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Topic: Afterlife

Episode Topic Audio

2024-02-28
Jesus' Return: If we are "caught up" (raptured) to be with Jesus, does the Bible say where we are going to be?



2024-02-27
New Heaven & Earth: Would you elaborate on the "New Heaven & Earth?" Are we coming back to earth (after heaven)? [2 Peter 3:13, Hebrews 12:22, Matthew 5:5, Psalm 37, Romans 4:13, Romans 4:13, Psalm 2:8, Genesis 1:26-27, Revelation 5:10, Psalm 115:16, Revelation 21:2-4, Galatians 4:26].



2024-02-12
Heaven-A Pass for the Incapable (Children or Mentally Ill): Do little children and the mentally challenged get a free pass? [2 Peter 2:3, John 3:16, John 15:13, Matthew 23:37, John 5:39-44, 2 Corinthians 5:6].



2024-01-31
Immediately after Death (for Christians): What happens immediately upon death? Do I stay in the ground or go to heaven? [2 Corinthians 5:8-9].



2023-11-24
The Resurrection in the Old Testament: If in the Old Testament, they didn't really understand the resurrection, would I be using the verse in Job about "in my flesh, I will see God" out of context to use it on my tombstone? [Job 19:25-27, Daniel 12:2].
Resurrection Not a Focus in Old Testament: Isn't it so different for us to value our future resurrection in contrast to what they may have understood in the Old Testament, with no real knowledge of an afterlife?


2023-11-20
Progress After Death: Do you think that we (our souls) continue to progress toward holiness after death? [1 Corinthians 15:20-22, 1 Corinthians 6:20].
Free Will After Death: Will we have free will in heaven?


2023-10-02
Spiritual Warfare Post Death: After we die, will we be active participants in spiritual warfare?



2023-09-28
Reincarnation: What do you think about reports of previous lives from Lee Strobel's book "Case for Heaven?"



2023-09-15
Book about Experiences in Heaven: Would you give me some feedback on Lee Stroebel's book about heaven ("The Case for Heaven")? [Revelation 21-21, 1 Timothy 5:21].



2023-09-13
After-Death (Afterlife) Experiences: Do you know of any good books about after-death experience reports? [Matthew 16].



2023-09-08
Suicide: Can someone who commits suicide still go to heaven?
Second Chances After Death: Is there another chance to be saved, if one dies before becoming a believer? [Hebrews 9:27, 1 Corinthians 4:5].


2023-09-06
Afterlife of God-Fearing Jews: Will God-fearing Jews just go to sleep when they die and then have another chance to be saved? [Galatians 3:28].



2023-07-26
Afterlife and Glorified Bodies: When do we get our glorified bodies? [1 John 3:2, John 5:28-29, 1 Corinthians 15:43, Philippians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8, Philippians 3:21].



2023-07-03
Afterlife: What happens to us when we die? Do we just rest until we are raised? [2 Corinthians 5:8, 1 Samuel 28:15, Hebrews 10:20, Luke 23:43].



2023-07-03
Martyrs Vengeance: Why would martyrs in heaven be concerned about vengeance if they are in heaven? [Revelation 6:9-11, Revelation 20:5-6].
Bodies in Heaven: Will we be given some kind of body in heaven, or will we just be spirits, until the resurrection and our bodies are raised and renewed?


2023-06-15
Old Testament View of Resurrection & Afterlife: If all you had was the Old Testament, how would you view the resurrection and the afterlife? [Ezekiel 37, Daniel 12:2, Isaiah 26:21, Job 19:26, John 5:24, Ephesians 2:5].
The Afterlife in Scripture: Why doesn't the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, say more about the afterlife? [Psalm 23:6, 2 Timothy 1:10].
Sadducees: Did the Sadducees believe everything just ends at death - with no afterlife?

2023-06-01
Atheist Caller "The Dead Intervening": Atheist caller shares his experience and asks, do you think the dead can intervene or interact with us in anyway? [Matthew 17:2, 1 Samuel 28:15].



2023-05-30
After Death: What happens to us after we die? [Luke 16:19-31, Philippians 1:21-26, 2 Corinthians 5:6, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Ecclesiates 9:5].



2023-04-10
FInding Others in Heaven: How will we find out loved ones in heaven?



2023-04-07
Near-Death Experiences: What do you think about "Near-death Experience?" [2 Corinthians 5:8].



2023-03-08
After Death & Before Judgment: What happens to us after death and before the judgment? [Philippians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8].



2023-03-02
Dress Rehearsal: So you don't believe that this is a "dress rehearsal" for the next life?
Rabbi's Midrash (Jewish View): Do you think it is essential to understand the Jewish rabbi's "Midrash" to understand the scripture properly?


