First, He will come for believers, both living and dead, in the “rapture” (read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). In this view, the rapture—which is the transformation and catching up of all Christians, …

What is the Rapture? “The dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thessalonians …

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I don’t doubt your friend’s sincerity, but my own study of the Bible has convinced me that when we die, we enter immediately into God’s presence if we know Christ.

The Bible warns us against making precise predictions about the exact time of Jesus’ return—but His return is certain, and we may well be living in the last days before He comes again.

The Bible does not give specific directions for the disposal of the body following death. Bible-era practices are described in Unger’s Bible Dictionary as follows: “Interment in Bible times …

Yes, Jesus has told us that certain things must happen before He returns, and that these will be like signposts pointing to His coming.

You should not worry; the Bible clearly teaches that if we know Christ, we are safely in God’s hands forever when we die, and that nothing “in all creation, will be able to separate us from …

Jesus came the first time in obscurity; when He comes again, however, He will come in glory. The Bible says, “Look, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him” (Revelation 1:7).

My own study of the Bible has convinced me that our souls or spirits go immediately into the presence of God when we die.