8. How does the Bible describe death? Psalm 146:4.
NOTE: ‘Upon the fundamental error of natural immortality rests the doctrine of consciousness in death, a doctrine, like eternal torment, opposed to the teachings of the Scriptures, to the dictates of reason, and to our feelings of humanity. What say the Scriptures concerning these things? David declares that man is not conscious in death. “His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.” Psalm 146:4.’ The Faith I Live by, page 174.
9. Does the Bible speak of man’s consciousness in death? Ecclesiastes 9:5-6.
NOTE: ‘Despite popular misconceptions, the Bible’s positive declaration is that man is totally unconscious during death. How much conscious thought goes on during this waiting period of deep sleep? None! The Bible’s teachings are absolutely unmistakable on this point: “His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.” (Psalm 146:4.) “For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything.... Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6.) The Bible even states that a man who has died knows nothing about the subsequent activities of his children. “His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.” (Job 14:21.) And yet despite these clear teachings of God’s Word, this is not what many believe and teach in Christendom today.’ L. E. Froom: The Conditionalist Faith of Our Fathers, volume 2, page 981.