From reading Psalm 88:3, one might be tempted to think that the soul is full of troubles in this life while the rest of "life" draws nigh unto the grave.
Ps 88:3 For my soul ("nephesh") is full of troubles: and my life ("chay") draweth nigh unto the grave.
Anyone reading this who is still in bondage to church tradition and the doctrines of men, STOP HERE. Continue on your merry way, contentedly believing that man's soul never dies. Continue to believe that there is no such thing as death, because the pastor you admire so much says that you are exempt from the wages of sin and therefore, immortal. Any reader who seeks truth, no matter how many friends will be sacrified because you recognize that you have been seriously lied to, you are free to read on for further confirmation of the truth of soul sleep before the resurrection of all on the last day.
In every verse posted below, the word "hell" ("sheol") is the same word translated in the King James version as "grave". "Sheol" is translated as "hell" 31 times and "grave" 31 times. It is also translated as "pit" 3 times.
A soul that is not "left" in hell ("sheol", "grave") is subject to the grave.
Ps 16:10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
A soul that has been "brought up" from the grave is subject to the grave.
Ps 30:3 O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
A soul that is "redeemed" from the power of the grave is subject to the grave.
Ps 49:15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
By comparing Lamentions 3:58, we see that instead of the word "soul" ("nephesh") used in Psalm 49:15, the word "life" ("chay") is used in regard to redemption.
La 3:58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
Life, soul, soul, life. Get it?
A soul that is delivered from the lowest hell ("sheol", "grave") is subject to the grave.
Ps 86:13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.
In addition, a soul that man, himself, cannot deliver from the hand of the grave is subject to the grave.
Ps 89:48 What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
And finally, a very helpful quote from Samson, recorded in Judges 16:30:
"Let me die with the Philistines."
The word "die" which the King James translators use here is the word "nephesh", which they translated as "soul" 475 times.
Here are the Strong's number references:
"Let me die <04191> (8799) <05315>"
If you are still comforted by the cute story going around your town that suggests that souls are immortal before the resurrection when the elect will receive eternal life, then keep believing and citing your false proofs. They are all desperate attempts to conceal God's truth on account of prideful man's natural fear of his low status as a needy and helpless mortal.
Simple word studies like this are shunned by church traditionalists. They have no choice. Their chains and blindfolds block the truth from entering in.
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