Where do we go after death?

Answer 1

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.


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. You enjoy the best sleep ever, until Jesus resurrects you, sometime in the future.

Answer 2

Consider the worst case scenario:

I.E. We get judged for our sins and if we break too many of the ten commandments too often, we go to Hell. If we work on the basis that this is true and try to behave well, we can do quite a good job of avoiding a personal spiritual disaster and be a fairly good person along the way. In that situation, even if there is nothing after, you've lost nothing. It's just that you haven't stolen, murdered, lied, betrayed your partner etc. Would you feel that you missed out?

or

Work on the assumption that there's nothing after, behave badly, cruelly etc. and then pass away to find there is a judgement to face and a Hell to suffer. What will you say? I didn't think this was all real! I thought it was all a bunch of fairy tales!

I'll tell you there is a world after.

Whether you believe me is your decision.

Primarily consider what is right and wrong.

Answer 3

The Bible says that death is but a sleep until ressurection. Have you ever had a deep, dreamless night? Then you have experienced what death is like. You went to sleep and the next thing you knew was when you woke up, you had completely no concept of time. Such is the case with the dead until the second coming of Jesus.

Answer 4

We are appointed to meet God after we die for judgement. It's the only appointment you can't miss. You can go to hell unless you repent and beleive in Jesus and that he can save you.

Ever told a lie?
Ever hated anyone?
Ever lusted?
Ever blasphemed?

27 “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:27-28

15 Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. 1 John 3:15

10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. James 2:10

27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. Hebrews 9:27

Will you be guilty?

8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8

Sin and hell are married unless repentance proclaims divorce!

15"The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!" Mark 1:15

6Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6

Answer 5

'Where' do 'we' go?

1. There is no 'we' after death. 'We' no longer exist.

2. There is no 'where' to go to. You're dead. You don't travel when you're dead. You can have your body put on a plane and flown around the world, but that's not 'you'. It's just a bunch of slowly decaying organic matter. 'You' are gone.

Answer 6

either hell or heaven
look in the bible and read revelations:20 and 21
and they'll tell u
that every person small to big will be judged by god and according to what u have done in earth every sin
and u must be saved to go to heaven and u must repent too
but u must consider this
go 2 a chrurch

Answer 7

Muslims go to Jinnah. Everyone else goes to Hell.

Answer 8

Heat us up until we are ashes. Then it's up to those who cared about you. Hopefully not sitting in an urn somewhere, but it won't really matter, will it?

Answer 9

Eternity

Eternally in God's presence, or eternally separated from God.

Answer 10

Where were you before you were born? Same place. Why should it be somewhere else?