Many Christians believe that the death of Jesus by crucifixion is a model of good death, by which they showed their acceptance of death, combined with compassion and forgiveness for those who did it wrong, and a firm belief in the bodily resurrection that leads to eternal communion with God. A person's view of the afterlife is intended to affect the value placed on this current life. Christian beliefs about life after death are based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that the death and resurrection of Jesus are part of God's divine plan for humanity.
With his death on the cross, Jesus pays the penalty for humanity's sin and humanity's relationship with God is restored. Christians believe that three days after the crucifixion, God raised Jesus from the dead and once again appeared to his disciples. This means that Jesus' sacrifice was a victory over sin and death. Although physical death still occurs, those who believe in Christ and live a good life will be given eternal life in Heaven.
The imminent delay in expectation raised the question of the fate of the dead person in the period between the death of the individual Christian and the resurrection. The Christian expectation of the end times is directed not only to the future of the church but also to the future of the individual believer. To review, Christians believe that those who accept Jesus Christ as their savior will immediately enter Heaven after death. Many people seem to think of the Christian belief in life after death in terms of reincarnation or resuscitation, but the Bible, the Christian Church and Jesus himself are clear that they are not.
Christians believe that those who do not accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior are expelled from God after judgment. Although different denominations may vary their interpretations of the meaning and chronology of biblical events, Christians generally believe that death is a punishment for sin. Of course, there are also many “popular” traditions and ideas that attract various Christian traps, but which do not and have never been part of the dominant Christian belief. But since Christians believe that the Bible is the word of God, they turn to this source to understand what awaits them after death and in the afterlife.
When the New Testament speaks of believers as “asleep”, it does so as a metaphor to distinguish the death of believers from the death of unbelievers. Christians believe that those who do not accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior enter hell (or the second death) immediately after death. The idea that Christians believe that graves are emptied and bodies are reassembled is a matter of horror movies rather than of the Bible. Although many Christians believe that their souls go to Heaven immediately after death, the Bible also promises a day of resurrection.
