Four Categories of Death

1. Dying grace is given to mature or advancing believers. It is the greatest blessing of life because it is directly related to and is only exceeded by rewards at the judgment seat of Christ. ( Psalm 116:15; Philippians 1:21)

2. Transfer to heaven apart from death, example: Enoch (Hebrews 11:5; Elijah, 2 Kings 2:11-12)

3. The sin face-to-face with death. This disciplinary death is given to believers who refuse to execute the spiritual life. Suicide occurs where the believer in the cosmic system takes his own life. (1 John 5:16)

4. The exit-resurrection at the end of the Church Age. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)