3. Learn the true condition of the dead Around the world, people have different beliefs about what happens when we die. Of course, not all of those beliefs can be true.

Understanding the Context

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Key Insights

God explained what happens when we die when he spoke to the first man, Adam. Because Adam was disobedient, God said to him: “Dust you are and to dust you will return.” (Genesis 3:19) Before God created Adam “out of dust from the ground,” Adam did not exist. (Genesis 2:7) Likewise, when Adam died, he returned to dust and ceased to exist.