Ecclesiastes 9:5-6

[ryokomayuka]

Ecclesiastes 9:5-6

Quote:

5 For the living know that they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even the memory of them is forgotten.

6 Their love, their hate
and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
in anything that happens under the sun.

What does this mean?  

[Silver Wingling]

umm.... don't commit scuicide? sweatdrop I dunno... Tis is Ecclesiastes, it's poetry... maybe if you posted the whole chapter, it would be in context...  

[GuardianAngel44]

Our church recently took a couple of Sundays and went over the whole book. It was basically Solomon's journey to find fulfillment in life without God. "Under the sun" means without God; on this earth. It hasn't shown up yet, but "chasing the wind" means it is meaningless.  

[GuardianAngel44]

Our church recently took a couple of Sundays and went over the whole book. It was basically Solomon's journey to find fulfillment in life without God. "Under the sun" means without God; on this earth. It hasn't shown up yet, but "chasing the wind" means it is meaningless.

Anyways, on to the actual verses. This means that without God we will live short, pointless, meaningless lives and will die, not taking part of anything. The whole book is basically Solomon being depressed and going into atheism or something of it's equivelant.  

[fabifly]

I think the last verse explains it: "anything under the sun."

I think it's just talking about how when you die, nobody remembers you anymore/ you don't experience anything "under the sun," anymore.  

[freelance lover]

Ecclesiastes is an interesting book. I haven't looked into it in a while, but I believe the jist is without God life is useless. Also, it could be a "store your treasures in heaven" type situation.

I'd need to look at it in context buuuut... I'm too lazy right now.  

[Priestley]

This almost makes me want to get my Book out and start reading again.  

[GuardianAngel44]

Almost? What if I started talking about Song of Solomon? Would that make you read?  

[Priestley]

GuardianAngel44

Almost? What if I started talking about Song of Solomon? Would that make you read?

It would make me pick my Book up, but only to hit you with it.

scream / gonk  

[Fushigi na Butterfly]

Hey, hey, play nice, children. 3nodding No one should be judging anyone.  

[GuardianAngel44]

Priestley

GuardianAngel44

Almost? What if I started talking about Song of Solomon? Would that make you read?

It would make me pick my Book up, but only to hit you with it.

scream / gonk

lol. Don't disrespect the Bible like that. . . tsk tsk tsk. . . rofl  

[Priestley]

GuardianAngel44

Priestley

GuardianAngel44

Almost? What if I started talking about Song of Solomon? Would that make you read?

It would make me pick my Book up, but only to hit you with it.

scream / gonk

lol. Don't disrespect the Bible like that. . . tsk tsk tsk. . . rofl

Don't make me get my hardback concordance! xd  

[GuardianAngel44]

Priestley

GuardianAngel44

Priestley

GuardianAngel44

Almost? What if I started talking about Song of Solomon? Would that make you read?

It would make me pick my Book up, but only to hit you with it.

scream / gonk

lol. Don't disrespect the Bible like that. . . tsk tsk tsk. . . rofl

Don't make me get my hardback concordance! xd

rofl Me and my friends went to bible camp last summer, and we started a bible war in our cabin, saying "The truth hurts."  

[PoppyDadswell]

Quote:

5 For the living know that they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even the memory of them is forgotten.

6 Their love, their hate
and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
in anything that happens under the sun.

it means that once the dead die they forget their life on earth.  

[Rev Shrubbery]

PoppyDadswell

Quote:

5 For the living know that they will die,
but the dead know nothing;
they have no further reward,
and even the memory of them is forgotten.

6 Their love, their hate
and their jealousy have long since vanished;
never again will they have a part
in anything that happens under the sun.

it means that once the dead die they forget their life on earth.

Though the passage is ominous at first glance, reread I think it can be a soothing one. It has a concept of 'Soon I will be done with the troubles of the world.' The dead have the privelege of not bearing the burdens and crosses they carried in life through to the afterlife; They are one with the might of God--they no longer have passions or desires, much like the Buddhist conception of enlightenment or Nirvana--unity and harmony with Brahman, Jesus, Allah, or whatever you choose to call it.