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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 your spirit leaves the body at death and you immediately stand before Jesus Christ to give account for what you did in this body. He describes visions of hell and the judgment and urges people to turn.
What happens when you die?
Short answer: Your spirit comes out of that body; Stephen said “Lord Jesus receive my spirit,” and Jesus gave up the ghost Himself.
▶ 0:10 You’re gonna die and your spirit will come out of that body. In acts chapter 7 verse 59 they stoned Stephen calling upon 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. No one could kill God and so he gave up the spirit and that body that he was in died.
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 0:10Luke 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 0:10What happens next?
Short answer: You stand before Jesus Christ immediately, not Allah or Buddha; after death, the judgment, and believers too appear before Him.
▶ 1:03 Just like we died. 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. Appear before the judgment seat of Christ to receive the things done. By our faith in our faith.
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 1:032 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 1:03What should motivate every minister?
Short answer: Knowing the terror of the Lord, to persuade people to avoid the judgment of Jesus Christ.
▶ 1:56 In our grace. No done what in this body how you live. 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 he just showed me and I would just weep.
Scripture in this part
2 Corinthians 5:11 (NKJV)
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 5:11 (NKJV)▶ Hear it at 1:56Is a scary gospel wrong?
Short answer: No; standing before God should scare you into eternal life, but people don’t want that.
▶ 2:54 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 terrorists are bad. You read the Bible about having to stand before God and it should scare you into eternal life and hallelujah people don’t want 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. 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.
What did he see of hell and the judgment?
Short answer: Hell was not pleasant, isolation is part of it, and at the judgment no one said a word because they knew they were wrong.
▶ 3:49 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 friends you are a fool. 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. 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.
What is the good and bad of the gospel?
Short answer: Christ died so you would not have to burn; if you don’t turn you’re going to burn, and no church, book, minister or pope can save you.
▶ 4:45 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 that can save you in that day there’s no minister on earth can save you in that day the pope can’t save you in that day the only thing 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. You’re gonna you know you can’t blame your pastor in that day you can’t blame your spouse. Well my spouse just drug me down into drugs no you are responsible for your own action you can’t blame your parents you can’t blame your children you can’t blame anyone but yourself.
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 4:45Can I blame someone else?
Short answer: No; you will give account for your own actions and every idle word.
▶ 5:47 For choosing to do wrong and knowing you were 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 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. You.
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 5:47More questions this message answers
Short answers drawn only from what he says in this message, each with the moment in the video.
What did God show him on the freeway?
The sin in the homes he passed, and he would weep.
What happens in the light of the throne?
Every impure thing is exposed and people know they were wrong.
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: Short excerpt. Select any time to jump to that moment on YouTube.
