Life after Death Articles
For millenia, man has pondered what happens when he dies. He has proposed various myths and speculations, such as reincarnation, the immortality of the soul, going to heaven as a reward for those who are saved, and being eternally tormented in an ever-burning hell, in order to answer these questions. What the Bible shows, though, is much more simple—and encouraging! There is life after death—eternal life—but it is very different from what is being taught in most churches today.
Basic Doctrines: The Reward of the Saved
Summary: Before going on a trip, it is a good idea to have a destination in mind, and so it is with Christianity. Just where do true Christians go after they die? What is their reward? Where is their reward?
Eternal Torment?
Summary: When the incorrigibly wicked are thrown into the Lake of Fire, will they be tormented forever? Richard Ritenbaugh sets the matter of Revelation 20:10 straight.
Is Heaven the Reward of the Saved?
Summary: Most of Christianity believes humans go to heaven or hell after death, but is this so? John Plunkett contends that this belief does not originate in the Bible—and in fact, the Bible reveals a very different Christian destiny.
Is There a Hell?
Summary: If hell does exist, where is it--and can those who are there ever get out? Will those in hell leave hell at the time of the resurrection--or are they confined eternally to hell, so that they shall be unable to take part in the resurrection? It's about time we took this question out of hiding, and took a good look at it!
Jesus and 'the Spirits in Prison'
Summary: Peter's statement that Jesus 'preached to the spirits in prison' (I Peter 3:19) has for years baffled many a Bible student. Richard Ritenbaugh examines this verse in context, showing that the traditional interpretation is woefully off-base to the point of suggesting a totally unbiblical conclusion.
Just What Is Man?
Summary: Is man an immortal soul in a material body? Is death the separation of body and soul? What really happens to a person at death? These questions have puzzled mankind for thousands of years. Study the surprising answers in this revealing lesson!
Lazarus and the Rich Man
Summary: What does this enigmatic parable really mean? Herbert Armstrong shows from the plain words of Scripture that it says exactly the opposite of what most think it means!
Life After Death?
Summary: Do you have an immortal soul? Do the dead know what the living are doing? Does suicide "end it all"? Will you meet departed loved ones again? Did departed ones "pass away" to heaven or hell?
Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Part One)
Summary: The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man illustrates the resurrections from the dead and the Second Death. Martin Collins explains how knowing the time element hidden within the parable opens up the meaning of Christ's teaching.
The Crown of Life
Summary: We do not think much of crowns these days, but one awaits us if we continue in the faith! Martin Collins researches the kind of crown we will receive when we enter God's Kingdom.
What Is Hell?
Summary: Even if you are a faithful, believing Christian, you may go to hell! Many of your loved ones are right now in hell! But don't be alarmed. You probably have never heard the truth about what "hell" really is—and where most ideas on the subject came from. Just what does the Bible teach about "hell"?
What Is the Reward of the Saved?
Summary: What assurance have we that our departed loved ones have gone to heaven? By WHAT AUTHORITY have we believed that we shall go to heaven if we're saved?
What Will You Be Doing in the Next Life?
Summary: Are you one who won't be there—because you're deceived into a false salvation? Nothing is more misunderstood than the difference between "GRACE" and "WORKS."
Where Are Enoch and Elijah?
Summary: Enoch was translated that he should not see death. Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. Yet the Bible reveals they are not in heaven today! Here's the astounding truth.
Will You Go to Heaven?
Summary: You've always heard that you'll go to heaven if you're 'saved.' And most have assumed that their loved ones have already 'gone to heaven' when they died. But what does the Bible say? Is heaven really the reward of the saved?
For more on what happens after death, see the Life after Death Sermons page.
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