Secrets from Beyond The Grave

The spirit of Satan and the evil angels and evil spirits The spirit of mankind, the eternal spirit that dwells in their bodies

When describing the difference between the soul and the spirit, I have often said that the soul is linked to the mind, the brain, the five senses, and the emotions of a person. The soul can be either carnal or spiritual, depending upon how you feed it! The real spiritual struggle among all humans is the battle of the mind, between choosing what is right and what is wrong. The soul and spirit are a part of the breath of God, which gives us life in our bodies and life eternal. The spirit of a man is the eternal part of all humans that will never die but will spend eternity either with God or separated from God. I compare the spirit to the air in a balloon. If the shape of the balloon is round, the air in the balloon fills up the round shape. If it is a pear form, the air fills the pear shape. If the balloon is long like a hot dog, the air that was blown in the balloon will fill the form of the balloon. Our spirit takes on the same form as our body. In fact, if our spirit would depart out of our body--and we could physically see it--our spirit would look like our twin! This is why Paul could say, "But then I shall know just as I also am known" (1 Cor. 13:12). But there is a spirit in man,

And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding.

--Job 32:8

The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD,

Searching all the inner depths of his heart.

--Proverbs 20:27

The Book of Job tells us about death and how the spirit departs and the body returns to the dust: Who gave Him charge over the earth?

Or who appointed Him over the whole world?

If He should set His heart on it,

If He should gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,

All flesh would perish together,

And man would return to dust.

--Job 34:13-15

Physical death is not simply when the heart stops beating or we cease breathing and shut our eyes for the last time. People have been revived from a heart attack or restored after they were not breathing for several minutes, having been brought back from the brink of eternity. So