FAQ Category: Hell, Death/Grave
Before Jesus died for our sins, how did anyone get into heaven, like Abraham and David?
April 20th 2026 | 2782 views
Why would God create us if He knew we would just die?
February 07th 2026 | 6203 views
Could people with different religions go to heaven?
December 25th 2025 | 7778 views
Is it sinful to cremate a body?
December 15th 2025 | 8200 views
Are ghosts real?
September 06th 2025 | 12799 views
What good does it do to praying for someone who has already died?
February 03rd 2025 | 25860 views
Was the Kedron Valley the place of the garbage dump? (Gehenna, hell)
July 11th 2024 | 32933 views
If someone does not believe in God but they still do good, do they go to heaven or hell?
June 23rd 2024 | 34776 views
When we lose a loved one, our automatic response is that they are dancing with the angels, or our children are in heaven with family gone before them. Are we just dead until Christ returns or are our loved ones with God in heaven upon death?
November 22nd 2023 | 51849 views
"And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 13:42). Is this a reference to hell?
December 23rd 2022 | 62347 views
Does Satan have power to claim, kill or take away someone's life? (Uganda)
October 03rd 2022 | 65177 views
How do I believe in God again after two of my babies passed away? I've been struggling so much. (United States)
April 06th 2022 | 74125 views
I would like to get more clarification about the three ways as stressed in the Bible. (Uganda)
March 17th 2022 | 75063 views
Revelation 20:14-15 and Matthew 5:22. Is second death hell fire? Will unrepentant souls be thrown in hell fire at the end?
February 10th 2022 | 77774 views
Will innocent children who are dying enter in heaven or hell? (India)
October 16th 2021 | 83549 views
Where is the dead soul resting/loving until Jesus returns?
August 16th 2021 | 87266 views
I know the Bible talks about man not lay with man. Will they go to hell if they continue living live this? Women also? Thank you. (United States)
June 17th 2021 | 90651 views
Can a man die and die again? (Botswana)
February 15th 2021 | 98951 views
When we pass away, does God come to the house to collect us? What happens to the other part that is reborn? (United States)
January 05th 2021 | 102456 views
Why do people die? (Canada)
August 21st 2020 | 107107 views
Is Judas in heaven or hell?
July 20th 2020 | 106540 views
What happens to the soul of the person that committed suicide?
July 03rd 2020 | 107069 views
Why and how many Christians will see hell? (Tanzania)
June 04th 2020 | 104822 views
Does a person who rejects Christ have the same punishment as Hitler? (United States)
March 20th 2020 | 103682 views
Since hell is not a place of eternal torment, what the meaning of Matthew 25:41, "Then he will say to those on his left, Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels."
March 20th 2020 | 104644 views
If the good and bad will go to the same place, then what is the comeuppance of evil doers? In Isaiah 14:15, God also told the devil: "Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit." Please explain this. (Nigeria)
March 16th 2020 | 103972 views
If hell is just the grave, why did Jesus say: "And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." Matthew 13:42? (Nigeria)
March 05th 2020 | 104241 views
1 Samuel 28:14-19 records a medium bringing the spirit of the dead prophet Samuel to talk to King Saul. How can this happen? Are dead ancestors alive and watching us?
February 07th 2020 | 103910 views
What is hell fire in the Bible? (Liberia)
November 21st 2019 | 87581 views
Are heaven and hell real?
August 31st 2019 | 39988 views
What does perish mean in John 3:16. Does it mean your soul dies and does not suffer or does it mean eternal life in hell's fire?
August 08th 2019 | 43267 views
Is last minute repentance at death acceptable to God?
January 16th 2019 | 42601 views
Where did Jesus go when he died?
December 20th 2018 | 40254 views
I have a friend that believes that God uses the devil to kill Christians when it's their time to come to heaven. I told her no, God doesn't need to use the devil. Please clarify this for me and give me scriptures to prove it to her. Thank you!
