Soul Sleep — Seventh-day Adventists Debunked

SDA teaches the dead are unconscious until resurrection — contradicting Yeshua's own words.

Yeshua told the thief on the cross: 'Today you will be with me in Paradise' (Luke 23:43) — not 'You will sleep until the resurrection.' Paul wrote: 'To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord' (2 Corinthians 5:8). At the Transfiguration, Moses and Elijah appeared fully conscious (Matthew 17:3). The parable of Lazarus and the rich man shows conscious existence after death (Luke 16:19-31). SDA's soul sleep doctrine requires ignoring multiple clear texts.

Verdict: Scripture consistently shows the dead are conscious — soul sleep is refuted.