Immortality or Resurrection (Updated) - William West (top ten ebook reader .TXT) 📗

a person that is now immortal and cannot die, then assumed that a person using
witchcraft can call a “soul” out of Heaven which is where those who believe that this was the soul
of Samuel believed his soul was, for they believe that the saved go to Heaven at the moment of
death, then assumed that an “immaterial, invisible part of man (soul)” can be seen but only by
the person using witchcraft, not by Saul. Would not this make Satan and those who practice
witchcraft have the power to actually reach into Heaven and remove a “soul?”
Familiar spirits are spirits of devils [See Numbers 25:13]. God had forbid dealing with familiar
spirits. Their interpretation of this passage supports Spiritualism, communication with the spirits
of the dead, the "New Age" movement of the channeling craze with spirits of the dead, and neardeath
experiences. It shows us that Satan has been successful in making his lie, "You shall not
die" be believed, and even today he is using these to promote it. There are so few passages that
they can use to teach we have an immortal "immaterial, invisible part of man" that they are
willing to use it despite the problems it creates for them. “So Saul died for his trespass which he
committed against the Lord, because of the word of the Lord which he did not keep; and also
because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry of it, and did not inquire of the Lord.
Therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse” [1 Chronicles 10:13-
14].
WHAT ABOUT "ABRAHAM'S BOSOM"? Those who believe all go to the good or bad side
of hades believe none can come back to earth. How is it that they have Samuel coming back from
the good side of hades and telling Saul that he would be with him in Abraham’s bosom the next
day? It would not only teach that the living can converse with the those in hades but also teaches
a witch can bring someone back to earth from hades (or Heaven) even when they did want to
come.
WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT
IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL AND/OR SPIRIT?
Nothing. Together soul and spirit are used almost 1,100 times in the King James Version, but
not one time is immortal even used in the same verse with either one. Immortal and immortality
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are in the Old Testament 0 times, in the New Testament, immortal one time, immortality five
times, all by Paul. What does he say?
1. Only God has immortality [1 Timothy 6:16].
2. "Now unto the King eternal, immortal" [1 Timothy 1:17].
3. Christ "abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel" [2
Timothy 1:10].
4. "To them (Christians) that...seek for glory and honor and incorruption, (immortality in
King James Version) eternal life" [Romans 2:7].
5. "This mortal must put on immortality" [1 Corinthians 15:53] at the resurrection.
6. "This mortal shall have put on immortality" [1 Corinthians 15:54] after the resurrection.
Why are we to "seek for" that which we are born with? Why will we "put on immortality" if
the only part of us that will ever be immortal, has been immortal from birth (or before birth)? The
fact that a person must "seek for...immortality" and immortality must be "put on" at the
resurrection is conclusive proof that a person does not now have it. If Romans 2:7 and 1
Corinthians 15:53 teaches nothing more, it teaches that no part of a person now possess
immortality.
SEEK FOR IMMORTALITY: "To those who by perseverance in doing good seek [zeeteo]
for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life" [Romans 2:7]. Zeeteo is used 119 times in the
New Testament and is always some thing that the person that is seeking for but does not have.
• "But seek [zeeteo] you first the kingdom" [Matthew 6:33].
• "Seeking [zeeteo] of him a sign from heaven" [Mark 8:11].
• "For Herod will seek [zeeteo] the young child" [Matthew 2:13].
• "For I seek [zeeteo] not your's but you" [2 Corinthians 12;14].
• "In doing good seek [zeeteo] for glory and honor and immortality" [Romans 2:7].
PUT ON IMMORTALITY: "For this perishable must put on [enduno] the imperishable,
and this mortal must put on [enduno] immortality. But when this perishable will have put on
[enduno] the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on [enduno] immortality" [1
Corinthians 15:53-54]; most every one understands that a person cannot put on something they
have on.
• "Be not anxious for your life...nor yet for your body, what you shall put on [enduno]
[Matthew 6:25]
• "Put not on [enduno] two coats" [Mark 6:9]
• "Put on [enduno] the whole armor of God" [Ephesians 6:11]
We seek for that which we do not have, we put on that which we do not have on. It is so
simple that only those who do not want to see will not see it.
If a person is made immortal from birth and is now immortal, how is it that only God has
immortality? If only God has immortality at this present time, then being "created in the image of
God" cannot mean a person was created with immortality.
CORRUPTION AND MORTAL: Both are used throughout the Bible, but incorruption and
immortal are used only by Paul, and are never used referring to the lost or never to the soul or to
the spirit. Immortality was brought to light by the Gospel, and will be "put on" by the saved at the
judgment. It is never said the lost will ever “put on immortality” or that they will ever have
either incorruption or immortality, or that anyone (lost or saved) has immortality before
the resurrection. There is not one verse that teaches all men, good and bad are born with an
immortal soul that can never die; and God cannot kill it. An "immaterial invisible" part of a
person called an "immortal soul" is not in the Bible. If this doctrine is not changing the Bible, it
cannot be changed. FOR A PERSON TO HAVE A SOUL AND/OR SPIRIT, WHICH WILL
LIVE FOREVER IN HEAVEN OR HELL, THAT PERSON MUST NOW HAVE
IMMORTALITY. According to the teaching of some, the soul is the only part of a person
that will ever be immortal and it is now as immortal as it will ever be. This teaching makes
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Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 15:53, "This mortal must put on immortality" not possible;
this mortal person must put on immortality, not this already immortal soul must put on
immortality. With today's teaching, there is no sense to what Paul said for it would make him be
saying "this immortal (soul) must put on immortality" and become an immortal soul at the
resurrection.
