What Happens When You Die?

The world would love to know and ponders this mystery that cannot be solved until you pass. That is not true. Jesus was asked this question by his disciples.

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’

But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’

He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’

Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’

‘No, father Abraham, he said, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ -Luke 16:19

So we know from this scripture that the rich man went to hell. He knew he was there, was in torment, and could see others in the kingdom of heaven. This is not to say that poor and middle class individuals do not go to hell since your bank account is not the deciding factor. Do you love God more than anything else and have faith?

The rich man loved the world and received his comfort while also ignoring the suffering of others. The beggar also died and went to heaven. Scripture says that the angels carried him to heaven so we know that happens as well. It is interesting how people on their death bed report seeing angels near their time of departure. So God is not concealing what happens On the contrary, he had made it plain what happens when you die. Mystery solved.

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