BBD 01.19.11 A Short Death

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01.19.11

A Short Death

And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. -
Hebrews 9:27.

So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's
bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in
Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his
bosom. "Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue;
for I am tormented in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in
your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil
things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. - Luke 16:22-25.

And Jesus said to him (the thief on the cross), "Assuredly, I say to you,
today you will be with Me in Paradise." - Luke 23:43.

So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we
are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are
confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be
present with the Lord. - 2 Corinthians 5:6-8.

The students were made to write a will, put on burial clothes, and then they
were made to climb into a casket. The casket was then buried under
floorboards. Sounds like a kidnapping, or one of those scary movies, doesn't
it? However, this is just part of a course at Rende Medical College in
Taiwan. Professors at the college claim that doing this gives their students
a better appreciation of life. Qiu Daneng, a professor at the college, says,
"Although it's just ten minutes, the effect is equal to real death." Xiao
Lin, a student, says: "I felt like I was reborn when I came out and now I
know that every second counts in life." (Orange News, Global News, and
various other news venues December 17, 2010.)

I would have a problem taking a course where I had to be buried alive. There
is always the possibility that they might forget you were down there! Ten
minutes could stretch into a living nightmare, until you actually did die.
Since we are already there, let us take a minute to talk about.death. We do
not like to talk about death, or even to think about death. It is something
that most people avoid. You know, maybe if we pretend it's not real, then it
won't be real. Out of sight, out of mind is what we think.

When I was 14 years old at a church camp I was thinking about death, and
what would happen to me after I died. It was five years before I remember
seriously contemplating again the same thing; death, and what would happen
after I died. Maybe you have never seriously considered it, or maybe you
just don't know what is going to happen. The Bible makes it clear as to what
happens immediately after death.

What is it that happens after death? Death, itself, will only be momentary.
It will be a short death. As we see with the Rich Man and Lazarus in the
Gospel of Luke. Lazarus is carried by angels to Abraham's bosom (Heaven)
while the Rich Man is taken to Hades (Hell). Lazarus is comforted, while the
Rich Man is tormented, and speaks of a desire for water while being
tormented in a flame.

Jesus says to the thief who believed on Him while on the cross, that he
would be with Him in Paradise (Heaven) that very day. The apostle Paul says
that for the believer to be absent from the body (physically dead), means
that you would be present with the Lord. The important thing for the
believer to know is that, after death, we will be with the Lord Jesus
Christ, and wherever Jesus is at is going to be Heaven. For the believer, it
will be a very short death, because we have eternal life through Jesus. For
the nonbeliever in Jesus, it will be a living nightmare that will never end.

If you have never asked Jesus to forgive you of your sins, and to come into
your heart and life, I hope you will do so now before it is eternally too
late.

Copyright © 2011. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. The Burning Bush website has
been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998 the email version of the
Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed Wrather began writing devotionals
in the early 1990s. The distribution of these first devotionals was
primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison facilities
throughout the United States and Canada.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

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link: www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

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Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
www.kkbifm.com/

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is the URL: www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

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Posted by: edwrather <edwrather@...>

Visit the Burning Bush websites:

http://www.theburningbush.net
http://www.theburningbush.org

The Burning Bush websites have received visits from more than 170 countries.
Celebrating 11 years online since January 31, 1998. Since June 8, 1998 the
Burning Bush Devotional has been spreading the truth of God's Word to more
than 11,000 subscribers across the world.

Please join the Burning Bush Prayer Group. The group began in 1998 and is
made up of more than 300 prayer warriors. Send prayer requests and receive
prayer requests. To join send an email to: bbpg-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

If you love to send and receive inspirational emails the Burning Bush
Inspirational Group is for you. To join send an email to
bbinspire-join@welovegod.org

You can now leave comments/feedback about the devotionals at
http://www.theburningbush.net.

The Burning Bush Devotional
Welcome to the 736 new subscribers since January 1, 2011!!
There were 4010 new subscribers during 2010!!

01.19.11

A Short Death

And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. -
Hebrews 9:27.

So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's
bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in
Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his
bosom. "Then he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue;
for I am tormented in this flame.' But Abraham said, 'Son, remember that in
your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil
things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. - Luke 16:22-25.

And Jesus said to him (the thief on the cross), "Assuredly, I say to you,
today you will be with Me in Paradise." - Luke 23:43.

