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NASB | Luke 23:43 And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 23:43 Jesus said to him, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise." [2 Cor 12:4; Rev 2:7] |
Subject: Upon death do we go directly to Heaven? |
Bible Note: The answer to your question is yes, we do go immediately to see Jesus. The fact of scripture is that we are created in God's image. God is Spirit and once we are "born again" John 3:16 we are given new life in our spirit. When we die our physical body remains 6 feet under, but our spirit and our soul (mind, will, and emotions) or our personality is immediately brought into heaven with God. In fact right now your Spirit is already existing in the heavenlies with the Lord at this time. In Ephesians 2:6 we see the scripture says "And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus." Also in Phillippians 3:20 Paul reminds us . . "But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there .. " The reference is present tense and reminds us that we are currently citizens of heaven -- not after we die. Christ is now our life and we know he lives in us and through us and is himself seated in the heavenlies. Hope it reassures you. |