The Afterlife Journey: From Waiting to Eternal Presence

What happens to us when we die? Since death is a reality for everyone, it is a question all of us should consider. 

The Bible has much to say about what happens when we die. In Luke 16:19-31, Jesus told a story of a rich man and a poor beggar in which He indicated that, after death, the rich man was in hell while the beggar, Lazarus, was in a place of peace and rest. In 2 Corinthians 5:8, Paul stated that, for Christians, “to be absent from the body" is "to be present with the Lord.” However, in 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17, Paul wrote that dead believers are in a state of sleep, but they will be resurrected when Jesus returns. 

So what exactly happens when we die? Dr. Bernard explains how these and other Bible passages reveal the nature of life after death.

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