It would not be farfetched if we believe that after we had died, there is no more sin we can do, but is this true? The answer is NO! When our last will and testament or wish is to be cremated, we are sinning grievously against God, even after our death. Do not think for one moment that we will not be held accountable for this abominable act, even if we were deceased when the act was committed.
The question then is, what about the remaining loved one(s) performing the last wish of the deceased relative, i.e. cremating the deceased? Are they not committing a sin?
What do we do with loved ones who persist, even after the Bible is so abundantly clear that cremation is, what I call a “deadly sin”?
(And please remember that this book contains only a fraction of the wealth of information of the full book: “Cremate or Bury, what saith the Bible?”)
Well, the solution is not that difficult at all. You simply have nothing to do with it. If a member of the family insists that they want to cremate the deceased, you walk away, you don’t attend the funeral and you have no part in it. You see; the Bible states very clearly to never love the praise of men, more than the praise of God.
Joh 12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
This means, when you walk away, you choose the praise of God, rather than the praise of men, and you will be judged accordingly.
The best thing to do is to tell the loved one before they die, that you will not be part of their cremation, that if you have any say in the matter you will not cremate them at all and if someone else is going to do it, you will sever yourself completely from this hideous, heathen act!
This is where it gets a little bit more technical, but let us answer from scriptures once again:
1Cor 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
In the case where the spouse is the woman and she wants to cremate herself, the husband simply does not do it, as he is the head of the woman. That’s it, no but’s, no arguments and no negotiation!
In the event of the man (husband) wanting to cremate, it’s a different story as the woman is to be subject to her husband in everything.
Eph 5:24 Therefore as the church [ekkle¯sia] is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Yes, even in the hideous act of cremation, must the wife be subject to her husband! However, there is a very clear path the wife must take in this regard. Allow me to explain.
What follows is for the WIFE...
In the event that your husband wants to be cremated, even when the Bible is so abundantly clear that this is a grievous sin, the first thing you do is: You sit your husband down at the kitchen table and read him the following verse from the Bible:
Eph 5:24 Therefore as the church [ekkle¯sia] is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
Then you say:
This verse instructs me to be subject to you, my husband, in everything; therefore I will be subject to you, even with your wish to be cremated, even though it’s against God’s wishes.
Then you say: But, in your presence, my husband, I am making a vow to God that I will have nothing to do with your cremation. However, before you get upset, I will read you the following passages, where God gives you, as my husband, the right to make my vow to God, void. Read the entire chapter 30 of Numbers to get the full context, but verses 12 and 13 are the key verses:
Num 30:12 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.
Num 30:13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
Then you say: I have promised that I will be subject to you, but I have now made a vow to God that I will have nothing to do with your cremation, but as you can see, God has given you, my husband, the power to make my vow to God void, however if you, my husband makes my vow to God void, I will be forgiven for the sin I commit, which means you will have to bear that sin, as well as the punishment.
Then, it doesn’t really matter what your husband says or chooses to do. If he doesn’t want to declare your vow with God void, then all is well. If he however does declare your vow to God void, listen very carefully to the next verse:
Num 30:9 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
This, dear wife simply means, when your husband dies, the vow which you made with God, now rests on you again, because you are a widow and this means, you keep your vow to God, when you are a widow, which in turn means, YOU DO NOT CREMATE HIM! (Your husband)
This way, you have been obedient to your husband and to God, you have committed no sin and you have not transgressed your submission, not to your husband, NOR to God.
There is however one very serious issue to consider: When you made this vow and your husband dies, and you get all “soft” and emotional and decide to cremate him, because he would have wanted it, YOU are nullifying your vow to God and therefore you will carry the full burden of this sin, both because you have broken your vow to God, as well as the sin of cremation.
Ask yourself one last question:
If it is true that once we die, our bodies are mere, good for nothing remains which may be cremated, why would God, and we are talking about GOD here dear reader, why would GOD have Josiah exhume bones from a grave and pollute them and burn them to ashes, by order of GOD? Why? Why? Why?
2Kin 23:16 And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
When the bible is clear regarding a certain matter or subject and the pastor says we may choose (just look at the total acceptance of homosexuality today, by Christians, theologians and the church nonetheless!){f} and nobody must judge us; this is code-word for “you are god”. Are you aware, dear reader who the very first preacher was who preached the sermon of “you will be as gods”? The very First teacher who perfected the art of “soothing the ears” was… Let me quote him:
“then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods”
- Satan (Gen 3:5)
Never heed to these seducing spirits dear friend…
1Tim 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Tim 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
2Tim 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2Tim 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Rom 1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
Is this true? Does God really reveal the truth in His Word related to “cremate or bury”? Does He give us the ability to distinguish between right and wrong in this regard? Some say you can choose, others say cremation is not explicitly forbidden in the Bible (which are nothing but lies and deceit). All right then, let’s see if God provides an explicit answer to this “burning” debate:
Gen 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Did you see it? Not? Let’s have another look:
“till thou return unto the ground;
for out of it wast thou taken”
This is the explicit command: You will return to the ground, for out of it you were taken! More explicit than this I cannot give. Let us then, also in our death, die unto God, in other words, let us in life, do it to the glory of God and let us in death, also die in the glory of God, by following His commandment and being buried as Scriptures instructs us.
Rom 14:8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
If you belong to God, how on earth can you justify cremation and crushing of your bones - and still claim to be HIS…?
Rom 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Now you tell me – how does one combine “present your living body” as a holy sacrifice by putting it through a cremation oven? How can we, whether we live or DIE, be God’s, when we in death, pass through the fire?
Joh 5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Joh 5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Does it say that all those in the ash-urns will hear his voice, or all those scattered in the ocean? Or does it say:
“Everyone in the graves shall hear His voice”
I state: When a person, claiming to be a Christian, says that a Christian may cremate and will be with Christ forever, it is a doctrine of devils!
1Tim 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
