Question: "What is paradise? We've all been taught that when we die we immediately go somewhere for some form of reward or punishment. First, the … They are “sleeping” or resting in their graves. Do we go to Heaven when we die? In other words, after Paradise was removed that whole area has now become then, totally the place of torment. The body that dies is physical; the body which will be raised is a spiritual body. It is your call. Answer: The short answer is NO! . God offers you the choice.

. Decisions determine destiny. . We don’t go down into the heart of the earth! Paul says there will be a time when the dead will be resurrected with a new body. But, for the sake of argument, I’ll first apply the words of Jesus Himself to defend my position that Christians do indeed go to Heaven immediately after we die. … . But, as we have already mentioned, that “sleep” isn’t permanent.
T he Bible tells us in Ecclesiastes 9:5,6,10 that “the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing. . Is paradise a different place than Heaven?" . But until that happens when we die we go to Paradise which is the holding place of the righteous physically dead awaiting the day of judgement. Where do we go when we die? Do we go to Heaven when we die? We are invited to search the Bible for answers, but not be dissatisfied when the complete picture is hidden from us.

If God is lifting the veil and removing your spiritual blindness (2 Corinthians 4:4), look to the Savior. I have read all the Bible. . We go immediately up into the presence of the Lord, because that is where Paradise is now located. We had a discussion about this in our Bible study, and I was surprised to find out how many different opinions there were. The word paradise is usually used as a synonym for “heaven” (Revelation 2:7). Is paradise a different place than Heaven?" Answer: This is a very good question.

The exact details of that will remain a mystery; however, we know that we will be physically resurrected at the Rapture (John 5:29; Acts 24:15; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18). In the bible it is written that when will die, instead of going to heaven, we will enter Paradise. I assume in a human form but perfect like Adam and Eve where we live forever. The Bible’s teaching is right over me and over you and over Steve Gregg. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is" (1 John 3:2). If you feel God drawing you to faith in Christ (John 6:44), come to the Savior. Although the Bible doesn’t answer all our questions about life after death, it clearly tells us that we can look forward to heaven’s joys when we die, if we know Christ. Besides, I do not feel particularly qualified to answer this question as another member of our board at EFC.org is more qualified, which is Dr. Douglas Jacoby. After death do we go to heaven, hell, or do we “sleep” until the return of Christ? God's blessings. As we have learned, people who have died do not go to heaven. The Bible contains the good news that God will wake them up—in a resurrection from death! . I won’t go into detail about what Paul says here, so go and read 1 Corinthians 15 for yourself. But I may be wrong about that. For true Christians, that will occur at the return of Jesus Christ. . Jesus' clearest teaching on what happens to us after we die came from His own mouth as He was about to die on the cross. God's blessings.

Question: "When do we go to Heaven? . Question: "What is paradise? Heaven will bring complete … never says it lands on the New Earth). But until that happens when we die we go to Paradise which is the holding place of the righteous physically dead awaiting the day of judgement. The New Jerusalem is the heavenly city that comes down out of Heaven at that time (but notice Rev. The word paradise is usually used as a synonym for “heaven” (Revelation 2:7). Even Mr. Gregg said he cannot know for sure until we die, but we can know the eternality of hell from Scripture, indeed, from Jesus own lips…He spoke more of hell than heaven because He desired no one go there. Shortly before His death and resurrection, Jesus told His disciples, “I am going there to prepare a place … Decisions determine destiny. It is up to you. Well we christians do. "Why don't we hear that scripture preached at funerals? Answer: Paradise is a place of blessing where the righteous go after death. God invites you to come to Him. To be honest with you, to do justice to this question would require an answer of at least ten pages. Answer: Paradise is a place of blessing where the righteous go after death. World Video Bible School has been privileged to serve Christians since 1986 by making teaching materials for the church’s use worldwide. If we are washed by Jesus’ blood, we need not fear death (Revelation 1:5; 7:14; Acts 22:16; Hebrews 2:14–15). There is a difference between Heaven and Paradise. Its how I was always taught it works. What happens to the soul when we die depends on what happened to it before we died. Hades is the holding place for the lost physically dead also awaiting the day of judgement. their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished.

Thanks, Anthony B. their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished. There are two key"lines in the sand” .

Thankfully, we have the awesome privilege of determining where we will go in eternity (Philippians 2:12).