![]() ![]() This is a beautiful image of what happens to believers’ bodies when they die. In the New Testament, the Greek word translated “to fall asleep” is koimao, which means “to recline.” This same word was also used to describe someone who slept in a hotel for one night and the next day would get up and continue his or her journey. He was describing the death of Christians. Paul wasn’t talking about falling asleep, like we fall asleep at night. ![]() For instance, when Paul wrote to the Thessalonian believers, he said: “I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13). In Scripture, “falling asleep” is a softened term for the believer’s death. When a believer dies, his body goes in the grave and “falls asleep.” But his soul does not sleep his soul goes to Paradise (2 Corinthians 5:8 Philippians 1:23 Luke 23:43). 1 What Happens If I Die Before the Rapture?
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