Is there salvation after death?
First we ought to define salvation according to the Biblical definition of the term salvation.....
“The deliverance, by the grace of God, from eternal punishment for sin which is granted to those who accept by faith God’s conditions of repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus.”
Salvation is tied directly to the saviour, Jesus Christ.
What did Jesus say.....
Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. (Revelation 2:10)
Faith must therefore be demonstratable before death.
Faith in whom?
Jesus Christ.
So we must be faithful and loyal to Jesus, even onto death, in order to qualify for the crown of eternal life.
Are there cases that Jesus presented of once servants, that is Christians, not being able to qualify for the crown of eternal life?
Well, let us look to what Jesus said.....
Matthew 24:48-51
48But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’
49and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.
50The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of.
51He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Can a Christian be complacent in faith?
Absolutely!
Can a Christian turn to wickedness?
Off course!
Will Jesus do to that Christian, whose day and hour comes at his/her death, what he said he will do?
Absolutely!
Is there salvation after death for a complacent and wicked Christian, who continues his/her lifestyle onto their death?
Scripture and the words of Jesus clearly highlight that those who do not remain vigilant in faith and loyal to the saviour, even onto their death will not qualify for the crown of eternal life.
Again....is there salvation after death?
Yes, for the vigilant in faith and loyal to Jesus and No to the complacent in faith and disloyal to Jesus.
Jesus has the final words......
Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed. (Revelation 16:15)
Being awake, is to be vigilant in faith.
Keeping your cloths, is to be loyal to the saviour.
Shame, is a result of eternal loss, when the servant is forever separated from his saviour.
Is there salvation after death?
Well, if people follow another religion called Universalism or Unitarianism, then they will negate the saviour out of the equation of salvation and that is exactly what both these antithesis religions do.