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Podcast: Open the Bible UK Daily
Episode: Why the Bible Sometimes Describes Death as Sleep
Description: My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.Philippians 1:23Now, some have seized on the fact that the Bible sometimes describes death as sleep (1 Cor. 15:51) and have suggested that the souls of believers go to sleep when they die. Please remember that what sleeps is not the soul, but the body. The body is laid to rest until the resurrection. But the soul is very much alive in the presence of Jesus.Some people latch onto the idea of soul sleep because it is easier to imagine...