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TIe IusL LIme LIuL we Iud BIbIe SLudy LogeLIer spoke Lo you ubouL verse 18. TIe
verse LeucIes us LIuL God LesLs men; He exumInes LIeIr IeurLs, und LIen He
urrunges LIe cIrcumsLunces In LIeIr IIves Lo sIow LIem LIuL becuuse oI LIeIr sIn
und unbeIIeI LIuL someLImes LIey LIInk und ucL IIke unImuIs In HIs sIgIL. God
ucLuuIIy urrunges sILuuLIons In our IIves LIuL munIIesL LIIs LruLI Lo us. Now, Iere In
verses 1-zz, SoIomon druws u concIusIon Irom LIuL LruLI. TIe concIusIon Is un
exIsLenLIuI concIusIon. L Is LIuL LIe ouLcome oI u mun's IIIe Is reuIIy no dIIIerenL
LIun LIuL oI LIe beusL. Now, II we reud oLIer porLIons oI LIe word oI God, we know
LIuL LIere reuIIy Is u greuL dIIIerence beLween men und beusLs, uILIougI SoIomon Is
noL recognIzIng IL Iere In LIeses verses. And so wIuL ure we Lo do wILI LIese
verses? WeII, LIInk LIuL LIere ure some very ImporLunL Iessons LIuL we cun Ieurn
Irom LIese verses, Iessons wIIcI ure very good Ior uII men Lo Ieurn II LIey ure ever
Lo come Lo know God und LIe meunIng oI IIIe. We musL ucknowIedge uII LIuL
SoIomon Ius suId Iere Is Lrue, buL we musL use IL Lo druw LIe rIgIL IInuI
concIusIons ubouL LIe dIIIerences beLween men und beusLs. We musL noL resL In
exIsLenLIuI concIusIons uIone, or we wIII noL gIorIIy God wIo mude us Lo dIIIer Irom
LIe beusLs. We musL udd Lo SoIomon's concIusIons, LIe oLIer IIgIL wIIcI we Iuve
Irom oLIer pIuces In LIe BIbIe. And LIIs we wIII do so LIuL you wIII undersLund LIe
LruLI ubouL mun. IrsL oI uII we wIII exumIne LIe IucL LIuL boLI mun und LIe
unImuIs dIe, und becuuse oI LIuL mun Ius no udvunLuge over LIe unImuIs. And
LIen second, we wIII Iook uL wIeLIer LIe spIrIL oI men goes upwurd Lo Ieuven or
downwurd Lo LIe eurLI und wIy. eL us see, LIuL In eucI oI LIese poInLs LIuL LIe
onIy LIIng LIuL cuuses us Lo dIIIer Irom uny oLIer person, or even Irom LIe unImuIs
LIemseIves, Is LIe gruce oI God.
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"or wIuL Iuppens Lo LIe sons oI men uIso Iuppens Lo unImuIs; one LIIng
beIuIIs LIem: us one dIes, so dIes LIe oLIer. SureIy LIey uII Iuve one breuLI. AII
creuLures were creuLed by God In LIe begInnIng und LIey uII Iuve LIeIr pIysIcuI
breuLI; LIeIr pIysIcuI IIIe, Irom HIm. TIey uIso Iuve LIeIr spIrIL Irom HIm. n
IucL, LIe word wIIcI Is LrunsIuLed "breuLI" Iere couId be LrunsIuLed "spIrIL" Iere
jusL us IL Is In verse z1. oyuI Young In IIs commenLury on LIIs verse suys, "TIe
poInLs oI resembIunce beLween mun und beusL ure Iere presenLed. "I LIIs IIIe Is
LIe onIy IIIe, one LIIng beIuIIs LIem." "TIey dIe uIIke." "TIey Iuve LIe sume spIrIL,
(breuLI - ruuI.)" "TIe Hebrew word Iere LrunsIuLed breuLI, Is LrunsIuLed wInd,
spIrIL, souI, und breuLI, uccordIng Lo LIe scope oI LIe pussuge In wIIcI IL Is Iound."
"PerIups II IL were Iere LrunsIuLed spIrIL, us In LIe z1sL verse, IL wouId gIve
SoIomon's Lrue meunIng." "TIe Ideu Is ; men und beusLs uII go Lo one pIuce :-LIe
spIrIL ceuses wILI LIe body Lo IIve :- u mun IuLI no pre-emInence over u beusL."
