What does the Church of God (7th Day) believe concerning the state of the dead?
We believe that when people die, they remain unconscious in their graves until Jesus returns. At that time everyone will be resurrected and will face judgement. The saints will receive eternal life on a remade planet Earth and the sinners will be cast into the Lake of Fire where they will be consumed with fire and cease to exist. The belief in an immortal soul they either goes to Heaven or Hell when a person dies is not supported by the Bible and was grafted into Christianity from Greek and Roman Mythology. We do not believe in an immortal soul and we believe that eternal life is a conditional reward given only to God’s people. Click here for a more in-depth study on the state of the dead.