where do we go when we die?

Question

im an atheist so i dont actually believe in heaven or hell or anything, im just wondering what you guys think: where do we go when we die?

Answer 1

Good News: Former atheists who put their faith in the risen Lord Jesus Christ will go to Heaven.

Answer 2

Actually when people die; they're asleep in the grave. Death is called a sleep (Matt.9:24; John 11:11; 1Cor.15:51; 1Thess.5:10).
The spirit goes back to God that gave it!(Eccles.12:7; Psalm 146:4)


The Bible describes three hells.

SHEOL OR HADES, THE FIRST HELL
The first term in Greek and Hebrew means the grave. It's the grave where the dead await the resurrection.
GENESIS 37:35---I SHALL GO DOWN INTO THE GRAVE.
PROVERBS 15:11--HELL & DESTRUCTION ARE BEFORE THE LORD.
ECCLES.9:10---NO WORK...OR KNOWLEDGE...IN THE GRAVE,
MATT.11:23---WILL BE BROUGHT DOWN TO HADES
1COR.15:55---O HADES, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY

GEHENNA, THE SECOND HELL
The second term in New Testament means the place of fiery destruction of the wicked.
MATT.5:22--...BE IN DANGER OF HELL FIRE
MATT.10:28--TO DESTROY BOTH BODY AND SOUL IN HELL

TARTAROO, THE THIRD HELL
This third term is only used once and refers to the place of restraint where the demon spirits were placed following the rebellion against God.
2PETER 2:4---BUT CAST THEM DOWN TO HELL.

THE THREE HEAVENS
There's 3 heavens.

First Heaven = This is also called the firmament or expanse of heaven. It is the heaven where the birds fly and where the clouds give rain. (Gen.1:26; 2:20; 8:2 & 1Kings 18:45)

Second Heaven = This refers to outerspace where the sun, moon and stars can be found. (Gen.22:17 & Exodus 32:13 & Joshua 10:13)

Third Heaven = The Apostle Paul tells us that the heaven of God's abode is the "third heaven." In the Old Testament this is often designated by the phrase "the heaven of heavens." (Joshua 2:11 & Psalms 11:4 & 2Corinthians 12:2 equated with v.4 = paradise)

THERE ARE TWO KINGDOMS: ONE ON EARTH AND THE OTHER ONE COMING DOWN FROM HEAVEN.

The 1st Kingdom of Heaven =
DAN.7:27 = "AND THE KINGDOM AND DOMINION, AND THE GREATNESS OF THE KINGDOM UNDER THE WHOLE HEAVEN, SHALL BE GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE OF THE SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH, WHOSE KINGDOM IS AN EVERLASTING KINGDOM, AND ALL DOMINION SHALL SERVE AND OBEY HIM."
REV.5:10 = "AND HAST MADE US UNTO OUR GOD KINGS AND PRIESTS: AND WE SHALL REIGN ON THE EARTH."

The 2nd kingdom of Heaven =
AFTER 1,000 YEARS = A NEW HEAVEN AND NEW EARTH-HOLY CITY COMING DOWN FROM HEAVEN = REV.21:1-4; ISAIAH 65:17-25; 66:1,22 AND ETC.

SO HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO---
ISAIAH 66:21; ZECH.14:9-11 = "BUILD HOUSES, PLANT VINEYARDS, EAT VINEYARDS"
ISAIAH 66:23; ZECH.14:16-19 = "WORSHIP FROM ONE NEW MOON TO ANOTHER AS ONE SABBATH TO ANOTHER"
JESUS WILL BE GIVING CITIES TO THE SAINTS INWHICH THEY WILL BE TEACHING OTHERS THE TRUE MESSAGE OF THE BIBLE = MATT.25:14-23; EZEKIEL 36:10,33; LUKE 13:26; ISAIAH 61:4
WE WON'T MARRY OR BE GIVEN UNTO MARRIAGE = MATT.22:30
BOYS AND GIRLS WILL BE PLAYING IN THE STREETS = ZECHARIAH 8:4-5,8
MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH = PSALM 37:9-11; MATT.5:5; REV.5:10

