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A: You should not worry; the Bible clearly teaches that if we know Christ, we are safely in God’s hands forever when we die, and that nothing “in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:39).
The short answer to this question is that the Bible says we literally die after death. We don’t go to heaven or hell, or maintain any conscious state. Dead people “sleep” in unconsciousness—they don’t think or feel anything. But the good news is that the sleep of death is not permanent.
What happens if I die before the Rapture? Does everyone go to heaven? What if I’m cremated? Can I lose my salvation? Dr. David Jeremiah offers answers from God’s Word.
18 sie 2023 · Do they immediately go into God’s presence and into heaven, or do they have to wait somewhere for a period of time? According to the Bible, believers immediately enter God’s presence after dying. Deceased believers will be in the presence of Jesus Christ in the blink of an eye.
Did a loved one who has passed away go to “sleep” or immediately go to heaven? What will we look like in heaven? Will we have physical bodies or will we be more of a spirit?
We will be reunited not only with our own families and loved ones, but also with the people of God from all ages. In heaven we will all be one loving family. The immense size of the family will not matter in the infinite perfection of heaven.
Answer: Although physical human bodies die, human souls never die. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that every spiritual soul “is immortal: It does not perish when it separates from the body at death, and it will be reunited with the body at the final Resurrection” (CCC 366).