2023-02-20
"Soul Sleep" or "Present with the Lord:" What difference does it make if we believe in "soul sleep" or if we are present with the Lord, since time would be suspended anyway? [2 Corinthians 5:8].
All "Israel" Will be Saved: In the scripture about "all Israel will be saved" referring to both Jews & Gentiles who believe? [Hebrews 11:26-27].


2023-02-20
Eternal Home-Heaven: Do these verses indicate that we will be in an eternal home in heaven? [John 14:2, Hebrews 9:24, Hebrews 6:20].



2023-02-09
Animals in Heaven: Do you think there will be animals in heaven? If so, who will take care of all the poop? [Isaiah 11:6-9, Isaiah 65].



2023-02-07
Believer's Fear of Death: How would you encourage a believer with scripture continuing fear of death and doubt of afterlife? [1 Corinthians 15, Romans 10:9].



2023-02-01
Soul Sleep: Does 1 Corinthians 15 confirm that there cannot be "soul sleep?" [1 Corinthians 15:19].



2022-12-22
Soul Sleep: Seventh Day Adventist caller queries regarding "soul sleep" [2 Corinthians 5:18, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Philippians 1:23].
Sleep-Metaphor for Death: Why do so many doubt the reference to "sleep" in the Old Testament?


2022-12-15
Allegiance in Politics: Caller shares how he was drawn to listen to the show because of Steve saying that he was not partisan in his politics, but his allegiance was to God.
Events that Follow Death: What exactly happens after someone passes away? [Philippians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:8, 2 Corinthians 5:1].
144,000: I am fuzzy on the 144,000 in Revelation, can you clarify? [Revelation 14, Revelation 7, Hebrews 12:23].

2022-11-23
Atheist-His Limited Lifetime: How do you not lose the will to go on in this life, when it is just a drop in the bucket in light of your mistaken idea that there is and afterlife in eternity?
Catholicism: Were not many very intelligent people Catholics?


2022-11-22
Sheol-Two Compartments (Paradise & Hell): Are the people in "Paradise" or "Abraham's Bosom" actually adjacent to those in hell? [Luke 16:19-31].



2022-11-14
"Kingdom Charts" from Your Lecture Series: You mention a chart in the lectures series called "When Shall These Things Be." Where do I find those charts? See Matthew713.com
After Death for an Unbeliever: What happens after death for the unbeliever? [Luke 16:19].
The Resurrection and the New Body: Is God just going to raise and renew the old or decaying body in the resurrection from whatever condition our bodies are in at that time?

2022-10-13
Possibly Three Afterlife Destinations: Could there be three different destinations in the afterlife; heaven, hell, and somewhere inbetween? [Revelation 21-22].
Different Aspects of Salvation: Since there are different aspects of "salvation", like us being saved from the "Lake of Fire?"


2022-09-13
Heaven & the Resurrection (Sadducees & Pharisees): Was there anything earlier in Jewish teaching that would have described the afterlife, the resurrection or heaven before Jesus said there would be no marriage in heaven? [Matthew 22:30].



2022-08-11
Afterlife, Heaven, Resurrection: What happens to believers when we die? Are we going to be conscious beings in heaven? Will we be able to communicate with loved ones? [2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:21-23, I Thessalonians 4:14, I Corinthians 15].



2022-08-04
"Abomination That Causes Desolation": How is Jesus "the abomination that causes desolation" in the Daniel 9 prophecy? [Daniel 9:26-27, Matthew 24:15, Luke 21:20, Mark 13:14].
Different Rewards in the Afterlife: Are there verses that indicate there will be different degrees of reward in the afterlife? [Luke 19, I Corinthians 3:15, Matthew 13:21, Mark 4:17, Matthew 25:30].


2022-08-01
Afterlife of the Saved and Unsaved: Do the unsaved get damned for eternity or burn up, and do the saved live on the earth for eternity? Recommends his book and/or lectures on Hell. [John 3:16].



2022-07-18
Not Accepted into Heaven or Hell: What if we were accepted in neither heaven or hell?
Praying for the Dead: If someone has already died, is there any point in praying for them then? [Acts 10, I John 5:16].


2022-07-15
Gospel of the "Kingdom" or "Heaven & Hell": When did the gospel change from the "gospel of the Kingdom" and toward the "gospel of heaven and hell"? [Daniel 2:44, Isaiah 9:6-7, Romans 10:9, Titus 2:14].



