spirit of God and the word of God - 1 Peter 1:23, John 3:5-6.

The water in John 3:5 represents the word of God - Ephesians 5:26.

Your role is to believe in Jesus and Confess him as your Lord and Saviour. God does the miracle - Romans 10:9-10, John 3:16.

The next question is why are the banks not dispensing the new notes all these while?

Thanksful:
You guys are irredeemable. Is it the CBN governor that gave the order or the president?

When Mr President gives order, it's the job of the CBN Governor to advise him. So, they are both guilty.

HappyPagan:
Suffering. Hunger. Depression. Heartbreak. Increased poverty. Wasted goods. Low sales. Plenty fight.

Emefiele should apologise to the nation. It will be useless, but it might show he has some 'human' in him.

In addition loss of lives and loss of jobs.

1. A POS operator was burnt to death.
2. A Fidelity bank manager in Warri was also burnt to death.
3. A few lives were lost in the hospital.
4. Some woman lost their babies in child birth.
5. Most POS shops were closed up.

It also revealed the heartlessness of the government and some Nigerians who supported the policy.

Xhurskid:
What they will debunk now

Because there are two powers ruling, the cabals and the cartels. This is why the nation is not moving forward. But let's see who wins.

MaxInDHouse:
What exactly do you mean by BORN AGAIN?

Not what I mean but what it means according to the Bible.

To clearly understand its meaning, let's begin from the creation of man and happened to him when he fell in the Garden of Eden.

Man was created in the image and likewise of God. So, man looks like God. Since God is a Spirit, man is also a spirit being.

He came into existence first as a spirit before his body was formed.

Genesis 1:26-28 gave us account of the creation of man. At that point, his body was not yet formed.

His body was formed in Genesis 2. And this made it possible for him to function on earth.

Before his fall, God gave him an instruction not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He was warned that he will die the very day he eats it.

And when he disobeyed, he didn't physically die that day but he died spiritually.

Spiritual death is alienation from the life of God. It's the death of the spirit of man.

So, born again is the rebirth of the human spirit. It's the spirit of man coming back to life. And it's God who performs the miracle when you accept Jesus as your Lord and Saviour.

Prophet Ezekiel saw it and prophesied about it in Ezekiel 36:26-27.

He said that God will take away the old heart and give you a new heart or a new spirit.

So, when you are given a new spirit, you are born again with the very life and nature of God.

The nature or fruit of this spirit is described in Galatians 5:22-23.

I have a whole book on it. You can place order for a copy. But it's in a PDF format.

Tuesday, March 14th.

Winning Spiritual Warfare With The Power of Praise - 3.

"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. THEREFORE WITH JOY shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation." (Isaiah 12:2-3).

We are still on the subject of praise in relationship with our spiritual battles. One of the result of praise is a joyful spirit. Your praise is meaningless if it is not accompanied with joy. Unfortunately, there are quite a few people who sing praises to God with gloomy countenance and such countenance can be a hindrance to your miracle.

Ensure your praise is fully expressed by a bright and joyful countenance. It's a doorway to your breakthroughs. Thus, the opening text says, '... WITH JOY shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.' The word salvation implies the idea of safety, deliverance, healing and prosperity. The scripture says that the way to access them is through the vehicle of joy.
This is why the devil tries as much as possible to steal your joy. It's however your responsibility to maintain a joyful state of heart. Hence, the psalmist said; "O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation." (Psalms 95:1).

Sometimes, your joy is expressed with loud singing. As it is written; "Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them SING ALOUD upon their beds."(Psalms 149:5). It doesn't stop here. It can also be accompanied with a shout. Just as the psalmist wrote; "O clap your hands, all ye people; SHOUT UNTO GOD with the voice of triumph." (Psalms 47:1).

Finally, back it up with dancing. And dance with your strength like King David did when the ark of the Lord was brought to back. King David danced to the point where he was uncovered and mocked by Michal, Saul's daughter, "And David danced before the LORD with all his might...And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself." (2nd Samuel 6:14, 20).

On account of this mockery, Michal become barren till her death. So, don't be overwhelmed by your challenges to the point that you can't praise God with joy and dancing. He is a faithful God and can be trusted. "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." (Hebrews 13:15).

Prayer: Dear Father, I praise you for your faithfulness and goodness. I reject every spirit of heaviness. And I put on the garment of praise in its place trusting you for your intervention in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

Further Study: Habakkuk 3:17-19, Philippians 4:4, James 1:2-4.

Where is EFCC? They will flex muscles for yahoo boys. Where are they when our financial institutions is being grossly mismanaged and the banking industry has failed?

Maybe we should set up another agency to monitor EFCC.

Nigeria is a scam for now until Mr Obi takes over.

MaxInDHouse:
You're talking about Adamic sin that has taken all humans down from the glory of God {Romans 3:23} i am asking you what sin am i commiting now that you aren't committing because if you're talking about Jesus i have accepted him as my Master, Lord and King.

So instead of beating about the bush just go straight to the sin i committed or committing that made me evil!

The Adamic nature you inherited have to be dealt with first. It's not about any specific sin but about the nature of sin in man.

The moment you let Jesus into your life, that nature will be changed. God himself will take away your old heart and give you a new one. This is what it means to be born again.

You must be born again.

Those who are not born again will all end up in hell.

But those who are born again stand the chance of making it to heaven if they continue in the faith.

Playmaaker14:
Dear Soludo,


You are no longer the CBN Governor, allow Emefiele do the broadcast, concentrate on other issues disturbing your state.


Many thanks sir.

He is more sane than the CBN Governor who care less about us. God bless Soludo for this information.

Emefiele is swallowed up with an empty pride.

Sanwo Olu should set up a task force to ensure that people comply.

He should start with the banks.

Any bank not dispensing and receiving old notes should be sealed up.

nwakibe:
Emefiele has set the old notes that is with CBN ablaze. And he cannot start printing a new old notes again. If you are not comfortable with it, you can go back to court.

Where then is the new notes?

He doesnt want us to spend the old notes and he is not making the new notes available.

Is it every transaction that can be done cashless?

You are wicked for supporting Emefiele. Do you know the untold hardship he has placed Nigerians?

If it's not affecting you, it is because you are probably single with no dependent relatives.

People now spend a whole day in the banks if perhaps they can get just N3,000.

People like you need to be reconfigured.