WHAT’S GOING ON?
For believers in Jesus The time is now to understand what truth looks like…
THe soul and spirit are not destroyed, but instead continue to exist in either heaven or hell.
The Bible teaches that upon physical death, the soul and spirit are immediately ushered into the presence of God in heaven.
The apostle Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 5:8, “We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.”
This concept of immediate entrance into heaven is also supported by Jesus’ words to the thief on the cross in Luke 23:43, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
- For those who reject God and choose to live apart from Him, the Bible teaches that their souls and spirits will spend eternity separated from God in hell. Jesus describes hell as a place of eternal punishment in Matthew 25:46, “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
It is important to note that the Bible does not teach the concept of “soul sleep,” which is the idea that the soul and spirit remain unconscious until the resurrection. Instead, the Bible teaches that there is a conscious existence after physical death.
The Bible also teaches that there will be a future bodily resurrection for both believers and non-believers. The bodies of believers will be transformed and glorified, while the bodies of non-believers will be resurrected for judgment.
This concept of immediate entrance into the afterlife is supported by the words of Jesus and the apostle Paul. For believers in Jesus Christ, physical death is merely a transition from this life to eternal life in the presence of God. For those who reject God, physical death marks the beginning of eternal punishment in hell.
In summary, according to the Bible, the soul and spirit continue to exist after physical death and are immediately ushered into either heaven or hell. This concept of immediate entrance into the afterlife is supported by the words of Jesus and the apostle Paul. For believers in Jesus Christ, physical death is merely a transition from this life to eternal life in the presence of God. For those who reject God, physical death marks the beginning of eternal punishment in hell.