So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we
are absent from the Lord. For we walk by faith, not by sight. We are
confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be
present with the Lord. - 2 Corinthians 5:6-8.

The students were made to write a will, put on burial clothes, and then they
were made to climb into a casket. The casket was then buried under
floorboards. Sounds like a kidnapping, or one of those scary movies, doesn't
it? However, this is just part of a course at Rende Medical College in
Taiwan. Professors at the college claim that doing this gives their students
a better appreciation of life. Qiu Daneng, a professor at the college, says,
"Although it's just ten minutes, the effect is equal to real death." Xiao
Lin, a student, says: "I felt like I was reborn when I came out and now I
know that every second counts in life." (Orange News, Global News, and
various other news venues December 17, 2010.)

I would have a problem taking a course where I had to be buried alive. There
is always the possibility that they might forget you were down there! Ten
minutes could stretch into a living nightmare, until you actually did die.
Since we are already there, let us take a minute to talk about.death. We do
not like to talk about death, or even to think about death. It is something
that most people avoid. You know, maybe if we pretend it's not real, then it
won't be real. Out of sight, out of mind is what we think.

When I was 14 years old at a church camp I was thinking about death, and
what would happen to me after I died. It was five years before I remember
seriously contemplating again the same thing; death, and what would happen
after I died. Maybe you have never seriously considered it, or maybe you
just don't know what is going to happen. The Bible makes it clear as to what
happens immediately after death.

What is it that happens after death? Death, itself, will only be momentary.
It will be a short death. As we see with the Rich Man and Lazarus in the
Gospel of Luke. Lazarus is carried by angels to Abraham's bosom (Heaven)
while the Rich Man is taken to Hades (Hell). Lazarus is comforted, while the
Rich Man is tormented, and speaks of a desire for water while being
tormented in a flame.

Jesus says to the thief who believed on Him while on the cross, that he
would be with Him in Paradise (Heaven) that very day. The apostle Paul says
that for the believer to be absent from the body (physically dead), means
that you would be present with the Lord. The important thing for the
believer to know is that, after death, we will be with the Lord Jesus
Christ, and wherever Jesus is at is going to be Heaven. For the believer, it
will be a very short death, because we have eternal life through Jesus. For
the nonbeliever in Jesus, it will be a living nightmare that will never end.

If you have never asked Jesus to forgive you of your sins, and to come into
your heart and life, I hope you will do so now before it is eternally too
late.

Copyright © 2011. Ed Wrather. Permission is given for use of the devotionals
on a non-profit basis with source credited. The Burning Bush website has
been online since January 31, 1998. On June 8, 1998 the email version of the
Burning Bush Devotional was first sent. Ed Wrather began writing devotionals
in the early 1990s. The distribution of these first devotionals was
primarily through the Burning Bush Newsletter sent to prison facilities
throughout the United States and Canada.

Many prayer needs are posted at the Burning Bush website on the Prayer
Request page. You can also post your prayer requests there and they will be
forwarded to the Burning Bush Prayer Group (Of course, I am always in need
of prayer - please pray for me.).

If you are not my friend on facebook or myspace you can be, just add me. The
devotionals are posted in my blogs on those two social networks and you can
leave comments, feedback about them there. There are other social networks
designed just for Christians, however, this is an outreach project to reach
those who may not know the Lord or may have wandered away. You can help me
reach out to them.

For information about how to hear my testimony in your church visit this
link: http://www.theburningbush.net/pages.asp?pageid=22160

If you enjoy the devotional please recommend it to your friends. They may
subscribe by sending a blank email to burningbushdevo-join@welovegod.org

Two videos of my sermons are posted on GodTube (now Tangle) at:
connect.tangle.com/Wrather

You can listen to services at my son, Clark Wrather's church (First Baptist
Church of Broken Bow, Oklahoma) live on Sunday mornings at 10:55am CST
http://www.kkbifm.com/

There is a complete devotional archive at the old Burning Bush website. Here
is the URL: http://www.theburningbush.org/33.html.

You can unsubscribe to the pure text version of the devotional by sending a
blank email to burningbushdevo-leave@welovegod.org and then respond to the
confirmation email.

You may subscribe to the html text group by sending a blank email to
burningbushhtml-join@welovegod.org and you may unsubscribe by sending a
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confirmation email. If the link does not work, copy and paste the link.