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The word “cemetery” comes from the Greek verb “koiman” meaning putting to sleep. The exact Greek equivalent is “koimeterion” meaning a "sleeping place". I know, no matter how men try to beautify the outside, the whole "thing", as associated with death, our most implacable enemy, and the last to be destroyed, thank God, is repulsive. However, death is inescapable as “it is appointed unto men once to die” (He. 9: 27.), and regardless of what people might think or believe about it, we have to stop and seriously face the fact! Now, in regard to what is after death, the only authoritative source of information is the Bible. There we learn that man's existence doesn't end at “the final resting place”, as the grave is usually euphemistically called, but the real self, the ego, the soul, the spirit of man, passes on to either eternal life, or eternal perdition. In the above-mentioned scripture from Hebrews, the continuation is: “but after this the judgment”. Death was the result of Adam's sin. The problem of sin had to be faced and dealt with first so God, out of His love for man, “when the fulness of the time was come...sent forth his Son” (Ga. 4: 4) “who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel” (2 Tim. 1: 10). Paul says in Romans 4: 25 that Jesus: “was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification”. The preposition “dia” in Greek, rendered “for” here and elsewhere in KJV, when constructed with the accusative case is causative. So, “our offences” was the cause of Jesus' death on the cross, and “our justification” the cause of His resurrection. Therefore, we have here the token that our sins are forgiven, that Christ's redemptive work for us fully met the demands of divine justice and we, on condition of receiving Christ as our personal Savior, are justified and given eternal life. Those dying in Christ, regardless of what happens to the body, go directly into His presence in heaven and those dying without Christ go to Hades, where, in suffering, await the final judgment and condemnation. Jesus said: “the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his (the Son's of God) voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good (received Him), unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil (rejected Him), unto the resurrection of damnation” (John 5: 28, 29). Paul speaks of the resurrection of those that died in Christ in this way: “The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first”, and he goes on to say about those living when that great event takes place, “then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thess. 4: 16, 17). Brother and sister in Christ, death for us is already a defeated enemy, having no power over us. Our destiny is heaven. Let these cemeteries only tell us how short and uncertain this life is, so that we might live “soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world: Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” (Tit. 2: 12, 13). Amen!


Home Page - What we believe Location - Services Texts - Christian Testimonies Church Activities News Contact us "God is a spirit; and they who worship him must worship him in spirit and truth." John 4:24	Photos - Cemetery The word “cemetery” comes from the Greek verb “koiman” meaning putting to sleep. The exact Greek equivalent is “koimeterion” meaning a "sleeping place". I know, no matter how men try to beautify the outside, the whole "thing", as associated with death, our most implacable enemy, and the last to be destroyed, thank God, is repulsive. However, death is inescapable as “it is appointed unto men once to die” (He. 9: 27.), and regardless of what people might think or believe about it, we have to stop and seriously face the fact! Now, in regard to what is after death, the only authoritative source of information is the Bible. There we learn that man's existence doesn't end at “the final resting place”, as the grave is usually euphemistically called, but the real self, the ego, the soul, the spirit of man, passes on to either eternal life, or eternal perdition. In the above-mentioned scripture from Hebrews, the continuation is: “but after this the judgment”. Death was the result of Adam's sin. The problem of sin had to be faced and dealt with first so God, out of His love for man, “when the fulness of the time was come...sent forth his Son” (Ga. 4: 4) “who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel” (2 Tim. 1: 10). Paul says in Romans 4: 25 that Jesus: “was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification”. The preposition “dia” in Greek, rendered “for” here and elsewhere in KJV, when constructed with the accusative case is causative. So, “our offences” was the cause of Jesus' death on the cross, and “our justification” the cause of His resurrection. Therefore, we have here the token that our sins are forgiven, that Christ's redemptive work for us fully met the demands of divine justice and we, on condition of receiving Christ as our personal Savior, are justified and given eternal life. Those dying in Christ, regardless of what happens to the body, go directly into His presence in heaven and those dying without Christ go to Hades, where, in suffering, await the final judgment and condemnation. Jesus said: “the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his (the Son's of God) voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good (received Him), unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil (rejected Him), unto the resurrection of damnation” (John 5: 28, 29). Paul speaks of the resurrection of those that died in Christ in this way: “The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first”, and he goes on to say about those living when that great event takes place, “then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord” (1 Thess. 4: 16, 17). Brother and sister in Christ, death for us is already a defeated enemy, having no power over us. Our destiny is heaven. Let these cemeteries only tell us how short and uncertain this life is, so that we might live “soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world: Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” (Tit. 2: 12, 13). Amen!	Welcome to the website of the Evangelical Baptist Church. Here you will find information about the Church and her activities. You can also find a variety of photos, texts and christian testimonies. "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." Isaiah 1:18