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What Happens After You Die?: full transcript and answers
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In this short message, Pastor David G. Kincer says that when you die your body decays, your spirit leaves your body, and you immediately stand before Jesus Christ to be judged for what you did in this body. He tells of visions of hell and the judgment day and says ministers should persuade people to turn, because Christ died so they would not have to burn.
What happens to your body after you die?
Short answer: He says just a few minutes after you die your body starts decaying; if you are not buried, maggots and bacteria begin to eat it, and if you are buried, worms and insects do. He says all the beautiful stuff we spend so much time on suddenly is not so beautiful anymore, so we must be buried or burned.
▶ 0:00 What happens after we die immediately just a few minutes after you die your body starts decaying rotting. [unclear]. As time goes by if you’re not buried. Maggots will begin to eat your body and [unclear] will begin to eat it the bacteria in your body will begin to eat your body if you’re buried the worms and the insects and critters in the ground will begin to eat your body. And uh. All this beautiful stuff that we spend so much time on suddenly isn’t so beautiful anymore. Or we can be burned we either got to be buried or we got to be burned because we start stinking.
What is the first thing that happens when you die?
Short answer: He says the body you worshiped all your life starts rotting away, and the first thing that happens is your spirit leaves your body. From James 2:26 he says people say you are dead when your heart or brain waves stop, but God says you are dead when he takes the spirit out of your body.
▶ 0:57 And so immediately this physical body that you have worshiped all your life and did everything to clothe it with the latest clothing and the latest hair fashion and all the rest just starts. Rotting away the bacteria inside your body just takes over the first thing that happens when you die is your spirit leaves your body. James chapter 2 verse 26. As the body without the spirit is dead you see they say when your heart stops beating you’re dead they say when your brain waves stop waving you’re dead. But God says when my spirit when I take that spirit out of your body you’re dead and as we’ve seen in the Bible those were resurrected because he put the spirit back in them.
Scripture in this part
James 2:26 (NKJV)
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
— James 2:26 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:26What do Stephen and Jesus show about the spirit at death?
Short answer: He says Stephen, as he was stoned, said “Lord Jesus receive my spirit,” knowing his spirit would leave his body. On the cross Jesus said “father into your hands I commend my spirit” and gave up the ghost; he says no man could kill Jesus, because he was God and had to give up his life himself.
▶ 1:59 And one day science is going to catch up with the Bible. They’re already having a hard time figuring out why some people’s been dead several days came back to life and nothing was wrong. So that’s going to happen one of these days you’re going to croak you’re gonna die and your spirit will come out of that body. In acts chapter 7 verse 59 they stoned Stephen calling up on God saying Lord Jesus receive my spirit. Stephen knew what was going to happen his spirit was going to leave his body Luke 23:46 Jesus said father on the cross he’s hanging on the cross and he’s going to die he said father into your hands I commend my spirit and having said this he gave up the ghost see no man could kill Jesus he was God he had to give up his life himself.
Scripture in this part
Acts 7:59 (NKJV)
And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”
— Acts 7:59 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 2:23Luke 23:46 (NKJV)
And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
— Luke 23:46 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 2:37Who will you stand before after you die?
Short answer: He says the next thing that happens is you stand before Jesus Christ, immediately, “not Allah, not Buddha.” From Hebrews 9:27 he says it is appointed for men to die once and after that the judgment, and from Second Corinthians 5:10 that we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, which includes believers.
▶ 3:02 No one could kill God and so he gave up the spirit and that body that he was in died. Just like we done. The next thing that happens is you stand before Jesus Christ. Immediately. Not Allah not Buddha. Jesus Christ. Hebrews 9:27 it is appointed for men to die once. But after that the judgment. You’re going to die and you’re going to stand before Jesus Christ second Corinthians 5:10 we must all how many all and includes believers.
Scripture in this part
Hebrews 9:27 (NKJV)
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
— Hebrews 9:27 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 3:312 Corinthians 5:10 (NKJV)
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
— 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 3:46Why should preachers try to persuade people about the judgment?
Short answer: He says we receive the things done in this body, whether good or bad, and “knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men” should be every minister’s real motivation. He tells how, as a young Christian, God showed him the sin in homes he passed and he would weep, because those people would be held accountable and somebody needed to tell them.
▶ 3:54 Appear before the judgment seat of Christ to receive the things done. By our faith. In our faith. In our grace. No done what in this body how you lived. While you were in this body. Whether you did good or whether you did bad. Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men what should be the real motivation of every minister preaching the gospel. To persuade people to avoid the judgment of Jesus Christ. I can remember as a young Christian driving down the freeway and God would just open my eyes to the sin going on in the homes that I was passing by now I didn’t have x-ray vision and actually see what was happening but he just said this is what’s you know he just showed me and I would just weep.
▶ 5:04 Because these people were doing things that they were going to be held accountable to God for and somebody needed to tell them. See this is the basic message of the gospel. See you think the Muslim terrorist are bad. You read the Bible about having to stand before God and it should scare you into eternal life. Hallelujah people love one of that scary gospel. Didn’t he say it’s a terror doesn’t he say it’s a fearful thing yeah. You think you’re not wanting to hear the bad news of the gospel that it’s going to change the gospel.
