What happens after I die?

What happens to you after you die? People have been asking this question since the beginning of mankind's history. Is there an afterlife? Heaven? Hell? Only the Bible has the true answer about what happens after death.

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What Does the Bible Say About Where a Person's Spirit Goes When He or She Dies?

That's an insightful question. It leads to showing that human beings do not have an immortal soul. As the Bible states, man is a "soul" (Genesis 2:7 KJV). And the "soul that sins" will die (Ezekiel 18:20).
What does the Bible say about someone who commits suicide?
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What Does the Bible Say About Someone Who Commits Suicide?

Will people who commit suicide have a chance at salvation?
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What do near-death experiences tell us about life after death?

When someone has been clinically dead and is brought back, can they tell us about the afterlife?
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How can we be written in the Book of Life?

What is the Book of Life, and who is and will be written in it?
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Did the thief on the cross go to heaven?

Did Jesus promise that the thief who was crucified with Him would go to "Paradise" that same day?
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What Is The "Spirit in Man"?

Several verses in the Bible talk about a spirit of man that is described much differently from what many religions envision as an immortal soul. What is this spirit in man?
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Are "the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God" literally crying out in heaven?

What does Revelation 6:9-11 mean? How is this passage related to end-time events?
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What does the expression "soul and spirit" in Hebrews 4: 12 mean?

Does this verse imply that the spirit and the soul can be separated? What does this verse teach about the Word of God?
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What is the "soul"?

Is the soul talked about in the Bible an immortal part of human beings...or is it something else entirely?
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Will Everyone Have a Chance for Salvation? What Happens After Death / at the Resurrection / at Judgment Day?

Death seems so capricious - so unfair. But God is merciful and has the power over death. How will He provide a chance for salvation for everyone?
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What Does the Bible Say About Reincarnation?

Do the souls of people come back again and again in different bodies? Does the Bible contain any teachings about reincarnation or the transmigration of souls?
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Does the Bible Teach Predestination?

Did God predetermine every detail of every person's life, including whether he or she would be saved?
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What happened to the resurrected saints mentioned in Matthew 27: 52-53?

Why did God raise dead Christians from their graves at the time of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection? What happened to these saints?
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What Did Jesus Christ Mean When He Said "In My Father's House Are Many Mansions"?

Where will the "mansions" mentioned in John 14:2-3 be located?
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What does the parable of Lazarus and the rich man mean?

Did Jesus intend the parable of Lazarus and the rich man (Luke 16:19-31) to give us a real-time view of the state of the dead now, either in heaven or an ever-burning hell? How does this parable fit with the...
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What Is Hell? Will the Wicked Be Tormented in Hell Forever?

Can a God of love send anybody to the kind of hell imagined in Dante’s Inferno?
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How can I help someone who is grieving after the death of a loved one?

Trying to comfort someone who has lost a family member or close friend can feel awkward. These ideas can help.
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Did the ghost of Samuel appear to Saul after his death?

When Saul consulted the witch (medium) of En Dor, was it really the prophet Samuel that appeared?
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Did God take Enoch and Elijah to heaven?

The Bible talks of Enoch being "translated" and Elijah being taken up in a chariot of fire. What do these passages mean?
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What did Paul mean by his desire to depart and be with Christ" in Philippians 1: 23?

Was Paul saying he expected to go to heaven to "be with Christ" immediately after his death? What decision was Paul struggling with in this passage in Philippians?
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