2022-07-06
Paranoia about all the Shootings: What is the best way to process my fear about all the shootings in the news? [Matthew 10:29-31, Psalm 34:7].
In the Presence of the Lord: What will it be like when we are in the presence of the Lord?


2022-07-06
Upon Death: Do we go directly to heaven when we die? [2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:21-23, I Corinthians 15].



2022-06-28
Unbelievers After Death: Please explain God's plan for unbelievers after death?
Natural Immortality: Have you said that we don't automatically have immortal souls? [I John 5:10-12, I Timothy 6:16, Romans 2:7].


2022-06-22
Afterlife: When we die, what happens immediately, to both believers and unbelievers? Will we know one another? [Luke 16:18f, John 5:28-29, 2 Corinthians 5:8].



2022-06-15
Chronology of Events Upon Death: What is the chain of events upon death for both believers and unbelievers? [Luke 16:19, Ecclesiates 9:10, Psalm 146:4, James 2:26, 2 Corinthians 5:8].



2022-05-20
Free Will in the Afterlife: Do you believe that we will have free will in the afterlife, and if so, what would keep us from sinning?
Slavery: Did God allow people to take slaves after they conquered other nations?


2022-04-08
No Afterlife: How do you respond to someone who doesn't believe in the afterlife and therefore have no incentive to live a better life now?



2022-03-28
Intermediate State of Believers: What is the current state of those believers who have passed away? [2 Corinthians 5:8, I Thessalonians 4].
Transported to Heaven: Do you think that the transport to heaven is instantaeous or do they travel there? Could ghosts be the unbelievers that don't go instanteously?
The Television Show "The Chosen": What do you think of the show "The Chosen"?

2022-03-16
Children in Heaven: When a child passes away, do they stay a child?



2022-03-08
Heaven in the Old Testament: Where do we first see the promise of heaven in the Old Testament? [Daniel 12:2, 2 Samuel 12:23].
No Heaven or Hell: Would you still serve God without any promise of heaven or hell?


2022-02-07
Heaven, the New Earth & the Intermediate State: In the verse "absent from the body, present with the Lord" and when we are resurrected both referring to heaven? [Romans 4:13, Psalm 2:8, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Revelation 5:10].



2022-02-07
Outer Darkness is Not Hell: What do you think of the idea that "outer darkness" does not refer to the Lake of Fire (or hell)? [Matthew 25:30, Revelation 21-22].
Satan's Limitations: Since the devil is not omnipresent, can he only harass one person at a time? [Ephesians 6:12, Matthew 12:24-28].


2022-01-31
Heaven or Sleep After Death?: Do we go to heaven when we die, or do we just sleep? [2 Corinthians 5:8, I Corinthians 15:51, I Thessalonians 4:14, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Philippians 1:23, John 11:11-14, Mark 5:39].
Resurrection of the Dead: Regarding those that rise to meet the Lord, are they not dead? [2 Corinthians 12:2].


2022-01-31
Mentally Ill to Heaven: Would my beloved's mental illness impair her going to heaven?



2022-01-31
Immediately After Death: Do you go right to heaven when you die? What about those that go to hell? [John 5:28-29].
Spirits Remaining After Death: Is it possible that one's spirit could remain in a house after they die?


2021-12-13
Heaven: What do we know about heaven? How much will it be like earth? [Revelation 21, Revelation 22:3, I Corinthians 13:9-12].



2021-12-10
"The Kingdom of God is Near You": What is the significance of the Jesus using the word, "near", when He said, "the Kingdom of God has come near you"? [Luke 10:9-21, Mark 1:15].
Only Believers Have Immortality: Is there scripture to support the idea that immortality is only given to believers, and not, as many teach, given to those unbelievers going to hell? [Romans 2:5-6, I Timothy 6:16, John 3:16, I John 5:11-12, I Corinthians 15:53].
Unbelievers Life After Death: Do you think that after death that there will be some life even for the unbelievers? [John 5:28-29].

2021-12-06
Old Testament Support of Children in Heaven: Doesn't the scripture in Samuel, where David says he will go to his child one day, indicate that children go to heaven to be with God? [2 Samuel 12:23, Mark 10:15].
Jesus Said Hell Exists: Doesn't the fact the Jesus talks about hell in various ways, such as weeping and gnashing of teeth, indicate that hell does exist? [Revelation 20:10, Matthew 25:41, I Timothy 6:16, Matthew 13:42, Luke 13:28].


2021-12-06
Afterlife & Hell Not Found in Old Testament: Is it correct that the afterlife and hell is not really mentioned in the Old Testament?
Hell in the New Testament, Why Not Old Testament: Why wouldn't the Old Testament talk more about hell when it is so important in the New Testament? [2 Peters 2:4, Isaiah 14:9-20].


