
Heaven & Hell
What does the Bible say about Heaven and Hell? Where will you'll spend eternity?
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FAQs on Heaven, Hell, Judgment
Quick summary on Heaven — Heaven is a place of comfort where God dwells. It's a place where a believer's soul/spirit immediately goes to be with Christ when they die. The body will then be resurrected and be reunited with one's soul/spirit at the return of Christ. At this resurrection of the body, "Jesus Christ" . . . "will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body." (Phil 3:20). After the Millennium, believers in their glorified bodies will be ushered into the final new heaven and new earth.

Quick summary on Hell — Hell is a symbolic term used to describe a place of torment after death. Hell is also referred to as Gehenna, wrath of God and other terms. Hell is where an unbeliever's soul immediately goes when they die. At the end of the Millennium, the unbeliever's body will be resurrected and reunited with their soul to face Christ at the Great White Throne Judgment. Christ will judge them and cast them into the Lake of Fire. It's described as a place of "everlasting destruction" and "burning sulfur" where the "fire is not quenched" and the wicked are "tormented day and night forever and ever."

Quick summary on Judgments and when they occur
-Those who hold an Amillennial or Postmillennial view of end times suggest there is only one final judgment for both believers and unbelievers. It occurs at the Second Coming of Christ at end of the Millennium. This is generally known as the Great White Throne Judgment mentioned in Rev 20:11.
-Those who hold a Premillennial view of end times suggest believers are judged and resurrected in their glorified bodies before the Millennium at the Rapture and/or the Second Coming of Christ at the end of the Tribulation.
Believers are judged for their deeds to determine the rewards or crowns they will receive in heaven (1 Cor 9:24-25). It's not a time to punish sin since Jesus took our punishment once and for all on the cross. Instead, a believer's works will be tested by fire, whether good—gold, silver, precious stones, or worthless and burned up—wood, hay and straw (1 Cor 3:10-15). This judgment is called the Judgment Seat of Christ mentioned in 2 Cor 5:10. In the Greek, the word for “judgment seat” is bema, which was an elevated platform where victorious athletes received their crowns, similar to the medal stand in the Olympics.
Unbelievers are judged at the end of the Millennium in all three end-time views, Premil, Amil and Postmil. Unbelievers go to the Great White Throne Judgment where they are judged for their deeds to determine their degree of punishment in hell before being cast into the Lake of Fire.
-However, with all the various end-time views Christians hold, the final result is the same: believers go to heaven with rewards, and unbelievers are cast into the Lake of Fire for eternal punishment.


6 min • Text • Video
GotQuestions.org
Questions about the Heaven, Hell and Eternity are answered on GotQuestions.org.
Hell teachings
21 min each • Audio • R.C. Sproul
In this series on hell, Dr. Sproul explains the severity of hell, the reason for the existence of hell and why there must be "Degrees of Punishment." Then he looks at the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus to teach us the finality of God's sentence upon unrepentant sinners. The fifth teaching covers numerous questions such as "Did Jesus descend into hell?"
Ligonier.org
57 min • Video • Audio • Text • 2011 • 1.9M view on YouTube • John MacArthur
John MacArthur covers a wide range of beliefs about hell: temporary or permanent, annihilationism, soul sleep, universalism, inclusivism, degrees of hell, what sends you there, and more. He clarifies what the Bible says, not society.
GTY.org
Listen to a detailed explanation of Christ's final judgment of unbelievers at the end of the world before casting them into the final hell called the Lake of Fire. He discusses souls joined to resurrected bodies; degrees of punishment; terms such as Sheol, Hades, Gehenna, Universalism and more.
47-61 min • Audio • Text • 1994
GTY.org
45 min • Video • Audio • Slides • 2024 • Tom Pennington
After the 1,000 year millennium at the end of the world, Tom Pennington explains the Great White Throne Judgment described in Revelation 20:11-15. He teaches about that day, the place, the defendants on trial, the records of one's actions, words and thoughts, and the Lamb's book of Life.
CountrysideBible.org
Heaven teachings
45 min • Video • Audio
5.6M views on YouTube • 2010
R.C. Sproul
Ligonier.org (on YouTube)
28 min • Video • Audio
496K views on YouTube • 2021
Justin Peters
JustinPeters.org (on YouTube)
50 min • Audio
46K views on YouTube • 2023
Voddie Baucham
GraceFamilyBaptist.net (on YouTube)
13 min • Video
141K views on YouTube • 2021
Ray Comfort
LivingWaters.com (on YouTube)
Learn what the Bible says about the destruction of this present universe and what the new eternal city will be like. He covers whether we'll be in spirit form or in physical form (eating, drinking and engaging in normal activities).
48 min • Video • Audio • Slides • Rev 21:1-8
48 min • Video • Audio • Slides • Rev 21:1-8
43 min • Video • Audio • Slides • Rev 21:9 - 22:5
47 min • Video • Audio • Slides • Rev 21:9 - 22:5
33 min • Video • Audio • Slides • Rev 21:9 - 22:5
Pastor MacArthur describes the destruction and recreation of the new heavens and new earth after the final judgment. He also describes the physical appearance of the capital city of heaven which is the new Jerusalem where we will live forever.
40-68 min • Audio • Text • 1995
GTY.org
Pastor Philip examines scripture to provide and in-depth view of what heaven will be like. Where is it located? Where will we live? What will we do? What won't be there?
57 min • Video • Audio • Text • 2 Cor 5:1-8
59 min • Video • Audio • Text • John 14:1-6
52 min • Video • Audio • Text • 2 Cor 5:9-11
51 min • Video • Audio • Text • 2 Cor 5:9-11
50 min • Audio • Text • Rev 19:1-10
51 min • Video • Audio • Text • 1 Cor 15:35-49
56 min • Video • Audio • Text • 1 Cor 15:35-49
49 min • Video • Audio • Text • Rev 22:1-5
55 min • Video • Audio • Text • Rev 22:1-5
54 min • Video • Audio • Text • Rev 21:1-5
60 min • Video • Audio • Text • Rev 21-22
43 min • Video • Audio • Rev 21-22
59 min • Video • Audio • 1 Thes 4:13-18
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