When the Silver Cord is Loosed

We have here the most profound of all the word pictures that can be found, in the whole Word of God, of what it means to die. “Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or the wheel is broken at the well. We know that these metaphorical pictures refer to death for the 7th verse spells it out in its literal physical and literal spiritual descriptions for us. “Then the dust will return to earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.” This evening I would like to take you on a short tour of what physical death will mean for each one of us, whether we are a believer in Christ, or an unbeliever without Him. For every person it will mean these 3 things. It will mean that the Silver Cord is loosed. 2nd – It will mean that the body will turn to dust. And 3rd – It will mean that the spirit will return to God who gave it.