Christians; Can you please give explanation on this?

Question

Many religions believe there is hell and paradise, that people when dead they are gone to one or the other, so why the Bible is talking about a resurrection of the dead?
Who are the ones to be resurrected?
According to many believers, these are already in the place they deserve to be.

Any comment.

Spanky: many believe that paradise or heaven is same place.

Archange: according to you where are the dead? Remeber this also Ro 6:23 says the wages sin pays is death.

To all: it seems that confusion is persistently more evident in the dogmas of immortality of the soul, and division of the body from it.

Answer 1

The Bible speaks of the resurrection from the dead, because this is the fact about those who have died. The Bible does not teach that the dead go to either heaven or hell based upon their deeds. Rather, death is defined as a deep sleep, and the resurrection is an awakening from that sleep.

In his letter to Jews who had become Christians, the apostle Paul said that women of faith had “received their dead by resurrection.” (Hebrews 11:35) One of those women lived in Zarephath, a Phoenician town near Sidon on the Mediterranean Coast. She was a widow who hospitably received God’s prophet Elijah and gave him food even during a time of extreme famine. Sadly, this woman’s son fell sick and died. Elijah immediately carried him up to the roof chamber where the prophet lodged and petitioned Jehovah to restore the boy’s life. A miracle occurred, and the boy “came to life.” Elijah returned him to his mother and said: “See, your son is alive.” How did she react? She happily said: “Now, indeed, I do know that you are a man of God and that Jehovah’s word in your mouth is true.”—1 Kings 17:22-24.

Nearly 60 miles [100 km] south of Zarephath lived a generous couple who cared for Elijah’s successor, the prophet Elisha. The wife was a prominent woman in her hometown of Shunem. She and her husband agreed to provide Elisha lodging in a roof chamber in their home. Their sadness over not having children turned to joy when the woman gave birth to a son. As the lad grew, he often accompanied the reapers to join his father in the field. One day tragedy struck. The boy cried out that he had a headache. An attendant rushed him back home. His mother cradled him in her lap, but gradually the child died. The distraught mother decided to call Elisha for help. With an attendant she traveled northwest toward Mount Carmel, where Elisha was staying.

Responding, the prophet sent his attendant, Gehazi, ahead, and he found that the boy was indeed dead. Elisha and the woman followed, but what happened when they finally arrived in Shunem? The account at 2 Kings 4:32-37 relates: “At last Elisha came into the house, and there the boy was dead, being laid upon his couch. Then he came in and closed the door behind them both and began to pray to Jehovah. Finally he went up and lay down upon the child and put his own mouth upon his mouth and his own eyes upon his eyes and his own palms upon his palms and kept bent over him, and gradually the child’s flesh grew warm. Then he began walking again in the house, once this way and once that way, after which he went up and bent over him. And the boy began to sneeze as many as seven times, after which the boy opened his eyes. He now called Gehazi and said: ‘Call this Shunammite woman.’ So he called her and she came in to him. Then he said: ‘Lift up your son.’ And she proceeded to come in and fall at his feet and bow down to him to the earth, after which she lifted up her son and went out.”

Some 900 years later, a resurrection occurred a short distance north of Shunem outside the village of Nain. As Jesus Christ and his disciples traveled from Capernaum and neared the gate of Nain, they met a burial procession, and Jesus caught sight of a widow who had lost her only son. Jesus told her to stop weeping. Luke, a physician, described what happened next: “With that [Jesus] approached and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still, and he said: ‘Young man, I say to you, Get up!’ And the dead man sat up and started to speak, and he gave him to his mother.” (Luke 7:14, 15) Those who witnessed this miracle glorified God. News of the resurrection spread southward into Judea and the surrounding district. Interestingly, the disciples of John the Baptizer heard of it and reported the miracle to John. He, in turn, dispatched them to find Jesus and ask him whether He was the expected Messiah. Jesus told them: “Go your way, report to John what you saw and heard: the blind are receiving sight, the lame are walking, the lepers are being cleansed and the deaf are hearing, the dead are being raised up, the poor are being told the good news.”—Luke 7:22.

The best known of Jesus’ resurrection miracles was that performed in behalf of his close friend Lazarus. In this case, there was a delay between Lazarus’ death and Jesus’ arrival at the family home. When Jesus finally reached Bethany, Lazarus had been dead for four days. When Jesus instructed that the stone covering the entrance to the burial chamber be removed, Martha objected, saying: “Lord, by now he must smell, for it is four days.” (John 11:39) Yet, any deterioration of Lazarus’ body did not prevent the resurrection. At Jesus’ command, “the man that had been dead came out with his feet and hands bound with wrappings, and his countenance was bound about with a cloth.” The subsequent actions of Jesus’ enemies prove that it was indeed Lazarus who had come back to life.—John 11:43, 44; 12:1, 9-11.

