What Happens to you Upon Death?
“The beggar died, and he was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom. He cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue! For I am in anguish in this flame.’” (Luke 16:22-24 WEB)
When you step out of your body upon death, the angels will carry your spirit to a destination. As for which destination, it depends on whether your sins are forgiven or not.
If a person dies without receiving Jesus as Lord, his sins are not forgiven because he rejected the perfect payment of Jesus’ blood that was shed on the cross.
The angels will then escort that sinner’s spirit down to Hell where he will be burnt by unquenchable fire and assaulted by indestructible worms (Mark 9:43-48), having no rest day and night.
A holy God must punish sin just as a righteous judge must sentence a criminal to an appropriate punishment.
In today’s society, if you steal from a commoner, perhaps you will get fined or jailed. But what if you stole from the president of the country? The punishment would be much more severe.
Then, for a person who continually commits crimes for an entire lifetime against the supreme King of Heaven and earth, what should the punishment be? If you look at it objectively, Hell is what a sinner deserves.
If you ask, “How have I committed crimes against God”, then you must look at the Ten Commandments. If you have broken any one of them in thoughts, words or deeds, then you have sinned and nothing except for blood can make atonement for those sins.
For example, have you ever had a lustful thought about someone? God counts that as committing adultery.
““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’ but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.” (Matthew 5:27-28 WEB)
The legal consequence of sin is death. God’s righteousness demands a life for a life, and the life of a creature is in its blood.
“According to the law, nearly everything is cleansed with blood, and apart from shedding of blood there is no remission.” (Hebrews 9:22 WEB)
Even though God is holy and must punish sin, He does not want to punish it in you. That is why He sent His Son, Jesus, to become a Man, and to offer Himself as an atoning sacrifice for your sins—He willingly became your substitute. The royal blood that Jesus shed is the payment for the debt that you owe to God.
When you accept Jesus as Lord, you come under a covenant relationship with God. Your record of sins is completely wiped out, your spirit is born-again, and you are adopted into God’s family.
Under the new covenant called “Grace”, God will be good to you not based on your own obedience by works, but based on the blood of Jesus that has righteously paid for you to be blessed with every blessing.
It is so good to be under Grace! Receive Jesus as Lord, and you will have the assurance that when it is time for you to step out of this mortal body, the angels will carry you up to Heaven. That is when you can truly rest in peace (R.I.P.).
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