what happens when we die?

Answer 1

WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT DEATH

Jesus Christ spoke about the condition of the dead. He did so with regard to Lazarus, a man whom he knew well and who had died. Jesus told his disciples: “Lazarus our friend has gone to rest.” The disciples thought that Jesus meant that Lazarus was resting in sleep, recovering from an illness. They were wrong. Jesus explained: “Lazarus has died.” (John 11:11-14) Notice that Jesus compared death to rest and sleep. Lazarus was neither in heaven nor in a burning hell. He was not meeting angels or ancestors. Lazarus was not being reborn as another human. He was at rest in death, as though in a deep sleep without dreams. Other scriptures also compare death to sleep. For example, when the disciple Stephen was stoned to death, the Bible says that he “fell asleep.” (Acts 7:60) Similarly, the apostle Paul wrote about some in his day who had “fallen asleep” in death.—1 Corinthians 15:6.


The Bible teaches that the dead “are conscious of nothing at all.” They are not alive and have no conscious existence anywhere. The account of Lazarus confirms this. Upon returning to life, did Lazarus thrill people with descriptions of heaven? Or did he terrify them with horrible tales about a burning hell? No. The Bible contains no such words from Lazarus. During the four days that he was dead, he had been “conscious of nothing at all.” (Ecclesiastes 9:5) Lazarus had simply been sleeping in death.—John 11:11.
The account of Lazarus also teaches us that the resurrection is a reality, not a mere myth. Jesus raised Lazarus in front of a crowd of eyewitnesses. Even the religious leaders, who hated Jesus, did not deny this miracle.

Think about this too: If Lazarus had been in heaven for those four days, would he not have said something about it?— And if he had been in heaven, would Jesus have made him come back to earth from that wonderful place?— Of course not!

Yet, many people say that we have a soul, and they say that the soul lives on after the body dies. They say that Lazarus’ soul was alive somewhere. But the Bible does not say that. It says that God made the first man Adam “a living soul.” Gen. 2:7, Adam was a soul. The Bible also says that when Adam sinned, he died. He became a “dead soul,” and he returned to the dust from which he had been made. The Bible also says that all Adam’s offspring inherited sin and death too.

The Scriptural teaching of the resurrection, however, is not compatible with the doctrine of the immortality of the soul. If an immortal soul survived death, no one would need to be resurrected, or brought back to life. Indeed, Martha expressed no thought about an immortal soul that was living on elsewhere after death. She did not believe that Lazarus had already gone to some spirit realm to continue his existence. On the contrary, she showed her faith in God’s purpose to reverse the effects of death. She said: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.” (John 11:23, 24) Likewise, Lazarus himself related no experiences of some afterlife. There was nothing to report.

Clearly, according to the Bible, the soul dies and the remedy for death is the resurrection.

Answer 2

All the energy that you have been storing in your body begins to return to nature and every molecule retains some trace of memory of your experiences.
A worm and a fungus eat a corpse. A sparrow eats a worm. A mouse eats a fungus and then an eagle eats a mouse. Or a fungus becomes part of a mighty oak tree. Whatever you like. Any organic matter is taken back into the eco-system and continues to be part of life as a whole. It's just that where humans are concerned, there are steps in the process that we don't like to think about, so we make up stories about heaven and whatever.
The other thing that happens is that the people you leave behind remember you.
Better to die as a Gandhi than live as a Hitler.

Answer 3

Your heart stops beating. Your synapses slow their firing until you are brain dead and no electrical current is flowing through the nervous system. Your body will generally expel any waste matter (air, urine, feces) being held. Sometime around this time, you will either discover that there is an afterlife of some sort, or you will blink into nothingness, with absolutely no consciousness to be aware of the fact that there is no afterlife. The body will begin the approach to rigor mortise. And bacteria will begin decomposing the body. Years and years later, only ash (and perhaps fossilized bones) will be left of your body. If there is an afterlife, you will never be able to tell anyone. If there isn't, you will never be able to tell anyone. Those who say they know the truth about the afterlife, either way, are not intellectually honest. Which is why this question will continue to evoke philosophical debate ad infinitum.