Answer 3

Hell is not a literal place; In Ecclesiastes 9:5 it states: "For the living are conscious that they will die, but as for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all..."
Think about it; when ANY of the Bible accounts of resurrection by Jesus occurred, did the resurrected people frighten people with horrible stories of a burning hell, or wonderful stories of heaven? Never is a single word of that recorded anywhere in the Bible. In fact, once Lazarus had died, Jesus said, "Lazarus our friend has gone to rest, but I am journeying there to awaken him from sleep. Therefore, the disciples said to him: "Lord, if he has gone to rest, he will get well." Jesus had spoken, however, about his death. But they imagined he was speaking about taking rest in sleep. At that time, therefore, Jesus said to them outspokenly, 'Lazarus has died.'" (John 11:11-14) Jesus had described Death just like sleep, and when you're asleep, you dont feel or see or smell or touch anything at all.. So when we die, im quite confident we dont go anywhere.. however, there is the wonderful hope of a resurrection by Jesus Christ in Armaggeddon, for ALL humans: (John 5:28) "Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which ALL those in memorial tombs will hear his voice 29and come out..." :)

Answer 4

The third of the THREE age-old philosophical questions:

1. Where do I come from?
2. What am I doing here?
3. Where am I going?

For those who do not believe in God, the answers are:

1. I came by accident
2. I'm here to have a good time.
3. When I die, that's the end of my existence.

For Hindus:
1. I came from a previous life
2. I'm here to do good to better my position in the next life.
3. When I die, I will be reincarnated, hopefully to a better state, and finally, after many reincarnations, I will be absorbed into God, like a drop of water falling into the ocean.

For Muslims:
1. I came from Allah
2. I'm here to work out my destiny.
3. Upon death, I will go to paradise.

For Christians:
1. I was created by God.
2. I'm here to develop a Christ-like character.
3. Upon death, I will sleep in the grave until the resurrection when Jesus returns as King, and then I will be taken to heaven. After 1,000 years there, I will return to the earth made new, Paradise restored.

The "christian" concept that upon death, your soul leaves your body as a spirit which goes to heaven or hell or purgatory is not found in the Bible. And neither is there any mention of the souls of the wicked burning in hell FOREVER. The wicked will be annihilated instantly. This "burning in hell forever" concept is what keeps many from accepting the God of the Bible.

Answer 5

We return to the Spirit World. Our true existence. There we may go through expiations for wrongs we committed in our incarnate life. Rest up a bit. Help others in their endeavors as well as the universe, and then prepare to reincarnate again, to further our evolution. Hence, the cycle repeats until we reach perfection/purity. There after, when we no longer need to reincarnate to learn, we will participate in running the universe.

Answer 6

i'm not an atheist, although i follow no regular religion. loosely christian because of my family, but i believe there are many lifetimes after this one. i believe you retain your memory in them, so it's not exactly reincarnation, but sort of. you simply pass from this world to the next. many levels of existence, until you reach the highest and know no sense of time. you can travel anywhere. much like Q in star trek. i believe God is more like a Life Force, a power that is within everything, but isn't a single entity. i guess sorta like star wars, now that i think about it...maybe i watch too many movies. but at least i have faith in something bigger than myself. IMHO, i think being an atheist is just giving up on not only yourself, but the whole of existence. you MUST have faith in something!

Answer 7

Often People say they have talked with the dead. The late James A Pike, a prominent Episcoplian bishop, said he talked with his dead son Jim. According to Pike, his son told him: "I have masses of people around me, and hands lifting me up, as it were.....I was so unhappy untill I could make you know."
Since such experiences are so common, it is evident that many people have spoken to someone from the spirit world. But they have not talked with the dead, The Bible is very clear when it says:"As for the dead, they are conscious of nothing at all."(Eclesiastes9:5) So if it is not the dead who are speaking from the spirit world, who are speaking? Who are pretending to be dead persons?
Wicked spirits are. These spirits or demons, are angels who joined Satan in rebellion against God. Why do they pretend to be persons who have died? It is to advance the idea that the dead are still living. Wicked spirits have also lead many to believe the lie that death is only a change to another life. To spread this lie, wicked spirits provide spirit mediums, fortune tellers and sorcerrs with special knowledge that only seems to come from persons who have died. So please keep away from those because they are used by wicked spirits and you will only get more heartache by listening to them, wicked spirits are wicked, and they only want you to miss seeing your brother again where as God promised he would bring back to life dead loved ones!So your better bet would be to turn to God instead and get help from him instead!

Answer 8

The Ground

Answer 9

i think according to tamil ethics every body get rebirth for 7 times and according to karmas they went to heaven or hell
i do so think like that

Answer 10

Life is Eternal. Death is just a transition. Life continues after death, and if this is your last birth than you are going to rest Eternally in SOUL.