December 05th 2018 | 39668 views
If there is no hell of torture, why does Revelation 20:10 mention a lake of burning sulfur and those in the lake are tormented day and night forever?
December 05th 2018 | 39735 views
Help me with my fear of death.
September 14th 2018 | 39667 views
Why is Jesus called the first born from the dead?
September 14th 2018 | 39492 views
Do the dead help us?
May 29th 2018 | 39821 views
Who created the doctrine of hell in which one suffers forever in flames? Was it Satan trying to make God sound cruel?
April 11th 2018 | 39725 views
What does the Bible teach about where we go when we die? Do our souls sleep in the grave? In the resurrection, will everyone be resurrected with earthly bodies and live on earth?
March 16th 2018 | 39901 views
If anyone kills another person will they go to hell?
February 16th 2018 | 39504 views
If the second death is non-existence, please explain Revelation 21:8. (Gehenna)
September 04th 2017 | 39940 views
What is the meaning of Revelation 20:12 - 15?
June 29th 2017 | 43986 views
Please show me in the Bible where the Old Testament saints were before the resurrection of Christ? What is the place called? What is the difference between Sheol, Hades, and Hell.
May 12th 2017 | 40184 views
What happens to us the minute we die. Where do we go?
February 24th 2017 | 40200 views
When a man dies, does his soul go to hell or move to the middle of sky?
February 11th 2017 | 40144 views
Why are Christians, who know they are saved, afraid to die?
February 04th 2017 | 39560 views
Why did Jesus say the girl was not dead but sleeping in Matthew 9:24?
January 31st 2017 | 40414 views
In the Bible, who speaks after they die?
December 06th 2016 | 39756 views
Is there life after death?
December 02nd 2016 | 39547 views
How can we know that there is a soul after death?
November 07th 2016 | 39921 views
How does our omniscient God feel about the wicked suffering in hell for eternity? Does it grieve Him?
October 22nd 2016 | 39610 views
What is the position of the death penalty in the New Testament?
September 23rd 2016 | 39551 views
What happened to the Romans that killed Jesus? Does it say if they went to hell for killing him?
August 23rd 2016 | 43969 views
Did Cain go to hell?
July 28th 2016 | 50270 views
Can you believe people's testimonies about visiting heaven and or hell? Is it possible?
July 25th 2016 | 40272 views
Is it biblical to be buried in the ground?
May 10th 2016 | 40490 views
If hell means grave in Hebrew, is Satan in a grave instead of a place where there is everlasting fire?
May 04th 2016 | 41208 views
After death, are we trapped in the grave till Jesus returns and are then resurrected?
April 16th 2016 | 41193 views
My little daughter died at age 9 without knowing the truth. What will become of her on Judgment Day?
March 11th 2016 | 39844 views
Purgatory proper is not in the Bible, but is the concept?
February 20th 2016 | 39882 views
Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus went to hell for three days? While he was in the tomb, did he preach to the people who were in hell?
November 26th 2015 | 43268 views
Do rich people go to hell?
October 11th 2015 | 39680 views
Where are the dead and explain the meaning of soul with scriptural references.
October 03rd 2015 | 40408 views
I had an abortion when I was 16. What will happen when I die?
August 09th 2015 | 39558 views
Can a Christian be cremated on death? Does it matter?
July 14th 2015 | 40580 views
Do those who died in Christ goes to heaven immediately?
June 27th 2015 | 41958 views
Is there a hell?
June 08th 2015 | 39864 views
When a Christian dies, where does he go?
May 29th 2015 | 42035 views
When I die it has been said that someone can pray me into heaven. Is that true?
April 14th 2015 | 41484 views
In Revelation, what is the meaning of The Dead Will Rise?
March 29th 2015 | 47571 views
Do alcoholics go to heaven? My dad passed away, and I am so worried about him being in the right place. He believed in God but had addiction to alcohol.
March 18th 2015 | 48487 views
Why did Cain hate Abel?
March 09th 2015 | 41780 views
Where does it say not to cremate?
