GENESIS 2:7 "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into its nostrils the breath of life: and man became a living soul."

ECCLESIASTES 11:7 "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto God Who gave it."

Since the beginning of time for man there has been an ongoing debate concerning what happens at the death of this temporary life of flesh and blood. I have been asked many, many times to advise my opinion on the subject. I have always declined with an honest answer: (I don't know because I have not experienced it). However, I do believe with faith what the Bible in God's Word has shown me. There are two outstanding beliefs on the subject, and to be fair to those who believe either of them; I will try to give equal thoughts why scriptures caused them to believe as they do. You will probably wonder why I started this discussion with a scripture showing how God created man. It is fact that no person can ever understand all about death unless they know exactly what God created man to be. When God breathed the breath of life into the nostrils of man and he became a living soul; God actually gave man an eternal part of Himself. It was God's will that man should be eternal and above all the other He had created. So the correct status of man is that he is an eternal living Soul with a God given Spirit, and lives in a temporary body of flesh. Thus when a man dies that Spirit God gave does not die, but returns unto God. That is why the second scripture in ECCLESIASTES is given and must be considered. The bible clearly shows flesh and blood cannot enter heaven and will return to earth. That belief will pose a question that no man can answer without Biblical teaching. God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into its nostrils the breath of life: and man became a living soul."

ECCLESIASTES 11:7 "Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto God Who gave it."

Since the beginning of time for man there has been an ongoing debate concerning what happens at the death of this temporary life of flesh and blood. I have been asked many, many times to advise my opinion on the subject. I have always declined with an honest answer: (I don't know because I have not experienced it). However, I do believe with faith what the Bible in God's Word has shown me. There are two outstanding beliefs on the subject, and to be fair to those who believe either of them; I will try to give equal thoughts why scriptures caused them to believe as they do. You will probably wonder why I started this discussion with a scripture showing how God created man. It is fact that no person can ever understand all about death unless they know exactly what God created man to be. When God breathed the breath of life into the nostrils of man and he became a living soul; God actually gave man an was know thief dying with Jesus on the cross, and Jesus said unto him: "this day shalt thou be with Me in paradise." We know Jesus knew the future of both. They would both die and be in paradise that very day.