This article is largely excerpted from David Jeremiah’s Answers to Questions About Heaven. I don’t want that to happen to you! To learn more about reconciling your relationship with God, be sure to read “How to Become a Christian.” If you have not accepted God’s plan for your life and received His forgiveness for your sin, when the moment comes, you will be denied entrance into heaven and into the city we have described. You won’t be able to argue your way into that city, con your way in, sneak in, or bribe your way in. The only people allowed in heaven are those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Not everyone will be admitted to the heavenly city. We will have no part in the new heaven, the new earth, or the city of New Jerusalem. If we do not know Jesus in this life, we will not know Him in the next.
One of the defining aspects of heaven is the opportunity to spend eternity with the Man who created us and gave His life to rescue us from the consequences of sin. Their body goes to sleep, awaiting the resurrection at the Rapture-while their soul goes to be with the Lord in heaven.Ĥ Does Everyone Go to Heaven When They Die? This is a beautiful image of what happens to believers’ bodies when they die. In the New Testament, the Greek word translated “to fall asleep” is koimao, which means “to recline.” This same word was also used to describe someone who slept in a hotel for one night and the next day would get up and continue his or her journey. He was describing the death of Christians. Paul wasn’t talking about falling asleep, like we fall asleep at night. For instance, when Paul wrote to the Thessalonian believers, he said: “I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope” (1 Thessalonians 4:13). In Scripture, “falling asleep” is a softened term for the believer’s death. When a believer dies, his body goes in the grave and “falls asleep.” But his soul does not sleep his soul goes to Paradise (2 Corinthians 5:8 Philippians 1:23 Luke 23:43). 1 What Happens If I Die Before the Rapture?
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