He defeated death, remember he said - "it is finished and GAVE UP THE GHOST". - (Willingly, after He saw everything was fulfilled - He came to fulfill all righteousness)
- "And the last enemy to be conquered is death".
- - He went to the place of departed spirits and "triumphed openly, giving gifts to some".
All these are written in the Bible, your assignment(should you choose it), is to find them.
- - - -"For God is a God of the living, and not the dead" - another quote by Jesus.
If you don't that's O.K.; I'll give all the verse quotations later. - (I just want you to use your concordance and look them up)
The truth is beautiful. Learn it.
The Bible says Jesus died...it sounds like you are claiming that is a lie. How can Jesus die, be buried,,yet be alive somewhere giving out gifts? For me, and those who know the scripture,, that is an untruth.. Jesus said He would die and be in the grave and rise on the 3rd day.. you obviously don't believe Jesus..
Death is still very much prevalent in the world. And we all know it. Death will continue to happen until the last soul in the lake of fire is burned up and turned to ash.
Yes the Bible says the wicked will become ashes:
"you shall trample the wicked, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet" Malachi 4:3
The Bible says God will burn Satan up and turn him into ashes!
"I turned you to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all who saw you...You have become a horror and shall be no more forever." Ezekiel 28:18,19.
Again, the bible speaks of the fate of the wicked:
"But the wicked shall perish; the enemies of the Lord,,,shall vanish. Into smoke they shall vanish away." Psalms 37:20
so,, we can KNOW from the scripture that the wicked will be destroyed.. The bible is very clear,, ashes and smoke is what the wicked will become. Ashes & Smoke! Vanishing away!!!!
Yet,, there are many that believe the lake fire burns forever and ever,, yet the Bible makes it very clear that is not the case.
Ashes, is the result of something being burned up.. And in this particular case,, it is Satan and his followers that become
ashes! The Bible says so!
You can make claims that the dead are alive, however,, you are fooling yourself. You cited, "for God is a God of the living, and not the dead." Are you fooling yourself? You know good and well that the Bible says the righteous dead will be raised from their graves. Yet it seems you have decided the righteous dead are alive and aware... You have taken Luke 20:38 completely out of context..You shouldn't do things like that,, no wonder you now believe the dead are alive! Taking scripture out of context will lead to false doctrine. You did it with the death of Jesus and now you do it with the dead in Christ!