Afterlife and the Importance of Prayer

1 Corinthians 15:51-52 Body transformation

51 “Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52 in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.”

• Not all will die as the ones still
• In a blink of an eye

Psalms 68:8+18 God delivers us the opportunity to escape from death

Job questions God and God asks around 85 questions to Job (Job 38-41)

Job’s response to God: Job42:2

2“I know that you can do all things;

no purpose of yours can be thwarted.”

God is able to influence the enemies for his plan to protect you.

1 Samuel 23:28 Saul paused his pursuit of David (God’s way)

28 Then Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to meet the Philistines. That is why they call this place Sela Hammahlekoth.

2 King 20:1-7

1 In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.”2 Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3 “Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

4 Before Isaiah had left the middle court, the word of the Lord came to him: 5 “Go back and tell Hezekiah, the ruler of my people, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the temple of the Lord. 6 I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city for my sake and for the sake of my servant David.’”

7 Then Isaiah said, “Prepare a poultice of figs.” They did so and applied it to the boil, and he recovered.

• God sees people’s hearts and is a merciful God