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The Clear Word Bible and the Soul

The Seventh Day Adventist Church denies that the soul continues to exist after death. They say the soul
is not separate from the body, so when the body dies the soul ceases to exist and will be revived later in
a future judgment where the righteous have eternal life, but the wicked are destroyed and have no
existence. But that is not what the Bible teaches.

It came about as her soul was But Rachel didn’t survive the birth, It is obvious that the Seventh
departing (for she died), that she and as she was dying, she named Day Adventist influence has
named him Ben-oni; but his father her baby Benoni, which means Son governed the Clear Word Bible
Gen. called him Benjamin. of My Sorrow, but Jacob renamed paraphrase. Instead of
35:18 the baby Benjamin, meaning Son of accurately expanding on what
My Right Hand. the Bible actually says, SDA
theology dominates the
scripture.

“Do not fear those who kill the body Don’t fear that you might be killed. The original text separates the
but are unable to kill the soul; but They may kill your body, but they body and the soul, but this
Matt.
10:28 rather fear Him who is able to cannot take away your eternal life. distinction is removed in the
destroy both soul and body in hell. God is the only One who has power CWB.

over eternal life and death.

‘I am the God of Abraham, and the He said, ‘I am the God of Abraham, Again, the CWB drastically alters
God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,' Isaac and Jacob.’ In other words, the text and changes it to agree

Matt. He is not the God of the dead but of He is not the God of death, but the with his theology. Instead of
22:32 the living.” God of life. He not only gives it, but submitting to God's word, it
extends it. Sarah is a case in point. submits God's word to its

She was too old to have a child, but theology.
by God’s power she did.”

And Jesus cried out again with a Suddenly Jesus cried out with a Another alteration to fit SDA
Matt. loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. loud voice, “It is finished!” and theology. The original implies
27:50 bowed His head and died. the separation of the spirit from
the body, which the SDA denies.

“He is not the God of the dead, but What was God telling Moses? He How can the CWB seriously offer
Mark of the living; you are greatly was telling him that He was the One such a terrible "paraphrase"? It
12:27 mistaken.” who activated Sarah’s dead womb, is commentary that is completely

giving through Abraham life to Isaac inaccurate. The original context
who, in turn, gave life to Jacob. is about the resurrection, not

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