What Happens When We Die? | Armoury Study Night

<p>Join Luke and David Taylor for the very first Armoury Study Night—an in-depth, conversational exploration of one of life&#39;s ultimate questions: <em>What happens when we die?</em><br>In this session, we strip away cultural assumptions and look directly at what the Bible has to say about mortality, the afterlife, and our ultimate eternal hope.<br>Key Topics Covered in This Study:<br></p><ul><li>The Historical Shift: Tracing how the hope of the resurrection and the afterlife developed from the Old Testament through to the New Testament, and why Christianity isn&#39;t simply a &quot;coping mechanism&quot; for fear of death.<br></li><li>What is Death?: Unpacking death as both a physical state and a defeated enemy, and what Jesus meant when He said those who keep His word &quot;will never see death.&quot;<br></li><li>Before and After the Resurrection: Exploring the &quot;intermediate state&quot; (or paradise) prior to Christ&#39;s resurrection versus the believer&#39;s immediate presence with the Lord today.<br></li><li>Is Hell Real?: Examining what Jesus and the New Testament writers taught regarding eternal judgment, Gehenna, and the seriousness of sin.<br></li><li>Clearing Up Misconceptions: A candid look at doctrines like Purgatory, Limbo, Universalism, and Annihilationism in light of Scripture.<br></li><li>The Grand Finale: Why the Bible points us toward a physical resurrection, a renewed cosmos, and a literal Garden City where God dwells with humanity forever.<br></li></ul><ul><li>Hebrews 9:27 — <em>And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment...</em><br></li><li>2 Corinthians 5:8 — <em>...we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.</em><br></li><li>1 Corinthians 15:54-55 — <em>“Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”</em><br></li><li>Revelation 21:3-4 — <em>He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes...</em></li></ul><p>Scripture Highlights:<br></p>