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What does the Bible say about reincarnation? | GotQuestions.org Got Questions Ministries Is there evidence for reincarnation in the Bible? Does the idea of soul reincarnation have any biblical support? What is reincarnation, and what proof of reincarnation do some use to prove one can be...

What does the Bible say about reincarnation? Answer To reincarnate is, literally, to “incarnate again”; that is, reincarnation is a “rebirth” into a new body of flesh and blood. In most contexts, reincarnation refers to the process, after death, of a soul returning in a new body. Claims of...

What does the Bible say about Limbo? Answer The root of the word limbo is “the edge of a hem on a garment,” so the word itself is telling us that limbo is someplace which borders very close to another. A very broad definition of limbo is “a zone which exists between two definite places.” The...

What does the Bible say about Purgatory? | GotQuestions.org Got Questions Ministries What does the Bible say about Purgatory? Is Catholic Purgatory true? Is it true that there is a temporal consequence for sin? Is the doctrine of purgatory anywhere in the Bible? In this video, Pastor...

What does the Bible say about Purgatory? Answer According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, Purgatory is “a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God’s grace, are not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their...

What will we look like in heaven? Got Questions Ministries What will we look like in heaven? Will we look the same in heaven as we currently do on earth?

What will we look like in heaven? Answer In the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 15, Paul talks about the resurrection and the resurrected body. In verses 35 and following, he states that our heavenly bodies will be different from our natural bodies, with some stark contrasts. Whereas our...

What is paradise? Answer Paradise is a place of blessing where the righteous go after death. The word paradise is usually used as a synonym for “heaven” (Revelation 2:7). When Jesus was dying on the cross and one of the thieves being crucified with Him asked Him for mercy, Jesus replied, “I...

Are there different levels of punishment in hell? Answer The idea that there are different levels of punishment in hell is graphically portrayed in The Divine Comedy, written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and 1321. In that poem, the Roman poet Virgil guides Dante through the nine circles of...

Where did Old Testament believers/saints go when they died? Answer The Old Testament believers went to a place of comfort and rest called “paradise” when they died. The Old Testament taught life after death and that everyone who departed from this life went to a place of conscious existence...

How is an eternity in hell a just punishment for only a human lifetime of sin? Answer The Bible says that hell is eternal (Matthew 25:46). Many people struggle with the justice of that. They question how it is just for God to punish a person for eternity in response to only a human lifetime of...

How is eternity in hell a fair punishment for sin? | GotQuestions.org Got Questions Ministries Is hell fair? How can eternity in hell be fair for only a lifetime a sin? How is eternity in hell a fair punishment for sin and what does the bible say about hell and eternal punishment / Eternal...

How is eternity in hell a fair punishment for sin? Answer Many people are uncomfortable, to say the least, with the idea of an eternal hell. This discomfort, though, is often the result of an incomplete understanding of three things: the nature of God, the nature of man, and the nature of sin...

How can heaven be perfect if all of our loved ones are not there? | GotQuestions.org Got Questions Ministries How can we be happy in heaven if our loved ones are not there? What will we do in heaven? What is heaven like if the people we love are not there? Can Heaven be perfect if we are...

How can heaven be perfect if all of our loved ones are not there? Answer The word perfection carries the idea of wholeness and a lack of nothing. If something is perfect, then it’s complete. So how can heaven be perfect if some people are missing? Wouldn’t it be better if all our loved ones...

What does the Bible say about when God will judge us? Answer There are two separate judgments. Believers are judged at the Judgment Seat of Christ (Romans 14:10-12). Every believer will give an account of himself, and the Lord will judge the decisions he made—including those concerning issues...

What does the Bible say about soul sleep? Answer “Soul sleep” is a belief that after a person dies, his/her soul “sleeps” until the resurrection and final judgment. The concept of “soul sleep” is not biblical. When the Bible describes a person “sleeping” in relation to death (Luke 8:52; 1...

Will there be sex in heaven? Answer The Bible does not address the topic of sex in heaven. Without a clear statement in Scripture on the matter, we can’t really say “yes” or “no” about the possibility of sex in heaven. However, the Bible does address a related topic: marriage in heaven or, to...

Will there be marriage in heaven? | GotQuestions.org Got Questions Ministries Will there be marriage in Heaven? Jesus said in Matthew 22:30, “At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.” What does this mean? Will we still...

Will there be marriage in heaven? Answer The Bible tells us, “At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven” (Matthew 22:30). This was Jesus’ answer in response to a question concerning a woman who had been married multiple times...