What do we conclude from these four resurrection accounts? Each resurrected individual returned to life as the same person. All were recognized, even by their closest relatives. None of the resurrected spoke of what had occurred during the short time they were dead. None spoke of traveling to another world. Apparently, they all returned in good health. For them, it was as though they slept for a while and then woke up, even as Jesus intimated. (John 11:11).

The dead do not suffer. Rather than experiencing torment in a hellfire or being taken by God to become angels in heaven, the dead wait in the grave until it is time to be awakened in the resurrection.—Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10; Ezekiel 18:4.

Answer 2

The unbelievers will be raised on the last day for judgment.
At this juncture in time I firmly believe that no one is facing the wrath of God in hell yet. The reason is because they have not been formally judged for their sins. Judgment comes on the last day when Jesus returns and once Judgment has formally taken place punishment for sins will begin, that will be the second death. I don't think that dead unbelievers have conscious existence until that time comes.

EDIT:
Revelation 20:11-15 Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God,[c] and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. 14 Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.[d] 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

Death and Hades contains all the unbelievers that have physically died. Here the dead, those in Death and Hades are delivered up from that place for Judgment. After their Judgment, Death and Hades (all those that were contained in that place) are cast into the lake of fire. As the scriptures state, the lake of fire is the second death and that is where punishment for sin begins.

Answer 3

When you die, the spiritman comes out of the body,thats why the body dies. The ones to be resurrected are the bodys in the ground.
The bodys that fell over when the spiritman came out of it, will be recreated and the spiritman will go back into his,her body.
Jesus couldn't take HIS body into heaven the way it was. Jesus body had to be Glorified and recreated. There is no blood in a recreated Glorified body. Befor Jesus died HE had a flesh and blood body. After HE was raised from the dead and HIS body was recreated and Glorified, it was a flesh and bone body, no blood.
Our new body won't have any blood either.
It will run on Spirit. Holy Spirit.
Ditto........

(and we can walk through walls, transport at the speed of thought and alot of other neat stuff too!)
When you get saved, only you, a spirit, gets recreated at that time. The body's recreation comes later. The soul has to be renewed (reprogrammed).

Answer 4

There will be a bodily resurrection of the dead for everyone. Everyone will be resurrected to be bodily before the throne of judgment. The soul is what is currently in the place of paradise or torment--depending on the individuals relationship with Jesus Christ.

Answer 5

those who have already died, their souls are in the place where they will stay for all eternity. The resurrection is of the body, a day when ALL will be judged. Those who know Jesus as their Savior are judged by the good works they did and will receive their reward, but all will continue to live on in Heaven. Those who died without faith in Jesus will be cast into the lake of fire for all eternity.

Answer 6

Yes, many religions are confused. Study the bible for yourself and you will find that God is not only just but also very forgiving and loving. A loving God would not condemn someone to eternal suffering for a brief life time of sin. Anyone who promotes such an idea needs to understand that they also will stand before God someday and answer for what they have done to help or hinder their brothers and sisters.

Answer 7

I ask the same question. If it says in the Bible that when Jesus comes, the dead in Christ will rise first, but if they have already been risen to Heaven once they die, what is there left to rise when Jesus comes. I am a Christian and I still believe in God But I have just never understood this question.

Answer 8

The souls of those who die with Christ as their Savior will go to heaven immediately-their bodies will be resurrected at the rapture. They will then be made whole...their glorified body & their soul as one, and will live for eternity with God.
The souls of those who die without Christ as their Savior will go to hell immediately-their bodies will be resurrected at the Great White Throne Judgement at the end of the 1,000 year millennial reign of Christ on earth. They will spend eternity in the lake of fire.

Answer 9

the resurrection of the dead will happen in the end of the world..,the ones to be resurrected are the people who believe in Christ as their Lord and Savior...

Answer 10

It says in the bible that Christ will come back for those who have repented and put their faith in Jesus Christ. Faith that he came to earth became a man(Jesus) proclaimed the Word of God and bore our sin on the cross to provide a way for us to be forgiven our sins. He will also take those who have died, who put their faith in Christ. This is called the rapture. I believe this will happen very soon. Check out rapture ready.com for allot of cool info.

Answer 11

Those who have died forgiven by the blood of Jesus Christ will be resurrected back to life in their earthly bodies at the second coming of Christ. they are the ones who will not have to suffer the second death.