Life After Death!!

Now I have always believed both from my upbringing and independent Bible study that when you die your body remains in the ground and stays there until Jesus comes back.

There were the exceptions like Moses and Jesus. There were obviously those situations like Lazarus, Jairu's daughter, Elijah and the Shulammitte woman's son, Eutychus where those who died were resurrected as well.

This week I listened to the radio to hear someone talking about the little girl, who tragically died after being hit by that tree in her school playground, resting safely in heaven with Jesus now. What do we mean when we say that? How from your studies do you understand what happens to us until Christ comes back to this earth? Just curious as to how others think on this issue.

God is my Strength
Dave 

Hi Gerry

Am not sure what you meant by the text?

Blessings
Dave

Ok, Cool!!

Blessings
Dave

For the record, I believe when a person dies his body returns to the ground and the breath of life which made man a living soul returns to God. I believe that when God returns those who have died in him and are saved will be raised from the dead but their bodies will receive another breath of life which effectively changes the body from being mortal to being immortal.

Subsequently I believe the unrighteous who have died will be ressurrected when Christ returns to establish the New Jersualem on earth and perish for eternity after the great battle.

For me this is still a study in progress but am interested in how one concludes that people or living souls go to heaven.

Please take this in the spirit of love that is posted and understand that I only wish to share in the beliefs of others rather than be involved in a theological debate as to who is right or wrong about life after death.

Blessings
Dave

My conclusions come from the following text

1 Cor 15:42-44
So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.

1 Cor 15:51-54
Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed-- in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true:

Some more texts tommorrow!!

Goodnight
Dave