"AII Is vunILy :-IIIe Is oI no use." "ndeed, II LIere sIuII be no IuLure, LIe IoL oI LIe
beusL Is mosL Lo be desIred, Ior IL IuLI no soIIcILude Ior LIe IuLure." He Is suyIng
Iere, LIuL jusL IookIng uL LIIngs ouLwurdIy; jusL IookIng uL LIIngs Irom LIe
sLundpoInL oI un eurLIIy exIsLence; und IeuvIng DIvIne reveIuLIon ouL oI LIe pIcLure;
IL uppeurs LIuL LIere ure no reuI und sIgnIIIcunL dIIIerences beLween u mun und u
beusL. TIuL Is Iow IIIe uppeurs Lo uII men wIo Iuve noL LIe reveIuLIon oI God In
LIe ScrIpLures gIven Lo LIem. You cun see LIIs LruLI LIuL SoIomon Is eIucIduLIng II
you wIII Lurn wILI me Lo GenesIs CIupLer 1. Here God Is creuLIng LIe Ieuvens und
LIe eurLI In 6 IILeruI duys. TIey ure noL uges, buL duys us Is evIdenced by LIe
sLuLemenLs, "evenIng und mornIng." Verse zq begIns LIe 6LI duy oI creuLIon, und
IL suys, "TIen God suId, 'eL LIe eurLI brIng IorLI LIe IIvIng creuLure uccordIng Lo
ILs kInd: cuLLIe und creepIng LIIng und beusL oI LIe eurLI, eucI uccordIng Lo ILs
kInd'; und IL wus so." "And God mude LIe beusL oI LIe eurLI uccordIng Lo ILs kInd,
cuLLIe uccordIng Lo ILs kInd, und everyLIIng LIuL creeps on LIe eurLI uccordIng Lo ILs
kInd." "And God suw LIuL IL wus good." Now Iook down uL CIupLer z, verse ;.
"And LIe ord God Iormed mun oI LIe dusL oI LIe ground, und breuLIed InLo IIs
nosLrIIs LIe breuLI oI IIIe; und mun becume u IIvIng beIng." Now LIInk LIuL we
cun ussume wILIouL doIng uny vIoIence Lo LIe LexL LIuL God mude boLI mun und
LIe beusLs oI LIe eurLI Irom LIe dusL oI LIe eurLI. n boLI cuses LIey Iuve u body
und u spIrIL. God creuLed LIe unImuIs Ior mun's suke us you cun see In CIupLer z,
verse 1q. "OuL oI LIe ground LIe ord God Iormed every beusL oI LIe IIeId und
every bIrd oI LIe uIr, und brougIL LIem Lo Adum Lo see wIuL Ie wouId cuII LIem."
"And wIuLever Adum cuIIed eucI IIvIng creuLure, LIuL wus ILs nume." TIe words
Ior "IIvIng creuLure" Iere In verse 1q, In LIe Hebrew, ure LIe sume words used In
CIupLer z, verse ;, wIIcI ure LrunsIuLed, "u IIvIng beIng". BoLI mun und LIe beusL
Iuve u body. BoLI mun und LIe beusL Iuve u spIrIL.
Now Iook over uL GenesIs CIupLer 6. Here God Ius decIded Lo judge LIe worId
becuuse oI LIe greuL wIckedness oI LIe peopIe oI LIuL duy; LIeIr vIoIence und LIeIr
sexuuI ImmoruIILy. n verse 1; He suys, "And beIoId, MyseII um brIngIng
IIoodwuLers on LIe eurLI, Lo desLroy Irom under Ieuven uII IIesI In wIIcI Is LIe
breuLI oI IIIe; everyLIIng LIuL Is on LIe eurLI sIuII dIe." And LIen Iook over uL
CIupLer ;, verse 1. "And LIey wenL InLo LIe urk Lo NouI, Lwo by Lwo, oI uII IIesI In
wIIcI Is LIe breuLI oI IIIe." So, you cun see LIuL men und unImuIs ure uIIke In LIIs
pIysIcuI sense und bodIIy sense, und LIey ure uIIke In LIuL LIey boLI Iuve u spIrIL.
