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"He tells us that Souls exist and go to Heaven or Hell" - note that the SDA view is basically that there are no such things as souls or spirits, and when you die, you remain in the grave or stay dead. In that much, it is almost atheistic or materialistic. That is not Apostolic and historic Christian teaching, nor even Judeo-Christian teaching in the period before Christ's Birth. It therefore takes away much of the incentive to do great things for the Lord, in the hope of an immediate reward, such as Martyrs have. See this verse in St. Paul: We "prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord." (2 Cor 5:8). Here, the Apostle teaches that to be away from the body is to be at home with the Lord. This shows that Souls exist, survive the death of the body, and go to be at home with the Lord when the body dies, just as traditional Christianity, and indeed traditional Judeo-Christianity (apart from the heretical Sadducees) always taught. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]]<sup>[[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]]</sup> 00:05, May 10, 2023 (EDT)
"He tells us that Souls exist and go to Heaven or Hell" - note that the SDA view is basically that there are no such things as souls or spirits, and when you die, you remain in the grave or stay dead. In that much, it is almost atheistic or materialistic. That is not Apostolic and historic Christian teaching, nor even Judeo-Christian teaching in the period before Christ's Birth. It therefore takes away much of the incentive to do great things for the Lord, in the hope of an immediate reward, such as Martyrs have. See this verse in St. Paul: We "prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord." (2 Cor 5:8). Here, the Apostle teaches that to be away from the body is to be at home with the Lord. This shows that Souls exist, survive the death of the body, and go to be at home with the Lord when the body dies, just as traditional Christianity, and indeed traditional Judeo-Christianity (apart from the heretical Sadducees) always taught. [[User:NishantXavier|NishantXavier]]<sup>[[User talk:NishantXavier|For Christ the King]]</sup> 00:05, May 10, 2023 (EDT)
:If you read the Bible in a straightforward manner without the man-made insertion that souls are judged immediately after death, it should be clear that death functions as a sleep, which is what the Bible says over and over. Also, your insinuation of Adventists is incorrect. SDAs believe that the human being ''is'' the soul, a combination of the dust of the ground and the breath of life. IOWs, death is simply the separation of the spirit/breath from the earthly body. (Ecc. 12:7) Upon death, what immediately ascends to Heaven is the breath of life as the body, unable to function without it, decays. Hence, the soul, dead though awaiting resurrection, essentially "sleeps in the grave."
:John 11:11–15 should be self-explanatory. Jesus, knowing that earthly death is nothing more than a sleep because the dead will be resurrected, colloquially refers to Lazarus's passing as such, though His disciples don't, thinking that He was talking of sleep in a normal sense of rest. The fact that Jesus would make this open comparison is clear that death is a sleep. Hopefully this isn't difficult to understand.
:2 Cor. 5:8 is not a solid indication of immediate judgment. Paul simply could be (and likely is) stating that one, in a spiritual sense, ought to abide in their lives by the guidance of the Spirit and not the dictates of the bodily flesh.
:Atheistic/materialistic and not what the apostolic teaching? Sigh, the Ante-Nicene Fathers [https://www.truthaccordingtoscripture.com/documents/death/immortality-early-church/question-answered.php were conditionalists]; for more information, see [https://www.cogwriter.com/news/church-history/immortality-of-the-soul-what-did-early-christians-teach/ here]. The concept of the immortal soul is a relic of pagan Mithraism. —[[User:LT|<code><span style="background:#FF8181">'''LT'''</span></code>]] '''''[[User talk:LT|<sup>(Matthew 26:52)</sup>]]''''' Wednesday, 00:28, May 10, 2023 (EDT)
:That's a very good review. if I may intrude for a moment to include one bit of information which may help illuminate things.
:That's a very good review. if I may intrude for a moment to include one bit of information which may help illuminate things.