How does a person feel
After he is dead?
This is a question
That fills me with dread.
I still wonder
As a body is interred,
Is he or she still conscious
As some do infer?
What is the state
Of the spirit that departs?
Is it around God’s throne
As some think in heart?
Their thoughts perish
According to Job
But according to others,
Bedecked in robes.
Tell me for certain
Does anyone know?
Can you show me in the Bible
Or is it your say-so?
If at the point of death
We are still alive,
Why to prolong our life
Is there such a drive?
A believer does not die
According to Jesus
It’s only the body that dies
Hence, dust to dust.
He that believeth in me
Shall never die!
Such an assurance from Jesus
Cannot be denied.
But what meant Jesus
When he said these words?
It could not be the physical
To which he referred.
Did he mean at once
Or at some time to come?
Like for example when he returns
To set up his kingdom.
Some say immediately
But not convincingly so
For at the passing of a friend,
Their sorrow really shows.
Crying and wailing
And many days of grief,
If that saint is alive and well
Mourning should cease.
Rather it should be
Much rejoicing and praise
Since the body has been interred
But the spirit is raised.
The truth be told
The grim reaper has struck
And as some mostly see it,
Another’s out of luck.
How I wish I knew
What occurs after death
And what it really means
To lie at rest!
We say to the decease
May he rest in peace,
Is there another alternative
After this life’s lease?
Like a rest otherwise
Different from one of peace
In which turmoil and war
Never will cease?
None has ever returned
From the dead, I mean
To give us a detailed description
Of the post-death scene.
In all honesty
I really do not know
But I’d like to see it in the Bible
And not one’s say-so.
Jesus did return
And is alive forever more
And some day in his own time
We will know for sure.
Stewart Russell © February 11, 2024
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