What Happens to the Soul at Death? - JW. ORG What Happens to the Soul at Death? “The doctrine that the human soul is immortal and will continue to exist after man’s death and the dissolution of his body is one of the cornerstones of Christian philosophy and theology ”—“NEW CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA ” 1 What does the New Catholic Encyclopedia admit regarding the soul’s surviving death? THE above-quoted reference work, however
The Demons Falsely Claim the Dead Are Alive - JW. ORG The Demons Falsely Claim the Dead Are Alive The Bible says that Satan is “misleading the entire inhabited earth ” (Revelation 12:9) Satan and his demons do not want us to believe God’s Word, the Bible They try to make people believe that the dead are alive somewhere in the spirit realm Let us see how they do that
The Soul - JW. ORG The prophet Ezekiel, whom God used to write a portion of the Bible, stated that a soul can be punished with death On another occasion, the Bible uses the term “dead soul” to describe a corpse (Leviticus 21:11, footnote) Clearly, the Bible does not teach that the soul is immortal “The soul who sins is the one who will die
The Soul According to the Bible - JW. ORG And on the next creative day, God said: “Let the earth put forth living souls according to their kinds, domestic animal and moving animal and wild beast of the earth according to its kind ” (Genesis 1:24; compare Numbers 31:28 ) Hence, “soul” can refer to a living creature, whether human or animal “Soul” as the Life of a Creature 9
Can the Dead Help the Living? - JW. ORG Is it really possible to obtain supernatural guidance from the dead? A Widespread Practice Many of the world’s major religions teach that communication with the departed is possible The Encyclopedia of Religion observes that “necromancy, the art or practice of magically conjuring up the souls of the dead, is primarily a form of divination ”
What Happens to Our Dead Loved Ones? - JW. ORG Chapter 9 What Happens to Our Dead Loved Ones? 1 How do people feel when death strikes a loved one? “ONE suffers when a loved one dies because death is a loss to a void beyond all understanding ” That is what one son said when his father and shortly thereafter his mother died
Why Don’t Jehovah’s Witnesses Celebrate Certain Holidays? Holidays that are based on the idea that the soul is immortal The Bible clearly states that the soul can die (Ezekiel 18:4) Therefore, Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate the holidays listed below, which promote belief in the immortality of the soul: All Souls’ Day (Day of the Dead) This is a day for “commemorating all the faithful departed,” according to the New Catholic
Immortality of the Soul—The Birth of the Doctrine - JW. ORG The ancient Greeks claimed that the souls of the dead were ferried across the river Styx to a vast underground realm called the netherworld There, judges sentenced the souls either to torment in a high-walled prison or to bliss in Elysium 5, 6 How did the Persians regard the soul?
What Is a Soul? | Bible Questions - JW. ORG Is the soul immortal? Where did belief in an immortal soul come from? The Bible refers to a living soul using the original-language words nephesh and psykhe