What happens to people after they die?
This is a continuation of the following posts:
Is There a God? If So, What is God Like?– Or Katelyn’s Question #1
After people die they either go to heaven or hell. If the person was a believer of Christ, then their soul ascends into heaven to be with the Lord. In Luke 23:43, Jesus tells the repentant thief on the cross:
“I tell you the truth, today you will be with Me in paradise.”
While on the other hand, if a person did not believe in Christ, then they descend into hell. Heaven or hell is the final destination of all human beings.
Christians are described as having eternal life, thus meaning that after their physical death, they live forever spiritually in the kingdom of God. While their body stays buried in the ground their soul goes to heaven. One passage in the Bible which speaks of death is Ecclesiastes 12:7 which says,
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; and the spirit shall return to God who gave it.”
Though everyone dies, in John 11:25, Jesus says,
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, though he may die, he shall live.”
When Christ comes again, He will reunite the soul with a new body and all believers will live in the kingdom of heaven.
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