March 09th 2015 | 39625 views
If someone is sentenced to hell in the hereafter, what do you think will be the real pain or punishment that one will experience, since we then, will not have a physical body but will have a spiritual existence?
February 26th 2015 | 39810 views
What part in the Bible shows that Jesus took Abraham and Moses into heaven?
February 01st 2015 | 41415 views
Matthew 12:40 predicted Jesus' soul would be in hell for three days. How can that be if only the unrighteous go there. Is hell our grave? Is that where we go when we die?
January 26th 2015 | 68949 views
In the light of John 3:13, where is Elijah?
January 16th 2015 | 39552 views
Can the deceased communicate with us spiritually?
December 29th 2014 | 43796 views
Is there a purgatory and where in the Bible can I find it mentioned?
November 23rd 2014 | 39528 views
Is it a sin to be cremated?
November 16th 2014 | 40639 views
The Bible says when we are absent from the body, we are present with the Lord. You teach that we sleep until the Lord returns. How can that be true?
November 08th 2014 | 39632 views
Is Jesus savior of all or just some who are believers and followers of Jesus? What if I was born from other religion; am I doomed to eternal torment?
November 03rd 2014 | 39433 views
If the burial site is a resting place until judgment day, then why do people talk of loved ones have "gone to a better place with our Lord"?
November 03rd 2014 | 41228 views
Does one go to hell if they committed suicide?
October 04th 2014 | 39685 views
Did Judas Iscariot go to hell?
September 25th 2014 | 39770 views
How can I convince my friend that they are not going to hell?
August 23rd 2014 | 39607 views
Do Catholics, Jews, and Christians all go to the same place when they die even though they have different beliefs?
August 23rd 2014 | 39307 views
Where did Enoch and Elijah go since flesh and blood cannot enter heaven?
August 23rd 2014 | 46839 views
Why did God let six million Jews (his own people) die during World War Two?
August 21st 2014 | 39993 views
We read in Psalm 16:10, "You will not leave my soul in Hades nor allow your Holy One to see decay." Although Peter said that the quote is prophetic since the body of David decayed, could David have been talking about his future resurrection during Judgment Day?
August 21st 2014 | 39942 views
What did the Apostle Paul mean when he said, "to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord"? What happens when we die?
August 18th 2014 | 39603 views
Do you mean to say that the spirit of the Thief, who died upon the cross when the Lord Jesus was crucified, remained in the grave with his body? If so, do the spirits of our dear friends, who turned to Christ in this life, remain with their bodies in the grave until the return of our Lord?
August 18th 2014 | 39409 views
What becomes of the soul at death? Is it put into the grave with the body, or does it fly away in a disembodied state, and go soaring around through space, waiting and longing for the time to come when it can get back into its body (put on its clothes again, so to speak) at the resurrection?
August 18th 2014 | 39570 views
Does the soul of man sleep when the body is dead?
August 18th 2014 | 39435 views
Can the soul die?
August 18th 2014 | 39632 views
What is meant by the "second death" mentioned in the book of Revelation?
August 18th 2014 | 39326 views
Please explain this Scripture: "Death and hell were cast into the lake of fire, this is the second death?"
August 18th 2014 | 39640 views
Since Jesus is to reign until all enemies are put under his feet, and the last enemy to be destroyed is death (1 Corinthians 15:25,26) would it not prove that Satan and his hosts would be destroyed before death is destroyed, and that both would be destroyed during the reign of Jesus?
August 18th 2014 | 39317 views
How could the repentant thief on the cross go to Paradise THAT DAY with Jesus, when Jesus did not ascend to heaven until forty days after his resurrection on the third day? (Luke 23:43)
August 01st 2014 | 53931 views
Since the Apostle clearly explains in 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, that the body will not be resurrected, what does he mean when he says: "So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, it is raised in incorruption," etc. (1 Corinthians 15:42-44) What is meant by the expression, "it"? What is resurrected?
