Is our destiny already determined before we cross over? Or are we in limbo until it's decided?
2007-09-14 06:32:22 · 7 answers · asked by Tristan Robert Due March 20 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nothing we do after the moment of death can influence our eternal destiny. Therefore it is decided at the moment we die. The Bible tells us "it is ordained that a man die once and then comes judgment". Nothing in between.
2007-09-14 06:38:41 · answer #1 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a handle on physics when you are talking about death and the afterlife. First, when you die, you pass from the boundaries of space-time into timelessness. When Adam died, he did not "sleep" as we understand sleep. The moment Adam died he entered timeless eternity. The next moment, the entire of earth's history has played out and the judgment has begun.
Sleep is sort of like that. When you sleep, time seems to pass by in a moment. Ever gone a night without sleep? It is like the night lasts forever. In the eternal, time has no hold and no limitation. As we live in these bodies, time drags on. But upon our death, click, the world's scenario has already played out. What happens after the judgment depends on what you decide in the here and now.
Hebrews 9:27-28
...it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation.
2007-09-14 13:35:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You know i used to think that destinies are all ready-made. We just follow. But i know that we are given the ability to choose by God.
Anyway, our souls goes into purgatory once we're dead. When the day of judgement comes, we will go to heaven or, well, the other one.
2007-09-14 13:58:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our souls move on to the other side. People aren't in limbo unless they can't accept, or don't realize that they are indeed dead. Our souls are eternal. Isn't God great!!!!!
God Bless
2007-09-14 13:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by pinkeee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your spirit goes back to God, Who gave it.
My own opinion is that God allows those who have not accepted His provision for them to "sleep" till the final dispensation of their spirit. They won't be aware that any time has passed.
Christians go directly to be with the Lord.
That's what I believe, anyhow...others may have different opinions.
In the end, it's up to God...not any of us.
2007-09-14 13:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does the Bible say? At Ps. 146:3, 4, it says: "Do not put your trust in nobles, nor in the son of earthling man, to whom no salvation belongs. His spirit goes out, he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish."
2007-09-14 13:37:48 · answer #6 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once we "pop the top" of the can, we ascend to the higher levels. Our memories and abilites are restored exponentially as we go.
2007-09-14 13:40:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