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. (Ecc 9:5 KJV)
I heard someone say that this statement is not really true, seeing that "this is the wisdom of MAN under the sun", and NOT the wisdom of God. Also, the same kind of statements in Job are also the wisdom of MAN, he said. He said that only Job's friends said these kind of things, and they weren't telling the truth.
I checked it out and excuse me, but isn't JOB saying the following...:?
So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. (Job 14:12 KJV)
They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust. (Job 17:16 KJV)
Well, then maybe JOB was lying too? This is another example of how the church is teaching that we shall not surely DIE. And the resurrection of the DEAD is not really necessary... Talk about taking away from the words of the book of this prophecy...
Any further observations?
God bless you all,
Eirik