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When the Bible says a person is “sleeping” in relation to death (Luke 8:52; 1Cor 15:6), it does
not mean literal “sleep”. Sleeping is just a way to describe death because a dead body appears to be sleeping.
The Bible tells us that the instant you die, you are taken to heaven or Hell based on whether you had received Christ as your
Savior or not. For believers, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2Cor 5:6-8; Phil 1:23).
For unbelievers, death means everlasting punishment in Hell (Luke 16:22-23). The concept of “soul sleep”
is not a Biblical doctrine. The moment we die, we face the judgment of God (Heb 9:27). Heaven and Hell - these
are the final, eternal destinations of all people - based entirely on whether a person had trusted Jesus Christ alone for
the salvation of their sins.
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