What Happens After Death?
What Happens After Death?

Table of Contents

Introduction - What Happens After Death?
What really happens at death? Can we know if there is life beyond the grave? Where can we go for meaningful, believable answers?

The Wondrous Gift of Life
What is the meaning of life?

The Mystery of Death
Death doesn't have to be a mystery. The scriptures make it clear that a human being is a mortal soul and does not possess an immortal soul. Upon death, life ceases. It does not continue in some other form; a dead person is not reincarnated or transmigrated into another being.

Does the Bible Teach That We Have an Immortal Soul?
The History of the Immortal Soul Teaching
What About Reported Life-After-Death Experiences?
God's Plan of Redemption

The Promise of Life After Death
At Jesus Christ's return He will resurrect those who have died in the faith and grant them the incredible gift of eternal life. Yet only those who "are Christ's" at His return will have a part in this resurrection.

Pre-Christian Belief Concerning Heaven
Words of Encouragement
Did the Apostle Paul Expect to Go to Heaven?
Are There Saved Human Beings in Heaven?

Those Who Died Without Knowing Jesus Christ
After Jesus Christ returns, He will expand the process of offering salvation to all mankind.

The Biblical View of 'Hell'
Will the Wicked Be Tormented Forever?
Are the Wicked Punished in an Ever-Burning Hell?
Are Some Tortured Forever in a Lake of Fire?
Lazarus and the Rich Man: Proof of Heaven and Hell

Steps in Dealing With Grief
How can we deal with our grief after the death of a loved one?

How Can We Help Those Who Are Grieving?

Everlasting Life Conquers Death
Understanding the meaning of life, death and what follows this physical life can give us comfort and hope in the face of death. It should also have a great impact on the kind of people we are, motivating us to live carefully and make wise choices.