Death
What Happens After Death?
What does the Bible say about death? Learn what happens when you die, the truth about life after death, how to overcome the fear of death, and how to prepare to meet God.
Death comes to everyone. It is the one appointment no one can cancel or postpone, and it is not the end. The Bible teaches that death entered the world through sin, and that every person will exist forever, either in the presence of God or shut out from it.
At death the body returns to the dust, but the soul does not sleep or cease to exist. Those who belong to Christ go at once to be with the Lord, which the apostle Paul called “far better.” Those who die in their sins face judgment, with no second chance after death. One day the bodies of all the dead will be raised, the righteous to everlasting life and the wicked to everlasting punishment.
For the Christian, death has lost its sting. Jesus Christ conquered death by His own death and resurrection, and He sets free those who were held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death. For everyone else, death is the most urgent reason to be reconciled to God while there is still time.
The instructional videos on this page explain what happens when you die, what the Bible says about the time between death and the resurrection, how to face death without fear, and how to prepare to meet God.
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“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23
“Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment.” Hebrews 9:27
“Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds. Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death—the lake of fire. And if anyone was found whose name was not written in the Book of Life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:11-15
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