Answer 4

there are many "answers" to that question...and we all get find out eventually...However, a more important question is: How can I live to the fullest?
Can the realization of death, either your own or a loved-one, sink in enough to really know how important you are, how little time we have to engage the world, our family, our friends...if anyone you know died suddenly, you might think, "I wish I had looked them in the eyes and expressed my feelings to them..."
By answering my question to you, you will address what happens after the body dies...you do not die, but your soul lives on...and how you live here will answer your question.

Answer 5

The Scripture teaches that "Dust thou art, and to dust thou shalt return." We lie in that state until the time of the Rapture as foretold in the Book of Revelations at which time the Church (saved souls) are resurrected to glorified bodies and swept up into Heaven. The rest of us are either living on Earth during the Tribulation period or are awaiting judgement in a place the Bible calls "torments." After the Tribulation and Millenial Kingdom, all of us will be resurrected, judged and either sent to Hell or given glorified bodies and crowns of service and righteousness that we earned in life, and set to "reigh as kings and princes with Him" in Heaven.

Answer 6

Ecclesiastes 9:5 - The living are concious that they will die, but the dead are concious of nothing at all.
Jesus said death was like sleeping. So when you die - nothing happens. It's like you're asleep.

Answer 7

Absolutely nothing.
We cease to exist.
Have a peak at Ecclesiastes 9: 5.
When Jesus was about to resurrect Lazarus, he said Lazarus was 'sleeping'.
John 11:11
Jesus compared death to sleep.
Now Lazarus was a good guy, Jesus friend.
If Lazarus had gone to heaven, Jesus wasn't doing his friend any favors by bringing him back to life on earth.

Answer 8

You go to heaven and spend eternity with God.

OR

You go to hell and spend eternity in the place of eternal damnation.

The choice is yours. Jesus loves you and wants you with Him in heaven.

Satan doesn't care about you at all and wants you to suffer along with him in hell.

That is the only two places. You have no other choices. It will be one or the other and I hope and pray that you will choose wisely.

Answer 9

The world beyond is as different from this world as this world is different from that of the child while still in the womb of its mother."
"The difference and distinction between men will naturally become realised after their departure from this mortal world. But this distinction is not in respect to place, but in respect to the soul and conscience. For the Kingdom of God is sanctified (or free) from time and place; it is another world and another universe."

"As to the soul of man after death, it remains in the degree of purity to which it has evolved during life in the physical body, and after it is freed from the body it remains plunged in the ocean of God's mercy."

"The progress of man's spirit in the divine world... is through the bounty and grace of the Lord alone, or through the intercession and the sincere prayers of other human souls, or through the charities and important good works which are performed in its name."

"The rewards of the other world are peace, the spiritual graces, the various spiritual gifts in the Kingdom of God, the gaining of the desires of the heart and soul, and the meeting of God in the world of eternity. In the same way the punishments of the other world, that is to say, the torments of the other world, consist in being deprived of the special divine blessings and the absolute bounties, and falling into the lowest degrees of existence. He who is deprived of these divine favours, though he continues after death, is considered as dead by the people of truth."

"The wealth of the other world is nearness to God...The rich in the other world can help the poor, as the rich can help the poor here. In every world, all are the creatures of God. They are always dependent on Him."


Souls Will Recognise One Another
"As for thy question whether the souls will recognise each other in the spiritual world: This fact is certain; for the Kingdom is the world of vision where all concealed realities will become disclosed."
" Likewise a love that one may have entertained for anyone will not be forgotten in the world of the Kingdom, nor wilt thou forget there the life thou hadst in the material world."
"In prayer there is a mingling of stations, a mingling of conditions. Pray for them as they pray for you....


This is Bahai point of view

Answer 10

you get born again. If you led a good life before you move up the food chain if you were a politician you come back as plankton