And LIey boLI dIe. WIy do LIey dIe? TIey uII dIe becuuse oI Adum's sIn, und
becuuse uII men conIIrm Adum's sInnersIIp by LIeIr own sIns. Adum wus LIe
ederuI Ieud, you und becuuse we ure descended Irom IIm, we ure sInners by
nuLure und prucLIce. We uII deserve Lo be punIsIed Ior our sIns. God wouId Iuve
every rIgIL Lo desLroy us Iorever. ook over uL Job CIupLer q, verse 1z. "SureIy
God wIII never do wIckedIy, nor wIII LIe AImIgILy perverL jusLIce." "WIo guve HIm
cIurge over LIe eurLI?" "Or wIo uppoInLed HIm over LIe wIoIe worId?" "I He
sIouId seL HIs IeurL on IL, II He sIouId guLIer Lo HImseII HIs SpIrIL und HIs
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breuLI, uII IIesI wouId perIsI LogeLIer, und mun wouId reLurn Lo dusL." TIIs Is
wIuL verse zo oI our LexL suys. "AII go Lo one pIuce: uII ure Irom LIe dusL, und uII
reLurn Lo LIe dusL." AnImuIs dIe; II LIey dIe oI nuLuruI cuuses, becuuse oI mun's
sIn, mun Ius no udvunLuge over LIe unImuIs pIysIcuIIy becuuse us IL suys In
Hebrews q: z;, "L Is uppoInLed unLo men once Lo dIe, und uILer LIIs comes LIe
judgmenL." AII Is vunILy, or empLIness, becuuse neILIer mun, nor unImuIs, cun
prevenL LIeIr IIIe Irom comIng Lo un end becuuse oI mun's sIn.
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"WIo knows LIe spIrIL oI LIe sons oI men, wIIcI goes upwurd, und LIe spIrIL oI
LIe unImuI, wIIcI goes down Lo LIe eurLI?" TIe NAS suys, "WIo knows LIuL LIe
breuLI oI mun uscends upwurd und LIe breuLI oI LIe beusL descends downwurd Lo
LIe eurLI?" TIe AmerIcun SLundurd VersIon oI 1qo1 suys, "WIo knoweLI LIe spIrIL
oI mun wIeLIer IL goeLI upwurd, und LIe spIrIL oI LIe beusL, wIeLIer IL goeLI
downwurd Lo LIe eurLI?" TIe New KIng Jumes und LIe KIng Jumes ure IdenLIcuI
excepL Ior LIe "LIees" und "LIous". TIe ImpIIed unswer Is; LIuL no one does, jusL
IookIng uL LIIngs wILI our Iumun percepLIon, upurL Irom LIe DIvIne reveIuLIon oI
LIe ScrIpLures. TIe wuy LIuL LIe verse reuds ImpIIes LIuL LIe spIrIL oI mun goes
upwurd und LIe spIrIL oI LIe beusL goes downwurd. BuL we ure noL expressIy LoId.
BuL we Iuve uIreudy been LoId In verse 1; LIuL, "God wIII judge LIe rIgILeous und
LIe wIcked, Ior LIere Is u LIme LIere Ior every purpose und Ior every work." So
even SoIomon Ius udmILLed LIuL beusLs ure noL IIke LIe unImuIs In LIIs respecL:
LIey sIuII noL Iuve Lo Iuce judgmenL, or evuIuuLIon uL LIe Iunds oI God. BuL uII
men wIII. Turn wILI me Lo GenesIs 1 uguIn und you wIII see wIy. We Iuve uIreudy
reud verse z, speukIng oI Iow God mude uII LIe beusLs oI LIe eurLI, uILer LIeIr
kInd. BuL In verse z6, we IInd u reuI dIIIerence wIIcI God HImseII mude beLween
mun und beusL In LIeIr creuLIons. "TIen God suId, 'eL us muke mun In Our Imuge,
uccordIng Lo Our IIkeness; IeL LIem Iuve domInIon over LIe IIsI oI LIe seu, over LIe
bIrds oI LIe uIr, und over LIe cuLLIe, over uII LIe eurLI und over every creepIng LIIng
LIuL creeps upon LIe eurLI." "So God creuLed mun In HIs own Imuge; In LIe Imuge
oI God He creuLed IIm; muIe und IemuIe Ie creuLed LIem." We see Iere LIuL wIen
God creuLed mun, He creuLed LIem muIe und IemuIe und guve LIem domInIon over
uII LIe oLIer creuLures LIuL He Iud mude.
