What Happens after Death?

The Bible provides few details about what happens at the moment of death and beyond. Many Christians think that after death, we will go to Heaven, sit and the clouds, play the harp and praise God forever. But scattered across the Bible, we can describe four events which will take place after death:

1. Absent from the body, present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8)
2. The body shall be raised incorruptible at the second coming of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:52)
3. Appear Before the Bema Seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10, 1 Corinthians 3:12-15)
4. Live on the New Earth (Revelation 20:11-15, 1 Corinthians 2:9)

Strictly speaking, the Bible did not promise Heaven, but Eternal Life (John 3:16, John 5:24) in the Kingdom of God (Matthew 5:10).