Question 5
What happens to the soul when a man dies?
Bible
Eccesiastes 12:7
"Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it."
Answer
The Bible describes the reverse of what happened when God made man. When a man dies, his body (“the dust”) returns to the earth, and his spirit (or breath) returns to God.
Note: The word “spirit” comes from the Hebrew word “Ruach” which means “Breath”. In Ecclesiastes 9:5, the word "spirit" is used in the King James Version. But in several other translations, including The Common English Bible, Contemporary English Version, God’s Word Translation, Good News Translation, The LEB, The Message, The NOG, NABRE, NET, and the NRSV, the word "breath" is used instead of "spirit".