GROUP 5
THE CHAIN OF HUMAN LIFE

Subject Two Hundred Forty-two

THE FIRST LINK—SIN

Scripture: Rom. 5:12

1. Man is born, raised, grown, and immersed in sin
2. Give examples to prove the sinfulness of man’s behavior

Subject Two Hundred Forty-three

THE SECOND LINK—DEATH

Scripture: Rom. 5:12; 6:23; Ezek. 18:4

1. Death comes from sin, and hence is joined to sin
   The more sin a man commits the faster he dies.
2. There are four steps in death
   1. The spirit is dead, lacking any sense of morality, and without knowledge of God.
   2. The body will die.
   3. The soul will be cast into Hades.
   4. At the end of the world, the body, soul, and spirit will be reunited to be thrown into the lake of fire.
3. Man lives in death today
   He is not living daily, but is dying daily.

Subject Two Hundred Forty-four

THE THIRD LINK—JUDGMENT

Scripture: Heb. 9:27; Rev. 20:11-13

1. There is a coming judgment
   All the iniquity and unrighteousness that a man commits in his lifetime cannot be erased merely by death. There will be a judgment.
2. In His word God said that man will suffer His judgment
3. The future judgment is after a man’s death
   The death of a man is not his end, but the beginning of a second stage.
4. The future judgment will be according to man’s deeds today
5. The future judgment is altogether just and righteous
   It will be the judgment before the great white throne.
6. Unless a man believes in the Lord Jesus today, in that judgment he will stand condemned

Subject Two Hundred Forty-five

THE FOURTH LINK—HELL

Scripture: Rev. 20:15; 21:8

1. Hell as God’s jail
   1. When someone commits a crime he is judged and then put into jail.
   2. The universe is governed by God.
   3. When man transgresses the law of God, he must be put into God’s jail.
   4. This universal jail is called hell.
2. Hell being the lake of fire
   1. In the future, after God has judged man, He will send all the sinners to the lake of fire.
   2. The lake of fire is what we commonly know as hell.
   3. Describe the pains and the torment in hell.