After we die do we go to straight to Heaven eternity? (Buddhists, Jehovah's Witnesses)

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by urbanlemur

Jesus said to the man on the cross next to his, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." (Luke 23:43)

Not yesterday, not tomorrow but "today".

YES! My body is the only thing going to the grave, my soul will be with Jesus forever!

[urbanlemur]

YES! My body is the only thing going to the grave, my soul be with Jesus forever!

Amen to all of that!!!!

[juj]

I suspect many of these folks won't get to heaven, but the dark and loveless place.

[RoaminRed]

Originally Posted by I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA

Rev 19:14 "The armies of Heaven dressed in pure white linen...

Oh man...I do NOT want to have to do their laundry.

[urbanlemur]

Oh man...I do NOT want to have to do their laundry.

Well, at least it's permanent press.

[Mopac1980]

I'm trying to get closer to God and Jesus and I want to develop a relationship with them and to have them help me avoid sinning again, I know that I have sinned more times than I should've and I want to let God and Jesus know that I love them very much and I want to surrender my life to them, I think about God and Jesus alot more than I've used to and the love we get from them is MUCH more powerful than the love we'll ever get from society.

I used to feel angered by the way society was treating me but you know what, Society don't mean nothing to me anymore cause I will always have God and Jesus Christ there for me and the rewards I'll get from Heaven are MUCH MUCH greater than the rewards that society will ever give to the rich people.

[Lillietta]

What about purgatory?

[spm62]

Originally Posted by urbanlemur

Jesus said to the man on the cross next to his, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." (Luke 23:43)

Not yesterday, not tomorrow but "today".

" I tell you the truth today, you will be with me in paradise." (Luke 23:43)
Yes I believe I will be in paradise someday. Remember the ressurrection? Jesus spoke of it.I don`t believe it has happened yet.

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

Originally Posted by Mopac1980

I'm trying to get closer to God and Jesus and I want to develop a relationship with them and to have them help me avoid sinning again, I know that I have sinned more times than I should've and I want to let God and Jesus know that I love them very much and I want to surrender my life to them, I think about God and Jesus alot more than I've used to and the love we get from them is MUCH more powerful than the love we'll ever get from society.

I used to feel angered by the way society was treating me but you know what, Society don't mean nothing to me anymore cause I will always have God and Jesus Christ there for me and the rewards I'll get from Heaven are MUCH MUCH greater than the rewards that society will ever give to the rich people.

Hebrews 4:7-8 "So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw close to God and God will draw close to you".
With the power of the Holy Spirit we can resist the devil.

[ShanaBrown]

After we die and leave this world do we go straight to Heaven for eternity (that is if we have accepted Christ as our saviour and to repent all of our sins)?

Hi, here are some scriptures which might be helpful:

PSALM 115:17 The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any who go down into silence;


PSALM 146:3 Do not trust in princes, in mortal man, in whom there is no salvation. 4 His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

I CORINTHIANS 15:20 But now Christ is risen [egegertai] from the dead, and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since by man came death, by Man also came the resurrection of the dead.


JOHN 11:11 These things He said, and after that He said to them, "Our friend Lazarus sleeps, but I go that I may wake him up." 12 Then His disciples said, "Lord, if he sleeps he will get well." 13 However, Jesus spoke of his death, but they thought that He was speaking about taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus said to them plainly, "Lazarus is dead." (NKJV)


JOHN 5:28 Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment. (RSV)


I CORINTHIANS 15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. 51 Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed -- 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." (NKJV)

I THESSALONIANS 4:15 According to the Lord's own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air…(NIV)


Acts 2 Peter teaches that David did not ascend into heaven, but that he died and was buried and that his tomb was with them that day.

1 Timothy 6:16 teaches that only Christ possesses immortality.

I believe that we become immortal when we are resurrected and this is why the resurrection is so important . Without the resurrection, we (body/soul respectively ) would remain in the grave or wherever our body is when we die and in the unseen state, when we die, I believe. God bless.