If A Man Die

[Michael The Disciple]

Mblume said

Job knew nothing about afterlife except a resurrection one day. He knew nothing about the state of man after death, whether conscious or asleep. These things were revealed later. They say JOB is probably the first book ever written amongst the books of the bible. Job would not therefore know of Genesis either.

What he knew nothing about the state of the dead? Unreal! He taught about it with the same confidence any of the inspired writers did. The problem is you cant see that all the teaching on death in the OT no matter from who disagrees with your view.

[mfblume]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

What he knew nothing about the state of the dead? Unreal! He taught about it with the same confidence any of the inspired writers did. The problem is you cant see that all the teaching on death in the OT no matter from who disagrees with your view.

I would like to see some explanations rather than your "unreal" remarks. Please discuss this in an organized manner and respond to my questions and statements, as I am with yours.

Job knew about resurrection, and that was all. Nothing Job said contradicts anything about a conscious soul existence after death. All he said was that he would go to sheol. What is sheol? The grave? That is one definition, but what about the others? What did Job say aside from the word SHEOL to restrict it to the grave as you insist it is restricted? What is it about the words he said that make SHEOL the grave and not any of the other definitions? It is a far cry from saying there is no conscious existence of the soul upon death than to say Job looked for SHEOL to be his house.