What do you call it when we plan for every contingency in life, but completely ignore the one certainty? Foolishness. What is the one absolute certainty that is true for every man, woman, and child? It is the certainty of death.

Now in a way, we don't want to talk about death. We would like to think that we will be the one exception to the overwhelming statistic that has held true from the beginning: for every one that has lived, so far - one of of every one - also dies. Death is the great equalizer.

How do I live THIS day in light of THAT day?

The End in Mind

What Happens When I Die?

2 Corinthians 5:1-9

(See also: Luke 16:19-31)

What you believe about eternity

determines how you live right now.

Ecclesiastes 7:4, "A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time."

Key Questions Around Death:

#1 When??

See v1; supplemental verses: Ecclesiastes 7:2, James 4:14, Psalm 139:16, Hebrews 9:27

#2 What??

See v2, v4, v8; supplemental verses: Ecclesiastes 3:20, Genesis 2?7, Genesis 3:19, John 11:25, Luke 23:43

Three words about death:

Destruction

Separation

Transition

#3 Where??

See v5-6, "home;" supplemental verses: Matthew 7:13-14, Luke 16:19-31

#4 Who??

See v6, "with the Lord;" supplemental verses: John 14:6, John 3:13, 2 Peter 3:9

#5 How??

See v7; supplemental verses: John 3:16, 1 John 3:23