The mystery of “what happens after death?” has troubled many people, and virtually no one has any concrete information. The word of God, the Bible, is a book of truths that addresses all concerns about life and death. So that His followers and believers wouldn’t be confused when they were asked these kinds of questions. He (God) provided them with all the information they could ever require.
Do we have an afterlife?
Most religions, including Christianity, paganism, and others, talk about an afterlife, but the Bible doesn’t. This principle, or doctrine, as we can call it, has also permeated modern Christians’ beliefs, making it easy for them to hold on to them. Purgatory, which the Roman Catholic Church made for its members or followers, is the cherry on top. The Bible makes no mention of it anywhere, still; the Catholics have successfully propagated it for so long that it is now an essential element of their faith. There are other Christians who think that when someone passes away, they immediately go to heaven.
What does the Bible speak about judgment after death?
The Bible clarifies that God alone handles passing judgment and when Christ comes during his second advent, post that only as per the events mentioned the judgment will occur. So, it comes as a surprise that these Christians have, through their lack of knowledge of the Bible, assured themselves with their own fallible knowledge of the self-assurance that all their dead ones will pass through purgatory and subsequently have a place in paradise without facing judgment. There are others who do not believe in purgatory but do cling to the belief that if someone dies, he immediately reaches heaven.
Let us explore the Bible regarding the instructions available for us pertaining to this topic. Is there any book, chapter, or verse that mentions someone entering paradise as soon as they die? Well, no.
The below verse is pretty clear. It does not leave any room for doubt regarding the fate of man after his death. There are many who after reading this verse, will still push the wrong doctrine. Definitely, their agenda is something else, and this surely does not concur with the Bible.