I agree....all that exists IS from the Creator. But understanding how human life differs from spirit life is interesting. We know that God has millions of angels in heaven where he dwells. Each one created, as these beings do not procreate.
These spirit beings apparently need no external means to support their existence like material creatures do. But according to the Bible, even thought they can live forever, they are not “immortal” because God can destroy them, as he will satan and his minions. An “immortal” has “the power of an indestructible life”. At the outset, only God was immortal.
We see with humankind, that they were given everlasting life in paradise as a prospect, but with conditions.....obedience to their Creator was vital in order to have access to “the tree of life”...their means to keep living eternally in their mortal flesh.
Belief in the continuation of life after death was never in the minds of God’s ancient worshippers. They believed that when a “soul” (person) died, they went to their grave and awaited a resurrection, which was a return to human life in the future under the rule of God’s Kingdom. This is why it was so important to Jews to have a burial site with clear indication of the person’s name and lineage. It was like a guarantee that God would remember them.
The reason why they feared “Gehenna” (often translated “Hell” in English translations), is because “Gehenna” was Jerusalem’s garbage dump where the carcasses of dead animals and the bodies of executed criminals, (considered unworthy of a decent burial) were cast for disposal. To a Jew this meant no marked grave and hence not being remembered by God for resurrection. It was never meant to mean a place where wicked souls were tortured in flames forever. That idea came from pagan Geeks teachings about such a place. (Dante’s Inferno)
So taking scriptural examples into consideration, (the resurrection of Lazarus for example) we see that resurrection is a restoration of life, something Jesus was keen to show his disciples and others.
Reading the account we see that Jesus said Lazarus was “sleeping” and that he was going to “awaken him”. Lazarus’ sister spoke of “the resurrection on the last day” as her expectation of his future.....Jesus said that Lazarus wasn’t going to have to wait, because he was going to restore his life then and there. Lazarus was called from his tomb with many mourners present, and he came out still wrapped in his grave clothes. He had no recollection of being anywhere and was just grateful to see everyone. (John 11:1-44)
Other accounts of Jesus performing resurrections were the returning of the deceased ones alive to their grieving families. This is what God has promised to us......not an invisible part of us that goes on living.....that is a satanic lie...the first one the devil told the woman in Eden.....“you surely will not die”.....but what Jesus said in John 5:25-29...
“Most truly I say to you, the hour is coming, and it is now, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who have paid attention will live. . . . And he has given him authority to do judging, because he is the Son of man. 28 Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.”
God told Adam that he would simply return to the dust, with not a single mention of any life after death......so you see where the devil plays on our inbuilt desire to go on living? We have no ‘program’ for death because we were never meant to die. It is as foreign and as feared today as it ever was because we were designed to stay forever young, healthy and happy in paradise....this is not the world God created for us to live in. This is the world satan created for those who foolishly think that they can separate from God and be happy. It is doomed, and a return to God’s original purpose is promised, with lessons learned and precedents set for all time to come.
Will we be among those who will be deemed worthy to receive the benefits of Jesus sacrifice? The majority sadly, will not. It is a free gift, but like life at the outset in Eden, it is conditional.
Those who offer Jesus their excuses at the judgment will not be eligible for the reward because they failed to “do the will of the Father”. (Matthew 7:21-23) So we need to know what that is.
My pleasure....any time. We are all a work in progress.