Going to Heaven.

[charlie]

Sower,

Thank you for your reply, as some think they are going to be floating aimlessly around in Heaven - something that scripture doesn't support.

[Mick]

  The Bible is quite clear and simple about what happens when we die:-
  When we die,time stops for us and we go into a "sleep of death" to await Judgement Day:-
  "Don't grieve for those asleep,for they sleep in Jesus" (1 Thess 4:13/14)
  Then on Judgement Day,christians AND nonchristians get a wake-up call:-
  As Jesus said:- "ALL in the graves shall come out,to resurrection or damnation" (John 5:28/29)
  Then the christians are whisked off to heaven and the nonchristians are left standing on earth.
  And then they begin screaming as Jesus said:- "Thrown screaming into the fire" (Matt 13:41/42)
   They had their chance:-"It's dreadful to fall into the hands of God for trampling his son underfoot" (Heb 10:29-31)
  Hence the terrible warning:- "Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling" (Philip 2:12)