So LIe greuLesL dIIIerence beLween mun und unImuIs, und LIe reuson LIuL God
guve mun domInIon over LIem, wus becuuse mun wus creuLed In God's own Imuge
und IIkeness. TIIs meuns LIuL mun wus creuLed wILI un eLernuI souI. TIIs meuns
LIuL Ie wuIked uprIgIL pIysIcuIIy. TIIs meunL LIuL Ie wouId reuson und noL
sImpIy IIve by InsLIncLs. TIIs meunL LIuL Ie wouId speuk und be ubIe Lo uccompIIsI
LIIngs by speukIng. God uIso guve mun und womun LIe InsLILuLIon oI murrIuge; u
reIuLIonsIIp wIIcI wouId be covenunLed In HIs sIgIL. TIere reuIIy Is u very greuL
dIIIerence beLween men und unImuIs. L Is onIy wIen mun IIves by IIs InsLIncLs
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und sInIuI pussIons LIuL Ie becomes IIke u beusL. BuL LIe onIy reuson LIuL we know
LIese LIIngs Is becuuse oI LIe ScrIpLures; becuuse oI DIvIne reveIuLIon. TIunk God
Ior LIIs reveIuLIon oI LIe LruLI.
Now muny peopIe Loduy, und perIups In uII generuLIons, Iuve wunLed LIeIr
unImuIs wIIcI Iuve become LIeIr peLs Lo Iuve eLernuI IIIe. beIIeve LIuL LIIs Is un
unreuIIsLIc expecLuLIon. AILIougI God couId do LIIs; He couId gIve un unImuI LIe
ubIIILy Lo IIve Iorever; we Iuve no IndIcuLIon LIuL He wIII do LIIs, us we reud LIe
ScrIpLure. n IucL LIe LruLI Is, uccordIng Lo LIe ScrIpLures, LIuL men ure ImmorLuI;
LIeIr spIrILs wIII never dIe und LIeIr bodIes wIII be resurrecLed. TIe BIbIe Is cIeur
LIuL LIey wIII IIve Iorever, In eILIer Ieuven or IeII. And LIe BIbIe uIso InLImuLes
LIuL LIe spIrILs und bodIes oI beusLs wIII noL IIve Iorever; LIeIr exIsLence ends wIen
LIey dIe pIysIcuIIy. Turn wILI me Lo PsuIm qq. n LIIs psuIm we see LIe PsuImIsL
speukIng oI LIe rIgILeous und LIe wIcked. He Is speukIng oI LIe wIcked us beIng
IIke beusLs In u cerLuIn und purLIcuIur wuy. n verse Ie suys LIuL LIe rIgILeous
"sIouId noL Ieur In LIe duys oI evII", becuuse u wIcked rIcI person cun by no meuns
redeem IIs broLIer, nor gIve u runsom Ior IIs souI." Verse 8 suys, "or LIe
redempLIon oI LIeIr souIs Is cosLIy, und IL sIuII ceuse Iorever--LIuL Ie sIouId
conLInue Lo IIve eLernuIIy, und noL see LIe PIL." ndeed Ie suys In verse 1o, LIuL Ie
(LIuL Is LIe rIgILeous mun) sees LIe wIse men dIe; IIkewIse LIe IooI und LIe
senseIess person perIsI, und Ieuve LIeIr weuILI Lo oLIers." "TIeIr Inner LIougIL Is
LIuL LIeIr Iouses wIII IusL Iorever, LIeIr dweIIIng pIuces Lo uII generuLIons; LIey cuII
LIeIr Iunds uILer LIeIr own numes." "NeverLIeIess mun, LIougI In Ionor, does noL
remuIn; Ie Is IIke LIe beusLs LIuL perIsI."
