Question:
Where do we go when we die? “It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).

Answer:
Read 2 Corinthians 5:8. “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present [at home] with the Lord.” There is no lapse of time; the moment the body of a Christian dies, he (soul and spirit) leaves the body, and immediately is home with the Lord.

What about the unsaved? They are in torment (Luke 16:19-31). The spirit world is very different from what we know. They either suffer torment or enjoy comfort. They can talk together and see one another, but a great chasm keeps the saved and unsaved from ever being together after death (v. 26). Our eternal destiny is decided in this life by whether we accept or reject Christ as our Saviour. There is no way anyone can get to heaven if they do not accept God’s Word (verse 31).