This verse gives two realities of a soul. A sinning soul receives death. The saved soul receives eternal life.

If the soul is a sinning soul, how is it possibly immortal when we read it is condemned to death? Death is just that, death, not immortality. The opposite to death however, is eternal life. Immortality is the reward of salvation.

Consider this, if the saved soul is also immortal and is immediately within the city of Heaven when they die, then explain this verse... For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 1 Thessalonians 4:16 Also: "The hour is coming in which all that are in the graves shall hear HIs voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." Jn.5:28;29

How is it possible to be in Heaven AND in the grave at the same time?

The fact is, Scripture states that when Jesus comes back He will resurrect the TOTALLY dead (sleeping) Christians from the graves to give them their totally ETERNAL rewards. "...and they lived a reigned with Christ for a thousand years. But the rest of the dead did not live again until the thousand years were finished". Study the 1000 year Prophecy. After the 1000 years comes the final judgement, when Christ will resurrect the TOTALLY dead sinners to give them their totally ETERNAL reward... The soul that sinneth, it shall die...Ezekiel 18:20. This will be the second death in "lake of fire" Rev.20:14;15

We have all seen the media ablaze with such stories of miracle healings due to some painting of Mary that has blood or tears coming from the eyes. Or how about the statues that bleed as well? But I ask, how is it possible for Mary to be doing anything? She is most certainly dead, is she not? She has not yet been resurrected with the other true Christians that are dead in Christ because Jesus has not yet returned. The Bible is plain in it's teachings of what happens to the person once they have died.

Psalms 6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

Psalms 115:17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

Psalms 146:4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish

Ecclesiastes 9:5,6 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

1 Timothy 6:15,16 Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; 16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

It appears rather plain here. The dead seem to be just that...DEAD! They can't remember, they can't thank anyone, they can't praise God, they can't think, they can't even dream because the verse says, his thoughts perish. All their abilities have perished, the dead know not any thing. Notice the verse in Ecclesiates 9:6 above. ...neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. The Bible is stating that the dead can in no way take part in anything that happens under the sun. The New International Version (NIV) Bible actually translates the above last verse like this. ...Never again will they have part in anything that happens under the sun. Pretty plain is it not? Did you also notice in 1 Timothy 6:16 that the King of kings, and Lord of lords, is the only one with immortality? We will receive immortality once Jesus gives it to us at the sound of the last trumpet. Not before!

1 Corinthians 15:52,53 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

So if the Bible is telling us that when people die they are truly dead, and if Mary is dead... who are these people seeing in their visions and apparitions?

2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.

It's pretty amazing when you can find the answers to literally ALL the questions man can have in the Bible, yet, man decides he doesn't need to read it!

Just one more note that I would like to stress. Many people have also had "visions" of another kind recently. It's called "Life after Death Experiences". They all report the same thing. If they claim to be Christians they report seeing an "Angel of Light" at the end of a tunnel. If they aren't Christian, they report a "Being of Light" at the end of the tunnel.

Let me ask you this, besides the obvious fact that the Bible Identifies this "Angel of Light" as Satan. Why do so many people believe that the Almighty ever living God can actually make a mistake? Do you honestly believe that God Almighty would slip up and allow someone to die, and then us puny little created race of humans have to correct the mistake of God by bringing the deceased back to life? Have we become that conceited in our own abilities that we have surpassed God in our hearts?

2nd Major Deception:
Sunday sacredness - Soon, maybe sooner than you think Political/Religious alliances will form a unity enforcing obedience to the God of this earth... Are you about to accept a counterfeit in place of God's commandment??