Why do some people go to hell while some go to heaven when they die?

Question

And how do I know if I'm going to heaven or hell? All I know is that I've never done anything bad or hurt someone.

Answer 1

I think you're on the right track. Hell is way overrated. They just tell people that to scare them.

Answer 2

I think that if you read the bible trying to search for truth that you would find out that hell isn't a fiery place that people are tormented..
Eccl.9:5,10: The living are conscious that they will die but as for the dead they are conscious of nothing at all...All that your hand finds to do do with your very power for there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol the place to which you are going..

So if we were to go to heaven or to "hell" we would some how know this. I hear people say all the time. [they are looking down one me] well if they have know knowledge or wisdom and are conscious of nothing at all. How would they(dead) be able to watch over us?

Ps. 146:4 His spirit goes out he goes back to his ground in that day his thoughts do perish..

If we live on some how even with out our body's. Then we would still have thoughts..

Much confusion and misunderstanding has been caused through the early translators of the bible persistently rendering the Hebrew Sheol and the Greek Hades and Gehenna by the word hell. The simple transliteration of these words by the translators of the revised editions of the bible has not sufficed to appreciably clear up this confusion and misconception (The Encyclopedia Americana (1942_,Vol. XIV. p.81

Answer 3

Actually if you believe in God (as I do) then you would know from reading the Bible that when you die, you are in a "sleep" as Jesus called it and go to neither heaven nor hell. Think about it like this...why have a judgement day if you went to your destination right after death?

Answer 4

Are you telling me that in your whole life you never did one thing wrong, never told a white lie, never stole money from someone piggy bank,never said one thing wrong. If you say," of course not " then you just lied. There was only one perfect person, Jesus. Not to mention you were born with a sin nature. If you want to go to Heaven ask Jesus to forgive you and to come into your heart and life. He will and then live for Him. It is a good thing. The fact that so many others so far have told you," oh you are all right sweetheart and hell doesn't exist", should prove that Satan is working hard to keep the truth from you.

Answer 5

Didn't you know? Heaven is a lottery. You have to choose the right religion, if you choose right, you're in, wrong, you're going to Hell. I wouldn't listen to religions like Islam and Christianity, because they have quite a lot of evidence against them, but maybe God just is that twisted right? Lead people astray, and then burn them in Hell for choosing a religion more accurate to be true.

Answer 6

Death is inevitable. The thief on the cross knew when his would occur, but we can not predict our own. After his death, the crucified criminal went to live in paradise with Jesus. Some of us will also live eternally in God's presence. But others will experience everlasting torment, forever separated from Him.
If we receive Jesus as our Savior, our penalty for sin is paid. We are adopted into God's family, and Heaven is our eternal home. If we reject Jesus, we remain alienated from the Lord and under condemnation for our sin. We are destined to experience eternal judgment. God won't accept any of man's excuses because there is no acceptable defense for unbelief. (Acts 4:12)
Become part of God's family today. Acknowledge your sinfulness, and express your faith in these words:
"God, I have sinned against You. (Romans 3:23) I've followed my own way and refused to give You the right to rule in my life. (Romans 3:10-12) I recognize I am separated from You and cannot rescue myself. I do believe that Jesus Christ is Your Son. I accept the truth of the Scriptures? that His death on the cross paid my sin-debt in full. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4) And I ask You to forgive me of my sins. (1 John 1:9) By faith, I receive You, Lord Jesus, as my personal Savior from this moment on."
If you just spoke those words to God, then, like the thief on the cross, you have received salvation? a gift of God's grace. The heavenly Father welcomes every person who comes to Him through His Son, regardless of background, age, or current situation. Through Jesus, the right to enter paradise is yours!

Answer 7

People go to heaven if they have been sanctified by God, and people go to hell if they have lived for themselves and considered themselves righteous on their own account.

You know if you are going to heaven if you are lead by the Holy Spirit and feel its calls upon you and atone for sins.

Answer 8

Becoming a Christian and fol,lowing GOD's WORD has nothing to do with being a good or bad person. HIS WORD is the only TRUTH that you need to worry about. Read, study, and obey HIS WORD!
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Answer 9

you don't go to heaven based on what you have done good or bad, you get there because you are saved by believing that Jesus died for you on the cross, that he died and rose again and ascended to heaven and will return, you have ask for forgiveness of your sins and live your life with him being first in your life,and you have faith in this, people go to hell because they have never been saved and ask for forgiveness of their sins, you can believe in God and still go to hell, if you haven't been saved....you will go

Answer 10

When you die you don't go; you stop.

There's no heaven and no hell. These are just stories, to entice/scare potential believers.