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Bookmark or Share- Do we go to heaven when we die, or do we have to wait until Jesus ...The Bible says, “The body that is sown (in the grave) is perishable, it is raised imperishable…. a spiritual body” (1 Corinthians 15:42,44). Thank God for the hope we have of heaven — a hope that is secure because of what Jesus Christ did for us.
- What Happens to Us in the First Minute After We Die?Later, we will be given new bodies—bodies that will never age or be subject to death, because they will be like Christ’s resurrection body. As the Bible says, “The dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed” (1 Corinthians 15:52). Is your hope in Christ? Death is a reality—but so is God’s offer of salvation in Christ.
- When a Christian dies, is it all right to cremate the body?The new body of a Christian will be a radically changed and glorified body like the body of the exalted Christ. It will be an eternal, spiritual body never again to experience weakness, disease, suffering, or death (1 Corinthians 15:35-54 and Philippians 3:20-21).
- Can You Still Go to Heaven If You're Cremated?When cremation was practiced, it showed contempt for the person (e.g., Achan, who disobeyed God and brought defeat to the Israelites—see Joshua 7:25). Cremation is often practiced today in cultures that have no respect for the human body or see it as evil; Christians in those societies reject cremation.
- What will we look like when we get to heaven?But one thing is clear: In heaven, we will have new and perfect bodies — bodies that will never age or become weak or die, because they will be like Christ’s glorious body after His resurrection. Down here, our bodies have been weakened by sin — but in heaven, all that will be behind us, because by His death and resurrection Christ ...
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