What happens after you die?

Question

I lost my dad recently - unexpectedly. It is a most difficult and painful experience. More painful however is the thought that I dont know what happens. Where is he now? Re-incarnated? In heavan? Does anyone know what happens when you die?

Answer 1

Very sorry about your dad.....

But...

If you die with Christ....you go to heaven.
If you die without him....I'm sorry but....you go to hell.

There is no re-incarnation.....pick up a bible and dig deep....and pray. And I will pray for your comfort as well.

Answer 2

Genesis 2:7 states: “Jehovah God proceeded to form the man out of dust from the ground and to blow into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man came to be a living soul.” Notice that the man himself was the soul; the soul was not immaterial, separate and distinct from the body. “The soul that is sinning—it itself will die.” (Ezek. 18:4, 20) And a deceased person is referred to as a “dead soul.” (Num. 6:6) At death, “his spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish.” (Ps. 146:4) So when someone dies, the complete person is dead; there is nothing that remains alive and that could pass into another body. (For further details, see the main headings “Soul” and “Death.”)

Eccl. 3:19: “There is an eventuality as respects the sons of mankind and an eventuality as respects the beast, and they have the same eventuality. As the one dies, so the other dies.” (As in the case of humans, nothing survives at the death of an animal. There is nothing that can experience rebirth in another body.)

Eccl. 9:10: “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.” (It is not into another body but into Sheol, the common grave of mankind, that the dead go.)


Reincarnation: According to this belief, when a person dies, the soul, the “real self,” passes on to a better existence if the individual has lived a good and proper life, but possibly to existence as an animal if his record has been more bad than good. Each rebirth, it is believed, brings the individual back into this same system of things, where he will face further suffering and eventual death. The cycles of rebirth are viewed as virtually endless. Is such a future really what awaits you? Some believe that the only way of escape is by extinguishing all desire for things pleasing to the senses. To what do they escape? To what some describe as unconscious life.

Bible: According to the Bible, the soul is the complete person. Even though a person may have done bad things in the past, if he repents and changes his ways, Jehovah God will forgive him. (Ps. 103:12, 13) When a person dies, nothing survives. Death is like a deep, dreamless sleep. There will be a resurrection of the dead. This is not a reincarnation but a bringing back to life of the same personality. (Acts 24:15) For most people, the resurrection will be to life on earth. It will take place after God brings the present wicked system to its end. Sickness, suffering, even the necessity to die, will become things of the past. (Dan. 2:44; Rev. 21:3, 4)

Answer 3

Ecclesiastes 9:5 says that the dead are not conscious of anything. So, your father is at rest, asleep until the fulfillment of John 5: 28 & 29 takes place. He will have the opportunity to live again.

I am very sorry for your loss. Please remember that God can help you through all your trials. In fact, he wants to help. James 4:8.

Answer 4

The answer is no.

No one knows what happens when you die. That's one of the major reasons religion was invented... people were uncomfortable and unsatisfied with human mortality, so they invented this thing called an 'afterlife' so that life would continue even after death.

Needless to say, it's caused a host of problems.

I lost my first dog yesterday. Euthanasia is a hard thing to sit through, but it was the most humane thing we could do for him at this point in time. I don't think he's going to heaven; hell, I don't think he's going anywhere besides an urn.

Don't mourn death... it is inevitable. Embrace it and accept it, because there really isn't any other choice. Celebrate your father's life, and in your own heart and mind, he'll never die.

Answer 5

Soory to hear of your loss. Read Ecclesiates chapter 12 verse7. The dust or this flesh body returns to the earth,and the spirit returns to God. God is not like people in that he dosen't forget. He also never changes. Also remember that Jesus is king now and forever more,and He holds the keys of death and hell,because He concored death. Your dad is safe.

Answer 6

No one knows for sure what happens after we die.

So, do not keep thinking about it because it enriches your sadness. You better focus on what you did for you dad, before he died. Focus on the love you shared, the good times you shared, focus on his smiles and laughters, his jokes, his time of happiness and fulfilment. This is the best you can do and you must do it. Because if his soul is somewhere, anywhere, he wants you to be happy and this should be the best you can do for that.
All the best.