Are the dead already in Heaven or Hell, or will the dead be raised from the dead at some future...?
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Neither they have decayed into dust and eaten by worms
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I believe there are spirits around, both good and bad.  One group of spirits are messengers/angels of God, and the other group consists of the evil demons.  That is why the Lord told us to test the spirits whether they are from Him or not.  I have personally heard both kinds (not seen) so I know for a fact that there are spirits working in the world today.\n\nI believe that we are judged at the moment of death.  Heaven is not empty, according to revelations.  There are souls there waiting for God to take vengeance on their behalf.  Millions upon millions are already in heaven. \n\n IMO when Jesus returns, the people who are dead in Christ, meaning the believers that have died before the "rapture" will have their soul (which is already with God) united with a glorified body and they will be resurrected. Next the believers that are alive at the time of the "rapture" will be "caught up" to Jesus in the clouds.  They too will receive a glorified body united with their spirit.  This all occurs in the twinkling of an eye.  The point is our corruptible flesh body, which is dead and returns to dust, must put on an incorruptible, new, glorified body...then we are resurrected, body and spirit.  A believer has already been judged at this point, otherwise, no one would be "caught up" to Jesus.  \n\nThe judgment for all people that are left, during the tribulation period, are judged with the sheep/believers on the right and the goats/ unbelievers on the left.\n\nI kind of went off there.  To answer your question:  Our souls go directly to God and are judged upon death of our physical body. Believers go to paradise/heaven; Unbelievers go to hades/hell. There is a separate judgment at the very end for people that were not raptured and had to live through the tribulation.  I do believe there are spirits both good and bad here in the world.  I don't think "grandpa Joe" is haunting the attic.  The spirits I'm talking about are angels or demons and we are to test them.
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Hell doesn't exist as most peole think of it.  \n\nHell is GOING to happen. It isn't happening now.  It can't be because God is just and fair.  Why would he burn Cain--for slugging his brother and killing him--for 6,000 years longer than Hitler--who tortured and killed millions of people?  God wouldn't do that.  He says he will come and in Thessalonians he says "the dead in Christ shall rise first, and then those which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with Him in the clouds and so shall we ever be with the Lord."  So there IS a resurrection. And He says "the judgement shall set..." so the judgement will happen at the end of time. "Then shall the wicked be BURNED UP like stubble."  \nAlso, if people were going to burn forever it wouldn't say they go to everlasting 'punishment' (as in the RESULT of their being punished is forever), it would say they go to everlasting 'punishing.' And it doesn't. And the Bible wouldn't say, "From dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return." \nSin cannot exist in God's presence and will be zapped by the brightness of His coming--at the resurrection. So hell is for the people who love sin and hold on to it. People who must hold on to sin will get zapped, too: Natural result. But Jesus said, "If you love me, keep my commandments." So those who love Him won't be holding onto sin and won't get zapped.\n\nAlso if people were burning in Hell forever, people would live forever, and the Bible says, "The soul that sinneth. It shall die."  You can't be dead and alive (in hell or anywhere else) at the same time, can you?\n\nSo now that you've had a little enlightenment on what hell is and isn't:  I'd run it just like that. Cuz God never makes mistakes.
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no\n\n"hell" is a mistranslation. it always means the "grave", biblically anyway. there is a lake of fire referred to. In it, evil people will be destroyed, not eternally tormented.\n\nheaven is a temporary dwelling until such time as God sets up paradise on earth, as recorded in the book of revelations. we will live together in paradise with Jesus and God will dwell among us.
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I don't think you have to believe in God to believe in some kind of afterlife, there are many relgions in the world each one with it's own beliefs and viewpoints.  I personally believe in a soul, but that does not automatically mean I believe in Heaven.  I do believe something wonderful will happen when I die, I am just not sure what that is yet, and I hope it is along time before I find out.  Maybe he was there, because evryone was thinking about him.  It's hard to say.
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A, of course, most christians do not realize that they already are in heaven on earth.  When we die it will be all over, the end. We don't even know that once we were part of human race.\n\nSo, don't look forward to be with God in Heaven, this is the only life we have, enjoy it while you can.
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All people will have the opportunity to choose.\n\nInterestingly enough the NT talks of baptism for the dead.\n\nsee 1 Cor chapter 15\n29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead crise not at all? why are they then baptized for the ddead?\n\ndo any religons believe in doing this? I know only of one
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"HELL" is a latin word that means \n"land of the dead", so it is up to your beliefs, i believe there is a hell, but it is not a firery pit, i believe it is a huge grave yard for the forsaken, and that the only the good will be left in the light with each other and the bad will be in the darkness to walk alone by their lonely selves.
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Not past lives, but everyone will have a future life, but only one. When everyone dies, they will either go to heaven or hell, depending if they live for jesus or not. Heaven and hell is just as real as earth, so make sure to surrender your heart and soul to jesus and serve him the rest of your life, and then you WILL go to heaven when you die.\nP.S. Each place if forever, so once your there, there is no turning back... So I pray that you make the right choice... which is to believe in Jesus and live for him for the rest of your life.
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Not on this earth, no thank you.  However, because I have Jesus in my heart, once my body dies my soul will live forever in heaven.  Now that is something to look forward to.
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Acts 24:15 and I have hope toward God, which hope these [men] themselves also entertain, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. \n\nGod will Judge those according to their deeds. God knows full well that there will be those who will die not knowing the truth. That is why there will be a resurrection of everyone.\n\nIf you want to know what the bible really teaches, have your bible ready and visit http://watchtower.org , or you can contact me.
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Angel!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\nNo seriously, It's got to be Afterlife!
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The body dies but the soul's immortal.  And on the last day every body will be raised back to life, judged and sent to either eternal Hell or eternal Heaven.  "Time ends and eternity begins."
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If you can't go to heaven raise hell
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The bible doesn't answer this one.  I personally don't think they will stay as babies in heaven just as people who die old will not be old.  the bible says we will be given a new body and I would imagine it will be a body that can voluntarily be able to worship God etc.\n\nMy daughter died at a few weeks old and I always imagine her as a beautiful young woman in heaven.  \n\nThis is one of those questions that will be answered when we get there!
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A good question! \n\nI expect you'll get a lot of the "free will" answers, but what about in Heaven, after death? Will we still have free will there, or will be be "robots"? If we have free will in Heaven, does that mean that we can sin while we're in Heaven? If we don't have free will in Heaven, does that mean that we will then be "robots" for eternity? And if we can be "robots" there, then, why not here, now?
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lol - no they will not.  When a human dies their essence returns to the spirit existence.  If they are consumed with guilt and other emotion tied to the physical they will linger on earth in their own private hell, until they can see (just as everyone else will) the way home.  That's my opinion and I welcome yours.\n\nPeace!