August 01st 2014 | 39260 views
Is there such a place as purgatory, and if so, where is it taught in the Scriptures?
August 01st 2014 | 39205 views
Where is hell, and who created it?
July 31st 2014 | 39333 views
Is it a biblical fact that Christ descended into hell after his crucifixion and before his resurrection? 1 Peter 3:19
July 31st 2014 | 39572 views
Does Peter have a higher position than the Lord Jesus because Peter has the keys to heaven, whereas the Lord Jesus has the keys to hell?
July 31st 2014 | 39540 views
Does the statement of our Lord as to the "Rich Man" and "Lazarus" teach that the wicked go to eternal torment at death?
July 31st 2014 | 39487 views
Do the words "everlasting" and "forever and ever" as applied to the punishment of the wicked, mean an eternity of misery, and torment, or merely punishment for a season?
July 30th 2014 | 39314 views
I have just lost a dear little girl who never was baptized. I am about mad with grief and sorrow. Some people tell me that she is lost to all eternity and may possibly now be writhing in eternal torture. I have called in our minister and he only shakes his head in doubt. I have also talked with ministers of other denominations and can get no consolation.
July 30th 2014 | 39335 views
Kindly explain the last part of Ecclesiastes 11:3, "In the place where the tree falleth there it shall be."
July 30th 2014 | 39264 views
In 2 Kings 22:20, we read "Behold, therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shall be gathered into thy grave in peace." Then in 2 Kings 23:29-30, we are told that Josiah was killed at Megiddo. Please explain and harmonize.
July 30th 2014 | 39165 views
Who are the dead who die in the Lord, and how can a dead person die? - "And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from hence forth." `Rev. 14:13`.
July 30th 2014 | 39404 views
If a man has lived a sinful life, committed murder and robbed the widows and orphans, etc., and then at the last moment, with his dying breath, confesses his sins and accepts Christ as his Savior, will he not go immediately to Heaven and be with the Lord in glory?
July 30th 2014 | 39414 views
What is death?
July 30th 2014 | 39355 views
Is there any difference between death and annihilation?
July 30th 2014 | 39516 views
God said to Adam, "In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." How can you harmonize this with the record that "all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died?"-- Genesis 2:17, Genesis 5:5
July 30th 2014 | 39594 views
1 Peter 4:6 - Who were the dead that the gospel was preached to? And when and by whom? How will they be judged in the flesh and live to God in the spirit?
July 30th 2014 | 39601 views
If the dead are asleep in the graves awaiting the time of the resurrection at the second coming of our Lord, when all who are in their graves shall be awakened and shall come forth, as the Scriptures affirm; how shall we understand the experiences of some who, at the time of their departure from this life, see heavenly visions of angels, and hear strains of celestial music?
July 30th 2014 | 39597 views
If Moses and Elijah were actually dead, how could they appear on the Mount of Transfiguration with our Lord Jesus? (Matthew 17:1-3)
July 30th 2014 | 39991 views
Here is a Scripture that is confusing. If you can explain it I will be very thankful to you. It reads, "As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive."--`1 Cor. 15:22`. What is the meaning of the latter part?
July 30th 2014 | 39369 views
How shall we understand the words of Jesus, "Let the dead bury their dead"? (Matthew 8:21,22)
July 30th 2014 | 39537 views
What does this mean: "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; but their works follow with them?" Revelation 14:13. How can the dead continue their works when there is no consciousness, wisdom or knowledge in the grave? Ecclesiastes 9:10
July 30th 2014 | 39815 views
2 Peter 2:4: "For if God spared not the angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved unto judgment." The marginal reading says "hell" is the Greek "Tartarus." What does that mean?
July 29th 2014 | 40617 views
What became of Adam when he died; did he go to heaven or hell?
July 29th 2014 | 63862 views
Have People Received Final Judgment for the Past 6,000 years or will they have an Opportunity for Judgment and Restitution on Paradise Earth?
June 25th 2014 | 39495 views