• If we now have a soul that is not corruptible, how can that soul "put on incorruption"
which it now has?
• If we now have a soul that is now immortal, how can that soul "put on immortality"
which it now has?
• If we now have a soul that cannot die, how can that soul inherit "eternal life" which it
now has?
What is the part of a person that is now mortal but will put on immortality [1 Corinthians
15:53]? IT COULD NOT BE A SOUL THAT IS NOW IMMORTAL THAT WILL PUT ON
IMMORTALITY AT THE RESURRECTION, BUT A PERSON THAT IS NOW MORTAL
THAT WILL PUT ON IMMORTALITY AT THE RESURRECTION. "This mortal" is a person
as he now is in the image of Adam and will become an immortal person with a spiritual body in
the image of Christ. Only the body will be different, not the person.
1. The doctrine and precepts of man. An immortal soul from birth-the soul, which many
teach is the only part of a person that will ever be immortal, would already be immortal
before the resurrection.
2. Bible doctrine. A mortal person will put on immortality at the resurrection [1 Corinthians
15:53]. BOTH CANNOT BE TRUE.
• NOT ONE PASSAGE IN THE WHOLE BIBLE SAYS A PERSON IS NOW
IMMORTAL.
• NOT ONE PASSAGE IN THE WHOLE BIBLE SAYS A PERSON HAS AN
IMMORTAL SOUL.
• NOT ONE PASSAGE IN THE WHOLE BIBLE SAYS A PERSON HAS AN
IMMORTAL SPIRIT.
The Bible is not silent on this question for there are many passages that say loud and clear that
all are now mortal and not one that say any person will be immortal before the resurrection.
Three words are translated immortal and incorruptible in the New Testament. Not one
time are they used referring to the soul; every time they are used referring to a person, not just to
an "immaterial invisible part of man." Immortality is always something a person will have but
does not now have. Only when they are used referring to God are they in the present tense. When
used referring to a person they are always in the future tense.
1. ATHANASIA (immortality) is used three times, Wigram Englishman's Greek
Concordance, Page 15. Not one of them is used referring to a person now in this life
before the resurrection or to a no substance invisible part of a person. IMMORTALITY
[ATHANASIA] IS NEVER USED REFERRING TO THE LOST.
o Athanasia used referring to God.
 (1) 1 Timothy 6:16 "Who alone possesses IMMORTALITY [athanasia]
and dwells in unapproachable light" God has immortality now.
o Athanasia used referring to a person only after the resurrection, not to a part of a
person in this lifetime.
 (2) 1 Corinthians 15:53 "This mortal must put on IMMORTALITY
[athanasia]."
 (3) 1 Corinthians 15:54 "But when...this mortal shall have put on
IMMORTALITY [athanasia]." Immortality for a person is in the future,
not the present. He must put it on.
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2. APHTHARTOS (incorruptible) is used seven times, Wigram Englishman's Greek
Concordance, Page 97. Not one of the seven is used referring to a person or to a no
substance part of a person now in this life.
o Aphthartos used referring to God.
 (1) Romans 1:23 "The glory of the INCORRUPTIBLE [aphthartos]
God." In this passage man now being corruptible is in contrast with God
being incorruptible.
 (2) 1 Timothy 1:17 "Now unto the King eternal, IMMORTAL
[aphthartos], invisible, the only God."
o Aphthartos used referring to a person only after the resurrection.
 (3) 1 Corinthians 15:52 "And the dead shall be raised INCORRUPTIBLE
[aphthartos], and we shall be changed."
o Aphthartos used referring to our inheritance after the resurrection.
 (4) 1 Peter 1:4 "Who...begat us again...unto an inheritance
INCORRUPTIBLE [aphthartos], and undefiled, and that fades not away,
reserved in heaven for you."
o Aphthartos used referring to our crown we will receive after the resurrection.
 (5) 1 Corinthians 9:25 "Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown;
but we an INCORRUPTIBLE [aphthartos]." (An incorruptible crown,
not an incorruptible soul).
o Aphthartos used referring to the word of God.
 (6) 1 Peter 1:23 "Having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed,
but of INCORRUPTIBLE [aphthartos], through the word of God, which
lives and abides forever."
o Aphthartos used referring to our adorning.
 (7) 1 Peter 3:4 "But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the
INCORRUPTIBLE [aphthartos] apparel of a meek and quiet spirit."
3. APHTHARSIA (incorruption – uncorruptness) is used eight times, Wigram Englishman's
Greek Concordance, Page 97. Not one of them is used referring to a person or an
immortal "immaterial, invisible part of man" now in this life.
o Aphtharsia used referring to a person only after the resurrection, something we
seek for but do not now have (the body we will have, not soul).
 (1) Romans 2:7 "Who will render to every man according to his works:
to them that...seek for glory and honor and INCORRUPTION
[aphtharsia], eternal life."
 (2) 1 Corinthians 15:42