Heaven is a place of eternal life, in the presence of God.
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Will suicide keep me out of Heaven?
First of all, I don't want to set off any red flags here. I am not pursuing a suicidal lifestyle, nor have the desire to end my life. That being said...
Perhaps the greatest thing a person can hope ...
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Are the souls in heaven conscious of their previous earthly existence?
Is there any continuity between both stages of existence? Or does resurrection mean a complete new begin on a completely different level?
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How can Heaven exist if we know that people in Hell will suffer?
Suppose for the following scenario that both the Christian Heaven and Hell exist.
My mother is a good Christian and loves me dearly.
I am an atheist, and will therefore go to hell upon death. [If ...
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Why should a sinner suffer forever in hell fire?
In my little knowledge I believe any form of punishment is a way of curbing crimes or wrong doings and for others to learn not to do wrong. When this life ends some would be in heaven and the rest in ...
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How does the bible describe heaven [duplicate]
I have several questions regarding the main questions.
The reason I'd like to know what the heaven is like, is because I'm wondering why would people rebel against God? I mean I'm thinking heaven as ...
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If we go to heaven, do we become angels? [duplicate]
If we go to heaven what are we? are we angels? or just like citizens of heaven of some sort? or like members? can you please provide references.. thanks!
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What is life in Heaven going to be like?
How is life going to be once you get to Heaven?
ie: What activities are you going to perform every day, for all eternity?
I am interested in responses that are backed up by verses from the Bible, ...
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Are people who “think a lot about” God, Jesus, right and wrong more likely to go to heaven? [closed]
King David (probably) went to heaven. That was in spite of the fact the he committed a number of sins, the most egregious of which was stealing Bathesheba from Uriah.
The some is probably true of his ...
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Do people go to heaven immediately when they die?
When someone passes away, at their funeral the priest will usually say something that gives the idea that the deceased is in heaven. And a lot of people like to also give the idea that people who die ...
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What does the BIBLE say about uninformed persons [duplicate]
what does the bible say about persons who don't have any prior knowledge of the bible and the story of Jesus, after death. Do we have any bible passages that we can look up? Do these people go to hell ...
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Will a totally unaware person (about god,heaven,hell,sin) will go to hell? [closed]
I'd like to know if a person for example lived his life away from society and never learned about god and heaven and hell or sin, will he go to hell? or what does the bible says will happen to him?
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Is Mary or other saints in heaven?
The Assumption of Mary states that after she died on Earth she went to Heaven.
Is there any Biblical support whether she, or any other man after Jesus' revival went to heaven?
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What does John 3:13 mean, NO MAN has ASCENDED to heaven? [closed]
By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him. (Hebrews 11:5)
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, ...
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Will there be “new people” or reproduction in heaven or “the next life?”
I'm looking for a Biblical answer to this question: will there be any new people in heaven? An equivalent question: are the people created in this life (on Earth) the only people who will ever exist?
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What happens to marriage on the New Earth
I think I can safely say that humans were designed not to operate as a single solitary person but as part of a unit of two -- both as referenced by Gen 3:16-17 (see mentions of husband and wife in ...
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Is Jesus still suffering in heaven for our sins?
That is what sometime I hear some preacher mentioning.
Heaven is a place where there is no suffering but all happiness and that is what we are aiming for, by trying to live a good life on earth. ...
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Does the Bible say anything about our human relations being kept after death?
Does death separate us from the people we love forever ? do we keep our human relations or do we start over ?
I'm looking for any scripture passages that backup this claim or the contrary.
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Do people who go to Heaven pray there too? [closed]
After I die, could I be able to pray in heaven?
Or is prayer no longer important once a person is in heaven?
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Good person going to hell simply for not believing?
The scenario is as follows:
Believer, average life, many mistakes/sins. Asks forgiveness and tries everyday to be better. Goes to heaven.
Non-believer, better life than the believer, fewer mistakes ...
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Does purgatory have a symbol?
I haven't found it on the internet. Are there any symbol for purgatory, or related to purgatory?
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Will we theoretically be able to sin in Heaven?
The Bible tells us that there will be no sin in Heaven
. Also, most christians agree that there will be free will in Heaven.
So we will be in a sinless state with free will. However, Adam and Eve ...
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Why is it hard for a rich man to go to heaven?
Jesus said that it was easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to go to heaven. Why would this be?
Does this mean that it will be hard for e.g. Warren Buffett to go ...
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We might find Judas in Heaven?
We all know how Judas sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. The thing is he hanged himself before Jesus died on the cross so he went to (supposedly) hell.
But after Jesus died on the cross he went to ...
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Can there be free will in heaven?
The most common explanation I heard from Christians for the theodicy is that suffering is caused inevitably by the free will of humans. The argument is essentially that a world without suffering is ...
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Is one who is “least in the kingdom of heaven” still in heaven?
Recently I read something that quoted this verse from the bible:
Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches
others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of ...
