What happens after death? | Life after Death & What Happens When You Die | GotQuestons.org

Questions about life after death and what happens when you die are common. Lots of people have opinions, but what does the Bible actually say?

In this video, Pastor Nelson looks at what the Bible has to say about the question, What happens after death?

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Question: What happens after death?

In this week’s video we see what the Bible has to say about it, and after I’ll point to some helpful resources, so stick around to the end.

Answer: Within the Christian faith, there is a significant amount of confusion regarding what happens after death. Some hold that after death, everyone “sleeps” until the final judgment, after which everyone will be sent to heaven or hell. Others believe that at the moment of death, people are instantly judged and sent to their eternal destinations. Still others claim that when people die, their souls or spirits are sent to a “temporary” heaven or hell, to await the final resurrection, the final judgment, and then the finality of their eternal destination. So, what exactly does the Bible say happens after death?

First, for the believer in Jesus Christ, the Bible tells us that after death believers’ souls or spirits are taken to heaven, because their sins are forgiven by having received Christ as Savior. For believers, death is to be “away from the body and at home with the Lord”. However, passages such as 1 Corinthians 15:50-54 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 describe believers being resurrected and given glorified bodies. If believers go to be with Christ immediately after death, what is the purpose of this resurrection? It seems that while the souls or spirits of believers go to be with Christ immediately after death, the physical body remains in the grave “sleeping.” At the resurrection of believers, the physical body is resurrected, glorified, and then reunited with the soul or spirit. This reunited and glorified body-soul-spirit will be the possession of believers for eternity in the new heavens and new earth.

Second, for those who do not receive Jesus Christ as Savior, death means everlasting punishment. However, similar to the destiny of believers, unbelievers also seem to be sent immediately to a temporary holding place, to await their final resurrection, judgment, and eternal destiny. Luke 16:22-23 describes a rich man being tormented immediately after death. Revelation 20:11-15 describes all the unbelieving dead being resurrected, judged at the great white throne, and then being cast into the lake of fire. Unbelievers, then, are not sent to hell (the lake of fire) immediately after death, but rather are in a temporary realm of judgment and condemnation. However, even though unbelievers are not instantly sent to the lake of fire, their immediate fate after death is not a pleasant one. The rich man cried out, “I am in agony in this fire”.

Therefore, after death, a person resides in a “temporary” heaven or hell. After this temporary realm, at the final resurrection, a person’s eternal destiny will not change. The precise “location” of that eternal destiny is what changes. Believers will ultimately be granted entrance into the new heavens and new earth. Unbelievers will ultimately be sent to the lake of fire. These are the final, eternal destinations of all people—based entirely on whether or not they had trusted Jesus Christ alone for salvation.

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[JeanMarcelino-qrju]

All are facing First death but concerning second death not all will be accountable on that

[rasleyforde]

Is there really strong biblical argument against the sleep? Because it's just what make sense reading the Bible without already believing in the other two options.

All the story story of resurrection of Lazarus make way more sense believing in the sleep than the other two for example. And that's just one

[Linuspraiseandworship]

Your narration is so fast why are you in hurry, , ,

[AL-ribk]

So body is waiting. But the soul goes to God

[ajmittendorf]

Who is Pastor Nelson? I would love to be able to shake his hand.

[jlmadd]

Nobody knows. Everything online is clickbait. Make your own YouTube

[robertray]

You hafta go to a parable to share the truth about death?? Why not just a few Bible verses and NOT a parable which Christ didnt teach about the state of the dead . When one dies they go to the grave (Not some temporary place) (Ecc 3:20 ) and sleep the sleep of death (Psalms 13:3) till the heavens are no more (Job 14:10-12) There they are raised (John 5:28, 29; Rev 20:4-6) either at the first or second resurrection. 2) The spirit or breath of life goes to God who originally gave man life (Ec 12:7)

[azyurentertainment]

He didn't really answer the question.

[jeffmichaels]

Soon as you die if you're saved through the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins you go to heaven. And the people that are not Saved will go to Hell where they'll be because they're guilty. because the devil has already been judged by God. If you know somebody that died in their sins they're not asleep they're in hell.

[davidbradberry]

Sir, you are not Scripturally sound. When did the Apostle Paul expect to be "present (literally "at home with") the Lord? Paul's hope was the first resurrection, not heaven at death! Phil. 3:10, 11 and 3:20, 21.
The PARABLE of the rich man and Lazarus IS A PARABLE! ADDRESSED TO THE PHARISEES WHO WERE LOVERS OF MONEY. IT IS NOT A DISCOURSE ON the AFTERLIFE!!!
IF IT WERE A LITERAL ACCOUNT EVERY DETAIL OF THE STORY WOULD BE A CONCRETE TRUTH.

[starchild]

Nothing you say is true you don't know what you are talking about

[MikeyTrn-nvxm]

After death your body return to the dust but your soul go to heaven or hell