Rhema 2

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Rhema Truth 2

What Happens To the Spirit Soul When The Body Dies?

This is your 2 Satsang, or Rhema Truth! A Satsang is a spiritual gathering in consciousness or a mystical discussion based on the Sanskrit term meaning “a meeting of minds in truth.”

You are an eternal perfect spirit. But while you're in incarnation, you are functioning as a soul using a body! Genesis 2:7 says, And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Life is happening in your soul, not your body or spirit. It doesn't matter whether the experience is celestial or terrestrial, good or evil. It's always occurring in the soul or in consciousness. Physical death and the afterlife are soul experiences. Spirit can't die, and the body is only an illusion.

Here's what happens when the body dies:

The scene is usually silent. Sometimes in a hospital bed, other times at home, surrounded by family or even alone. The body ceases its movements. The heart stops. The breath, which throughout life came and went without asking permission, takes its last sigh. But what many don't realize is that at that exact moment, something is still happening. Something deep and invisible to physical eyes. The soul, that core essence of consciousness that inhabits the body throughout life, begins its final process of detachment. It's not something abrupt like flipping a switch. It's more like the untying of an old knot intertwined with years of experiences, emotions, memories, and choices. At this moment, near-death experiences help shed some light on what takes place. People who were declared clinically dead for a few minutes describe common sensations, a sudden lightness, an unexpected peace, and a clear feeling of detaching from the body. Some report seeing their own body from above as if they were floating on the ceiling. Others hear voices around them but can't interact.

Consciousness remains alive, awake, but separated from the physical vehicle.

The separation of the spirit soul from the body is also an energetic process. The wave that became a particle returns to being a wave.

Scripture says:

1Corinthians 5:3, For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit.

2Corinthians 5:6, Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord.

2Corinthians 5:8, We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 12:7, Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Spiritual tradition teaches that we are connected to the body by a cord called by some traditions, the silver cord. This cord, which unites the physical body to the spiritual body, becomes thinner until it breaks, marking the definitive end of the spirits' connection with physical matter. Ecclesiastes 12:6 mentions the silver cord being loosed.

But not every soul detaches easily. In cases of sudden traumatic deaths or in people very attached to material life, the detachment can be confusing and even painful. There is a shock. The soul sometimes tries to remain there, not understanding why no one responds, why its cries are ignored. It's like waking from a vivid dream and realizing you're no longer in the same place.

From an emotional point of view, the impact is profound. Imagine someone who lived an entire life believing death was the end, and suddenly finds themselves conscious, floating above their own body, hearing weeping, feeling vibrations, but unable to interact.

It's the beginning of a new cycle, but still without a map, without direction. For those more spiritually prepared, this moment is one of acceptance. The soul understands what is happening. It feels the presence of guides, spiritual friends, and beings of light who come to support it. There is a gentle, almost maternal welcoming, a hand extended from the other side. Everything begins with the last breath. But the true end, contrary to what many think, is just a new beginning. The soul is freed, yes, but it carries everything that was lived, the joys, the pains, the lessons. It leaves the body, but it does not leave empty.

What happens after that is what we will begin to explore from here.

Imagine waking up in a familiar place, but everything feels strange. The colors seem different. The sound feels like it's coming from both inside and outside at the same time, and the people around you act as if you're not there. You scream, try to touch them, but nothing happens. It's like being present and invisible at the same time. For many souls, this is how awakening in the subtle invisible plane begins. Right after the detachment from the physical body, consciousness does not fade. On the contrary, it remains sometimes more lucid than ever. The problem is that the soul doesn't always know it has died. This creates deep confusion. It realizes something is different but doesn't quite understand what. This disorientation happens because the soul still carries remnants of physical life. It recognizes itself as the same self as before. The same thoughts, fears, the same memories. That's why it often tries to continue its routine. Go home, talk to its spouse or children, and fulfill pending tasks. But nothing responds to its touch anymore. Doors don't open. Words aren't heard. People don't react. This generates an intense feeling of isolation and anguish.

Some souls may remain for days or weeks wandering around their bodies, especially when death occurs suddenly. Accidents, heart attacks, or worse. The shock is so great that the soul needs time to understand the new reality. It's like waking from a coma, but with no one around to explain where you are or what happened.

Some spiritual traditions, such as spiritism, teach that this period right after death can be crucial for the soul's future. If it is too attached to matter, to suffering, or to some unfinished mission, it may remain stuck for a while in what they call the lower plane or earth crust.

A state between worlds where it still feels the weight of human emotions, but without a body to act on them. At this moment, what makes a difference are spiritual connections. If the soul cultivates a life of self-awareness, faith, or good deeds, it tends to be assisted quickly. Spiritual guides appear. Beings of light draw near and help with the transition.

But if the soul lives disconnected from these ties, the process may be slower, more solitary. Even so, it is never abandoned. It might just take a bit longer to perceive the signs.

Interestingly, some people in terminal states report seeing already deceased loved ones in their final days. These visits, which to many seem like hallucinations, may actually be the soul's first contact with the subtle invisible plane, a kind of pre-awakening in which it begins to feel the call from the other side. Revelation 6:9-10 says, And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? These souls are in the afterlife, but they're still emotionally attached to the earth.

It is also common in the first hours after death for the soul to follow what is happening with its body, the movement of paramedics, the weeping of family members, and the arrival of friends. All of this contributes to this phase of confusion. The soul sees everything, feels everything, but is no longer part of the world in the same way it once was. This break, in reality, is often hard to accept. The earthly clock continues ticking. But on the other side, time takes on another form.

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