¿A dónde van las personas cuando mueren?

¿A dónde voy cuando muero?

La Biblia enseña que cuando las personas mueren, duermen en sus tumbas hasta el Día de la Resurrección (Salmo 13:3; Daniel 12:2; Hechos 7:60; Job 14:12; 1 Corintios 15:18). El mismo Jesús llamó al morir un sueño (Juan 11:11-13). No hay conciencia del tiempo en la muerte (2 Corintios 5:6-8), por lo que, para el creyente, el siguiente pensamiento consciente después de la muerte es el reconocimiento de su cuerpo glorificado en la venida de Cristo.

La muerte

Con respecto a lo que sucede en la muerte, la Biblia dice: “Entonces el polvo volverá a la tierra como era, y el espíritu volverá a Dios que lo dio” (Eclesiastés 12:7).

Cuerpo (polvo) – aliento (espíritu) = muerte (sin alma)

Entonces, ¿qué es el “espíritu” que vuelve a Dios al morir? El espíritu que regresa a Dios es el aliento de vida (Job 33:4; Santiago 2:26). En ninguna parte de toda la Palabra de Dios se dice que el “espíritu” tenga vida, sabiduría o sentimientos después de que una persona muere. El espíritu es simplemente el “aliento de vida” y nada más.

Life

When God first created man, the Bible says, «And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul» (Genesis 2:7). When God breathed the breath of life into the dust, man became a living soul. This breath of life is also called a spirit. The spirit and breath of life are the same thing and are often used interchangeably in the Bible. “All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils” (Job 27:3).

Body (dust) + breath (spirit) = life (soul)

Genesis 2:7 tells us that man is a soul and according to God’s Word, souls do die (Ezekiel 18:20). Man is mortal (Job 4:17). Only God is immortal (1 Timothy 6:15, 16). Therefore, the concept of an undying, immortal soul goes against the Bible.

Rewards at the Second Coming

The Bible teaches that people don’t go to heaven or hell when they die. Rewards and punishments are given only at the second coming of Christ, not at death. Jesus says, «Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be» (Revelation 22:12).

In fact, the Bible mentions that David the prophet is not in heaven yet: «David … is both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day.» «For David is not ascended into the heavens» (Acts 2:29, 34).

A State of Unconsciousness

In death, humans are totally unconscious with no activity or knowledge of any kind, «The living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.» «There is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest» (Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6, 10). And David wrote, «The dead praise not the Lord» (Psalms 115:17).

To summarize, the dead will sleep until the great day of the Lord at the end of the world. For «The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, … and the dead in Christ shall rise … and so shall we ever be with the Lord» (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17). And «We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, … and the dead shall be raised incorruptible. … For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality» (1 Corinthians 15:51-53). There would be no purpose in a resurrection if people were already in heaven after their death.

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In His service,
BibleAsk Team