Ok, this is a complex question..so I'm mostly going to put it in the details section.?

Question

Ok, accourding to the popular christin notion...we die...God sends us to heaven hell..or perhaps purgatory, limbo...but....their is also the idea of a last judgement, after the world ends..why is that needed? or do we go to heaven or hell when we die..or do we "die" until we are resurrected from the dead...Id like to hear what some christans or those versed in Christan theology think.

Answer 1

According to Islam we'll rest in our graves til Judgement day, then we are judged and put to Heaven, Hell or Limbo.

That is Islam's point of view.

Peace out.

Answer 2

All talk of life after death in Scripture is metaphorical. Where Scripture describes "hell," the concept is either 1) the physical grave, 2) the valley of Hinnom, where Jews burned their trash, 3) the Greek Hades, complete with a chasm separating paradise from Tartarus. Heaven is always described as "paradise," which is the Greek name for the Garden of Eden (in the Septuagint).

The official position of the Greek Orthodox Church is that the afterlife is a mysterious, unnatural separation of soul and body. In Greek, Babylonian and Hebrew thought, reason was connected to the physical body, and so the disembodied soul wandered mindlessly in limbo.

In all cases, the ancients believed that death was a temporary, unnatural state in which the wicked experienced a foretaste of punishment and the righteous experienced a foretaste of reward. Christianity and Judaism added the idea of the Resurrection, in which all human beings would stand before God and undergo judgment.

Answer 3

Unbeleivers are judged at "the Great White Throne Judgement" at the end of Christs 1000 year reign on earth. They are judged according to their deeds. Since their name is not found in the "Book of Life", the are cast into the lake of fire. (according to Jesus, so don't start yelling at ME).--Revelation 20:11-15 Believers are judged at the "Judgement Seat of Christ" for the purpose of receiving "rewards" depending on how well they have been faithful to Christ. Salvation or Heaven is not an issue here. Just service to Him.--2nd Corinthians 5:10---Until the various judgements believers go to heaven when they die, and unbelievers await their judgement in hades. Much more could be elaborated on this, but I am giving you the SHORT answer.----theBerean

Answer 4

There is no common agreement among Christian denominations on how the dead will be judged.
Christ is the "first born" from the dead (Romans 8,11,29; Colossians 1,18) and the "first fruits" of the resurrection of all believers (1 Corinthians 15,20). Every person who has ever lived will rise from the dead (Daniel 12,2; John 5,2829; Acts 24,15); but the resurrection of the wicked will be the beginning of God's judgement on them, while the resurrection of the righteous will be the beginning of their life in Christ. The resurrection bodies of the righteous will be incorruptible, glorious and spiritual (1 Corinthians 15,35-37) and like Christ's glorious body (Philippians 3,21).
There are two ways conservative Bible scholars view the doctrine of judgement. One is to say that there will be one future judgement in which Jesus Christ will judge the nations and every person that has ever lived.
The other way of viewing judgement accepts the tenets of the first view but fits them into several judgements - of the sins of believers (at Calvary) of the works of the believer(at the time of Rapture), of the individual Gentiles (before the Millennium), of fallen angels, and of the wicked (after the millennium).
Take your pick.
Peace and every blessing!

Answer 5

There's no reference to time in heaven, so people in heaven now aren't waiting for us, from their perspective we are already there. Judgment happens right upon death and everyone is served their judgment at the same time. If people showed up at random intervals that would establish time, which cannot exist in an eternal state. Also note the difference between eternal and everlasting. There is a difference. Eternal is never starting or ending, while everlasting has a beginning but no end. So.... basically heaven is already full and the Elect are there already, we just don't become conscious of it until death.

Answer 6

My friend, that is an excellent question, and the subject of debate among the greatest theologians on the planet. Without going into alot of detail, I will simply tell you, that the answer is plain, but we have yet to know it for sure. In other words, we know the answer, but we are unaware that we know it. And the only way to test it is to die. Incidently, I would recommend a book I am currently reading, "90 Minutes in Heaven", about a man (after a tremendous car wreck) who is clinically dead for an hour and a half, and his experiences as he recollects them. Very stirring!

Answer 7

Ahhhh, religion. As a christain myself I wonder the same thing.
I think the last judgment goes for everyone anytime, just not the end of the world. The purpose may be to point out the mistakes you made, remember life is a test and god is just giving you your test back to show you your mistakes. I have wondered myself if he gives us more than one chance, kinda like reincarnation. After seeing your mistakes you can retake it. Im not sure its just a thought floating around in my head.

Answer 8

I don't think the Last Judgment it's limited to one individual, but rather as a whole; The earth itself. It judges on how humans behaved on the earth and what actions were taken per dilemma. Only then will the Last Judgement be made.

Answer 9

As the end of our earthly pilgrimage, death involves an inescapable judgement which leads to the definitive outcome of the person's life. Jesus indicated this with his parable of the poor man Lazarus (Luke 16,22) and his promise to the good (repentant) thief: "This day you will be with me in paradise" (Luke 23m43). The Church teaches that those who have died in the state of grace "are received immediately into heaven, and see clearly God himself, one and three, as He is, while those who die in actual mortal sin go down to hell immediately."
But this judgement of Christ is not something merely imposed on us from the outside, as it were. It means that by our free acts in life, we have become open to Christ's light and love--and are received by, with, the Father. Or we have freely made ourselves opaque and impervious to his light, and have thus freely chosen to harden our hearts to his love and let ourselves be condemned to eternal punishment.

Answer 10

Good question. I don't know the answer but I'm curious where Butterds gets his facts and why he is even bothering with this category about a "fools paradox"?