“And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life (nephesh-soul) “. (Genesis 1:30)
“Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being (nephesh-soul)” (Genesis 2:7)
The Hebrew word for “soul” is “nephesh”. If you are familiar with Strong’s Concordance and want to look up how it is translated into English in the KJV it is Strong’s number 5315.
What is the Soul?
The “soul” is the seat of sensation. It should not be confused with the “spirit” (Hebrew “ruach”) but it seems to me most Christian teachers do not know the difference, mixing up the two and causing a doctrinal mess. There are different Hebrew and Greek words for both "soul" and "spirit" but even the translators do not always distinguish them.
What is a "soul" then...biblically speaking? It is the result of the union of a BODY with SPIRIT from God. When these two unite the result is “a living being" (SOUL), whether man or animal.
So what happens to the “soul” when a person or animal dies? Well think about it. The body returns to the "dust from the ground" from which it was "formed" and the "breath of life" (spirit) returns to God who gave it.
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.” (Ecclesiastes 12:7)
And both the Hebrew word “sheol” and its Greek equivalent “hades” mean the same thing…imperceptible or unseen…not some mythical torture chamber called hell. At death all “souls” go to "sheol/hades" and becomes imperceptible, or unseen. There is no perception or sensation in "sheol/hades". These Hebrew and the Greek words have, unfortunately for truth seekers, been mistranslated “hell” by the KJV of the Bible and many other versions. And the meaning is then distorted and defined by Greek Mythology.
This is not rocket science folks, just a matter of believing God rather than men and trying to sort out the truth from the commentaries of lazy teachers we who prefer to teach as "doctrines the precepts of men". They prefer these precepts to the accurately translated Word of God. And Jesus, the very Word of God in the flesh says to these religious experts...
"In vain do they worship me, teaching as DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN. Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men...You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition" (Mark 7:7-8)
“Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being (nephesh-soul)” (Genesis 2:7)
The Hebrew word for “soul” is “nephesh”. If you are familiar with Strong’s Concordance and want to look up how it is translated into English in the KJV it is Strong’s number 5315.
What is the Soul?
The “soul” is the seat of sensation. It should not be confused with the “spirit” (Hebrew “ruach”) but it seems to me most Christian teachers do not know the difference, mixing up the two and causing a doctrinal mess. There are different Hebrew and Greek words for both "soul" and "spirit" but even the translators do not always distinguish them.
What is a "soul" then...biblically speaking? It is the result of the union of a BODY with SPIRIT from God. When these two unite the result is “a living being" (SOUL), whether man or animal.
So what happens to the “soul” when a person or animal dies? Well think about it. The body returns to the "dust from the ground" from which it was "formed" and the "breath of life" (spirit) returns to God who gave it.
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.” (Ecclesiastes 12:7)
And both the Hebrew word “sheol” and its Greek equivalent “hades” mean the same thing…imperceptible or unseen…not some mythical torture chamber called hell. At death all “souls” go to "sheol/hades" and becomes imperceptible, or unseen. There is no perception or sensation in "sheol/hades". These Hebrew and the Greek words have, unfortunately for truth seekers, been mistranslated “hell” by the KJV of the Bible and many other versions. And the meaning is then distorted and defined by Greek Mythology.
This is not rocket science folks, just a matter of believing God rather than men and trying to sort out the truth from the commentaries of lazy teachers we who prefer to teach as "doctrines the precepts of men". They prefer these precepts to the accurately translated Word of God. And Jesus, the very Word of God in the flesh says to these religious experts...
"In vain do they worship me, teaching as DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN. Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men...You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition" (Mark 7:7-8)
AMEN TO THAT!