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Did John 14:6 apply before the birth of Christ? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Who saved people before ~33AD?
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6). Did this apply before ...
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Is gender a property of essence or existence?
In his address, the Holy Father said:
According to the biblical creation account, being created by God as
male and female pertains to the essence of the human creature.
The use of the word ...
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Can Humans become Angels?
There a number of biblical passages (like Corinthians 4:9) that are worded as such indicating angels were created separately from and and are different from humans.
From time to time I hear someone ...
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Is there a 'Third Heaven'?
2 Corinthians 12:2-4 (New International Version)
2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the
third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not
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Can an atheist go to heaven?
The question of who goes to heaven and who to hell seems to result in very different answers depending on which tradition the Christian answering belongs to. Some traditions, especially evangelical ...
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Do we retain our gender in Heaven? [closed]
The Bible tells us repeatedly that our earthly actions will impact our ability to enter the gates of Heaven. Some Biblical passages say that our earthly actions can improve or lessen our experience of ...
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If I die before I can confess my sins, can I just confess them to God in Heaven?
When packing for a trip, sometimes we forget something small: a toothbrush, shaving cream, or socks. In order to compensate, we simply make a quick pit stop at a nearby convenience or department store ...
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How is the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus interpreted?
I have always been puzzled by this in Scripture.
Can someone clarify these points:
If Jesus was speaking of reality then 'The End' had technically already come. Is this correct?
From Hell it would ...
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Will we live on (an) earth after death?
A Jehovah Witness and I spoke the other day and he explained to me that JW's believe that we'll live on earth after we die.
Is there any scripture to back this up?
Any point of view from any ...
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What is the “paradise” that Jesus references in Luke 23:43?
Luke 23:43 - Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise."
At first glance, I casually assumed "paradise" was referring to heaven, but if Jesus was dead for 3 ...
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What Place was Jesus going to prepare
In John 14 Jesus tells the disciples that he was going to prepare a place for them. Isn't it that heaven was already founded from creation? So, what place was he referring to? Was this just a figure ...
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Is it possible to get into heaven, but then be cast out at a later date?
People struggle to enter Heaven, but what guarantees you that once you get there you won't be cast out from Heaven? In the Bible there is no guarantee about that. What will prevent you from making bad ...
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Is Hell eternal, or do some/all escape it?
In his recent book, Love Wins, author and pastor Rob Bell caused quite a bit of controversy (and anger) by making the argument that Heaven is the state that we are in when we follow God's will and ...
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Are there multiple levels to Heaven?
1 Corinthians 15:39-41 (KJV)
39 All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. 40 There are also ...
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What is the view of Jehovah's Witnesses on John 18:36 “My kingdom is not from this world”?
A lot of people don't consider JWs to be Christian, usually for the reason of their view on the Kingdom of Jesus to be a kingdom here on Earth. I respect the guidelines of this site, so I do not wish ...
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According to the Bible, do animals have souls?
Randy Alcorn claims in his book Heaven (page 374) that animals have souls, though not necessarily like humans. Is there any Biblical support for this?
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According to reformed theology, is there any valid reason to desire to be saved besides it glorifies God?
Question:
According to reformed theology, is there any valid reason to desire to be saved besides it glorifies God?
As a result:
According to reformed theology, is it valid to desire to be saved ...
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Was Jesus' resurrected body the same as his glorified body that he now has in heaven?
Most people understand that the Scriptures teach that the body in which Jesus was crucified was the same body that came out of the grave, but that the body in which He now dwells in, was that changed ...
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We're only in heaven for a short time?
Will we really go to heaven but it's only until the new Earth comes as described in Revelation (when we're to return to Earth)?
Revelation 21:1-2 NIV
Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,”[a] ...
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Does the Bible support the idea of a temporary holding place?
A friend once talked about the idea that there are two temporary "holding places", so to speak. If a person died and would go to Heaven, but that time had not yet come, they would go to a temporary ...
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Do Jewish people go to heaven?
I believe some prophets of God, such as Moses and Elijah, are in heaven, yet they lived and died before Christ came. How is this possible? What does this mean for the other Jewish people?
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How should a Christian object to those who say Paradise may be a little boring?
From time to time while reading fiction or poetry or whatever I stumble on a certain kind of, so to say, 'satire' of the Paradise the main point of which is that the everlasting live would be ...
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Will (or “do”) people in heaven get to interact with Jesus, independent of massive crowds?
When one considers the example Jesus set during his time on earth, and compares it with how individuals often treat each other, the sharp contrast between "how the world works" and "how things should ...
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Will we be able to eat anything in Heaven?
Eating meat and potatoes for lunch after missing breakfast, I was thanking God for such delicious foods. Then I came up with a question; will we be able to eat in Heaven?
I love eating, and I wouldn't ...
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Do Calvinists believe that Heavenly Rewards are predestined?
Assume
doctrine of predestination
Calvinism
Context
10 Talents (Matthew 25):
For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered ...
