Ecclesiastes 9:6

"Indeed their love, their hate, and their zeal have already perished, and they will no longer have. share in all that is done under the sun."love, hate, zeal" -"They no longer share in the knowledge, love, hatred, or events upon the earth" (Kidwell p. 228). Their ability to manifest love, hatred or zeal towards others in this life is completely gone. This is one more verse that suggests that the dead stay dead and the dead cannot in any way contact, help, assist or hinder the living. One of the good things about death, is that death does check the sinner. Death does put an end to the suffering that some people seem determine to inflict upon others.

"no longer have. share in" -Death completely cuts you off from this life. This verse agrees with the truths found in Luke 16:19-31. It also seriously contradicts the idea of ghosts, both good and bad. Or, the ability for the dead to contact us or for us to contact them. "they have no part in anything here on earth any more" (Tay).