A lot of preachers use this scripture to "prove" that we are going to have a new life in heaven, just like the one on earth...only better.
If the thought of living in a heavenly mansion excites you, you have missed the whole point of the Bible. Do you really think God wants you to be poor down here, so he can make you rich up there? If you're good, you go to heaven; if you're bad, you go to hell?
Let's settle this once and for all...you can't be good enough to get in, or bad enough to be kept out. Technically, every one is going to heaven...because "heaven" is not the end; it is just the beginning. A place where souls rest until the judgement.
There are simply too many issues to resolve to believe we'll have a new life in heaven (Will we have jobs? Eat in restaurants? Go to the bathroom?). In the Bible, with a couple of exceptions, people who die go to "sleep with their fathers."
If you were looking forward to partying with friends, sorry...you're just going to sleep until the judgement. Sleep is not a bad thing...it is the most merciful and the most supported by scripture. After judgement: eternal life or eternal damnation.
If you want to believe the preachers, okay...you can believe anything you want. If you want to fantasize about a mansion, a luxury car, yacht, jewelry, or even 95 virgins...have at it.
Do Not Be Deceived:
Whether you live in a mansion or sleep, the important question is not, "What happens after we die?" It's what happens after judgement?
Until you're reborn Spiritually...nothing else matters.
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