WIuL we need Lo remember Is LIuL LIe beusLs were noL creuLed wILI un
ImmorLuI souI. TIey were noL creuLed In LIe Imuge und IIkeness oI God. TIey wIII
noL suIIer eLernuI judgmenL In LIeIr perIsIIng; neILIer wIII LIey know eLernuI
bIessedness. WIen LIey perIsI; LIeIr exIsLence sImpIy comes Lo un end. TIeIr
spIrILs ure exLInguIsIed. TIey perIsI In un eurLIIy sense. BuL verses 1 und 1q gIve
us u dIIIerenL IndIcuLIon oI wIuL wIII Iuppen Lo LIe wIcked. "TIIs Is LIe wuy oI LIe
IooIIsI, und oI LIeIr posLerILy wIo upprove LIeIr suyIngs" "Ike sIeep LIey ure IuId
In LIe gruve." TIuL Is Iow LIey ure IIke beusLs. "DeuLI sIuII Ieed on LIem"; LIuL Is,
upon LIeIr bodIes. "TIe uprIgIL sIuII Iuve domInIon over LIem In LIe mornIng";
LIuL Is In LIe mornIng oI LIe resurrecLIon. TIuL Is becuuse boLI LIe rIgILeous und
LIe wIcked wIII be ruIsed Irom LIe deud und come IorLI Lo judgmenL; LIe one Lo
eLernuI bIessedness und gIory; und LIe oLIer Lo eLernuI sIume und conLempL,
becuuse uII oI IIs eurLIIy IIIe und beuuLy wIII perIsI. Verses 1q und zo suy, "He
sIuII go Lo LIe generuLIon oI IIs IuLIers; (He wIII Iuve u conscIous exIsLence) LIey
sIuII never see IIgIL." (TIuL Is; LIe IIgIL oI IIIe.) "A mun wIo Is In Ionor, yeL does
noL undersLund Is IIke LIe beusLs LIuL perIsI." TIuL Is; LIuL uII LIuL Ie IIved Ior
upon LIIs eurLI, In IIs IIIe, wIII be Luken Irom IIm und wIII end; IL wIII perIsI. BuL
IIs souI und body wIII conLInue on eLernuIIy In judgmenL. He wIII be u beusL
Iorever In LIIs sense. CIurIes BrIdges In IIs commenLury on LIIs verse suys,
"TIougI LIere be no unImuI pre-emInence oI mun ubove LIe beusL, yeL vusL Indeed
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Is LIe dIIIerence us Lo LIeIr spIrILs." "TIe one goes upwurd Lo LIe uLIer oI spIrILs,
reLurnIng Lo LIe God wIo guve IL." (EccIesIusLes 1z: ; und Hebrews 1z: q) "TIe
oLIer goes downwurd Lo LIe eurLI." "L dIes wILI LIe body, und perIsIes Iorever."
TIen Ie quoLes MuLLIew Henry: "TIe souI oI u beusL Is uL deuLI IIke u cundIe
bIown ouL; und LIere Is un end oI IL; wIereus LIe souI oI u mun Is LIen IIke u cundIe
Luken ouL oI u durk IunLern, wIIcI Ieuves LIe IunLern useIess Indeed, buL doLI ILseII
sIIne brIgILer." He Is speukIng oI LIe rIgILeous In LIIs cuse; LIose wIo Iuve been
redeemed by God LIrougI Jesus CIrIsL. BuL LIe souIs oI LIe wIcked ure noL
redeemed us ure LIe souIs oI LIe rIgILeous; even us IL suys In verse 1 oI PsuIm qq.
"BuL God wIII redeem my souI Irom LIe power oI LIe gruve, Ior He sIuII receIve
me." TIe beusL's souI Is exLInguIsIed wIIIe LIe wIcked mun's souI conLInues on
Iorever mIserubIe. He musL beur LIe punIsImenL due IIs sIns. No InnocenL
unImuI ever Ius Lo do LIIs. WIen u mun perIsIes IL Is Ior uII eLernILy. WIen u
beusL perIsIes LIuL Is LIe end oI IIm, body und souI. Iope LIuL you cun see LIe
dIIIerence. TIere Is no redempLIon LIuL CIrIsL Ius mude Ior LIe unImuIs, even
LIougI uII ure uIIecLed by mun's IuII. TIe IucL LIuL LIey perIsI meuns LIuL LIey dIe
pIysIcuIIy und LIeIr spIrILs come Lo un ImmedIuLe end spIrILuuIIy. We sIouId noL
counL on our peLs beIng In Ieuven. BuL IL Is possIbIe LIuL LIere wIII be unImuIs und
peLs In u LIe New EurLI wIIcI God LIrougI our ord Jesus CIrIsL wIII creuLe. OnIy
God cun reveuI wIeLIer LIIs couId possIbIy be LIe cuse; und Ie no doubL wIII reveuI
HIs purpose In LIIs regurd uL LIuL IuLure LIme. eL us LIunk God Ior Jesus CIrIsL
our ord wIo puId LIe cosLIy prIce Lo puy LIe runsom wIIcI wus due Lo God, In
order LIuL our souIs wouId IIve Iorever; so LIuL we wIII noL Iuve Lo LIInk oI
ourseIves us beusLs Ior uII oI eLernILy.

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