Scripture in this part
2 Corinthians 5:10-11 (NKJV)
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are well known to God, and I also trust are well known in your consciences.
— 2 Corinthians 5:10-11 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 4:24What did he see of hell and judgment day?
Short answer: He says once, between two jobs, his eyes were opened to see hell and the judgment day, where people stood before Christ and no one said a word because they knew they were wrong. He says hell is not a pleasant place, and those who say they will have friends there are fools, because isolation is one of the parts of hell.
▶ 6:01 Again I was working two jobs and I come home in between jobs I had just enough time to eat and I was sitting there and suddenly my eyes were open to see hell and it wasn’t pleasant. And then my eyes were open to that judgment day and people were standing before Christ and no one was saying a word because they knew they knew they were wrong when they did the wrong. There was no debates there. And it was a horrible thing to be in hell and people that say well I’m going to go hell that’s where my sons and daughters are my best friend you are a fool yeah hell is not a pleasant place and if you think you’re going to have friends down there forget it. Isolation is one of the parts of hell.
Can a church or minister save you on judgment day?
Short answer: He says Christ died on the cross so you would not have to burn, but if you do not turn you will burn. No church, book, minister or the pope can save you in that day; you will be judged by what you did in this body, and from Romans 14:10 everyone shall give account of himself to God.
▶ 6:56 Knowing the terror of the Lord we try to persuade men we try to get them to turn. And that’s why Christ died on the cross so you would not have to burn. Hallelujah that’s the good part of the gospel the bad part is if you don’t turn you’re going to burn. There’s no church can save you in that day there’s no book written it can save you in that day there’s no minister on earth can save you and that day the pope can’t save you in that day the only king is going you’re going to be judged by what you did in this body. Whether what good or bad. Unbelievers need to know there is a judgment waiting for you Romans 14:10 we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ everyone shall give account of himself to God.
Scripture in this part
Romans 14:10-12 (NKJV)
But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. For it is written: “As I live, says the LORD, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.
— Romans 14:10-12 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 7:44Can you blame others for your sins at the judgment?
Short answer: He says you cannot blame your pastor, spouse, parents or children; you are responsible for choosing to do wrong. He says the light from the throne exposed everything impure with no arguments, and from Matthew 12:36-37 that men will give account of every idle word, and by your words you will be justified or condemned.
▶ 7:52 You’re going to you know you can’t blame your pastor in that day. You can’t blame your spouse. Will my spouse just drug me down into drugs no you are responsible for your own actions. You can’t blame your parents you can’t blame your children you can’t blame anyone but yourself. For choosing to do wrong and knowing you are doing wrong when you did it so you’re going to stand before God and you’re going to give an account and that’s what these people were doing they weren’t saying a word the light that’s shown from that throne just permeated their whole being and every little thing that was unpure was just exposed just like that and they knew that everything that was exposed they knew they were wrong when they did it just like that no arguments no nothing in Matthew 12:36 every idle word. That men shall speak they will give an account of it in the day of judgment. By your words you will be justified or by your word you will be condemned. Punished.
Scripture in this part
Matthew 12:36-37 (NKJV)
But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
— Matthew 12:36-37 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 8:53More questions this message answers
Short answers drawn only from what he says in this message, each with the moment in the video.
When is a person really dead, according to the Bible?
He says people say you are dead when your heart stops or your brain waves stop, but God says you are dead when he takes the spirit out of your body; those resurrected in the Bible came back when he put the spirit back in them.
Scripture (NKJV)For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
— James 2:26 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:29
Will science catch up with the Bible on death?
He says one day science is going to catch up with the Bible, since they already have a hard time figuring out why some people dead several days came back to life with nothing wrong.
Could anyone kill Jesus?
He says no man could kill Jesus because he was God; he had to give up his life himself, and he gave up the spirit and the body died.
Scripture (NKJV)And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
— Luke 23:46 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 2:48
Will believers also stand before the judgment seat of Christ?
He says “we must all” appear before the judgment seat of Christ and that includes believers, to receive the things done not by our faith or grace but in this body, whether good or bad.
Scripture (NKJV)For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.
— 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 3:48
Is it wrong to preach a “scary” gospel?
He says reading in the Bible about standing before God should scare you into eternal life, and asks “doesn’t he say it’s a fearful thing.”
Scripture (NKJV)It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
— Hebrews 10:31 (NKJV) (quoted; reference not named in the message)▶ Hear it at 5:45
Will you have friends in hell?
He says if you think you are going to have friends down there, forget it; isolation is one of the parts of hell.
Why did Christ die on the cross?
He says Christ died on the cross so you would not have to burn; that is the good part of the gospel, and the bad part is that if you do not turn you will burn.
Will people argue with God at the judgment?
He says in what he saw there were no debates and no arguments; the light from the throne exposed every impure thing and they knew they were wrong when they did it.
About this transcript
This transcript comes from YouTube’s automatic English captions, which supply the timing and the words. Punctuation, capitalization and paragraphing were added from the speaker’s pauses and then corrected by hand, and obvious caption errors (names, Bible references) were fixed; his wording was not rewritten. “[unclear]” marks a word or name that was not clear. Editor notes: The visions of hell and the judgment he describes are his own testimony as spoken. Select any time to jump to that moment on YouTube.