“Is everything over when I die?
Where does the soul go?
Does the body come back to life?
“Do heaven and hell really exist?”

The Bible's Answer to Life After Death

Throughout history and across cultures, humanity has repeatedly asked the question, “What comes after death?”
Science and philosophy have proposed various hypotheses, but the only clear answer lies in the Bible.
In this book R.
C. Sproul describes death not simply as the end of life, but as a gateway to judgment, resurrection, and eternal life.
He unravels core themes of the afterlife, including heaven and hell, the resurrected body, and the final judgment, helping readers clearly understand the reality of life after death as described in the Bible.

It is important to ask these questions.
Because we will all face this death someday.
In this book, we will try to dispel the uncertainty we feel by examining the biblical basis for heaven and hell.
Living as a consistent, unwavering Christian means acknowledging the Bible's unwavering supernaturalism.

--- From "Chapter 1: Fear and Uncertainty"

Sometimes, when I contemplate something as wondrous as what heaven might look like, I cringe with fear and doubt.
But the boundless happiness that God has prepared for those who go to heaven cannot even be compared to any of the joy or pleasure we cling to in this life.
--- From "Chapter 2 Thinking of Returning Home"

The best is still beyond heaven.
It signifies the final completion, the resurrection of the body.
But even though it is the state we face immediately after death, the Apostle Paul evaluates it as 'far better' than anything we can enjoy in this world.
If we truly believed that, what effect would that have on our lives, our self-confidence, and the health of our souls?
--- From "Chapter 3 Sitting on a Suitcase"

The body of Jesus that came out of the tomb was different from before.
He was so different that people didn't recognize him at first glance.
But when I looked again, there were times when I recognized that it was Jesus.
Likewise, when we see our friends and relatives who have passed away at the resurrection, their appearance will be different from when they were on earth.
But you will recognize them, and they will recognize you, of course.
--- From "Chapter 4: Rising from the Soil"

If you are truly in Christ, He has promised to go to this heaven to prepare a place for you, and now He has sent you this letter from there to describe to you what it will be like.
We must always live with before us the image of this new heaven and new earth, the day when the Lamb will triumph and His kingdom will completely swallow up death.
Then all the tears we shed while passing through this valley of tears will not have been in vain.

--- From "Chapter 5: No More Tears"

If God is everywhere, then it is clear that He is also in hell.
The question then is what is God doing there?
His presence there signifies judgment.
It means that he is there to inflict punishment of wrath.
The reason God is in hell is to establish His justice on those there.
--- From "Chapter 6: The Unavoidable Truth"

The longer we delay repenting and fleeing to Christ, the more dangerous and precarious our situation becomes.
Because tonight our souls may be taken back.
No one should think that they can escape this judgment and leisurely walk into heaven unless they take Jesus' teachings seriously.
This is because He says that He will definitely make a distinction.
That distinction is a crisis.
It is a crisis of whether or not we will survive God's judgment.
--- From "Chapter 7: Major Distinctions"

Just as the reward we receive in heaven will vary depending on the degree of our obedience to Christ while living on earth, the severity of God's punishing wrath we receive in hell will also vary depending on how we lived.

--- From “Chapter 8 Degrees of Punishment”

Beloved, Christ has risen from the grave.
Yet we do not listen to His words.
This moment is our opportunity to hear His voice, flee to Him, and receive Him.
Maybe today is your last chance.

--- From "Chapter 9: Point of No Return"