The Woman and the Dragon
Revelation 12:1-17
Key Verse: 12:11
Date: Jun. 11, 2025
Question
What benefits do believers receive from Christ when they die?
Answer
When believers die, their souls are made perfectly holy and immediately pass into glory. Their bodies, which are still united to Christ, rest in the grave until the resurrection.
Reference Passages
1
Hebrews 12:23
23 and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
2
Luke 23:43
43 And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
2 Corinthians 5:6
6 So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord,
2 Corinthians 5:8
8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Philippians 1:23
23 I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.
3
1 Thessalonians 4:14
4
Daniel 12:2
John 5:28-29
Acts 24:15