2021-11-08
The Afterlife: What do you think about whether God prepares a place for us, and if there is an afterlife? [Philippians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 5:8, John 14:1-3].



2021-09-16
Jewish View of the Afterlife: What did the Jews believe about the afterlife and heaven?



2021-07-30
Israelites Believed the Afterlife: Caller states that the Israelites always believed in the afterlife by way of the story of Saul calling up Samuel. [1 Samuel 28:3-25, I kings 17:22].



2021-07-29
Can Those in Heaven See Us?: Can the departed see us? [Hebrews 12:1].
Ghosts: Are ghosts real? Or are they demons just masquerade as such?
Communication with the Dead: Can anyone communicate with the dead?

2021-07-27
The Afterlife and the Rest of the Universe: Do you think there will be any interplanetary travel in the rest of the universe for us in the afterlife? [Psalm 19:1].



2021-07-26
Free-will in Heaven: Will we have free-will in heaven, while in our glorified bodies, and if not, then would we really have free-will-and if so, then what would the choices between? [I Corinthians 13:11-12].
Remembering Sin in the Afterlife: Will we have any memory of what sin we were saved from when we are living in glorified bodies in the afterlife?


2021-07-23
Two Judgments: Do we get judged twice, once when we die and then again when everyone is raptured?
Good Works & Rewards in Heaven & the New Earth: If someone has done more good works, will they experience heaven the same way as others?
Jealousy in the Afterlife: In the New Earth there won't be any jealousy over the difference in the rewards there?

2021-07-20
Rewards in the Afterlife Following Judgment: How do I answer someone wondering if there are different levels in the afterlife, because we are judged based on our works?



2021-07-16
Old Testament View of Afterlife: What were the thoughts of the Israelites regarding what happens after death?
Jesus Preaching to Imprisoned Spirits-I Peter 3:19 What does this passage about Jesus preaching to the imprisoned spirits mean? [I Peter 3:19].


2021-04-27
Life in the Afterlife: In the afterlife, will I know her any differently, than I know anyone else? [I Corinthians 13].



2021-03-26
Jewish Belief in the Afterlife: What do Jews believe about the afterlife, now and in the time of Jesus? [Daniel 12:2].



2021-01-18
What Happens After Death: Could you help me understand more about our deaths, the judgment, and our resurrection? What happens to both believers and unbelievers? [Revelation 6:11, Revelation 20:4, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Matthew 25:41, Revelation 20:12-15].



2021-01-08
Making Amends: Is Jesus talking about making amends in this life, or the next life? [Luke 12:58-59, Matthew 5:23-24].



2021-01-04
Old Testament View of Afterlife: Could you clarify why Bart Erhman puts forward the idea that Old Testament Jews did not embrace an idea of an afterlife? [Psalm 49:15, Daniel 12:2].



2013-10-22
Immortal Soul: Don't we have an immortal soul? Isn't it mentioned in the Bible? Weren't Angels created with immortal souls?
Jews in the OT & Immortal Souls: What did the Jews of the Old Testament believe about immortal souls or life after death?


2013-09-26
Free Will & Being Saved: So you think people will be saved because of Free will, so they won't be saved from what? What does being saved mean? Saved from what?
Hell - Lake of Fire: Caller thinks Steve needs to specify what he means by what people are saved from. Are they saved from eternal damnation? With the fact that Steve believes in the possibility of Universal Reconciliation.


2013-06-12
Activity in Heaven: What will our work be in Heaven?



2013-05-03
Buddhist Caller; Something Greater: Isn't it natural to want to trust in something greater than ourselves, especially when we are aging and facing decay and death, which is what we often call God? [1 John 2:1-2, Ecclesiastes 7:2].



2013-05-02
Moses' Age: Can we assume that people were routinely living to the age of 70 in the day of Moses? [Psalm 90:10].
Obession with Age: Could the obession with age go back to the idea that people at one time lived much longer (pre-Moses, prediluvian)?


2013-05-01
After Death Experiences: Is it true that we don't remember anything on earth after we died, and where is "absent from the body, present with the Lord?" [Psalm 146:4, 2 Corinthians 5:6-8, Philippians 1:21].



2013-04-01
Afterlife & Soul Sleep: What happens after death? Do we go to sleep, or do we go to heaven? [I Corinthians 15:51, I Corinthians 15:18, I Thessalonians 13-18].
Thief to Paradise: Is the misplacing of the comma in the passage about the thief going to paradise significant? [Luke 23:43].


2013-03-22
Lake of Fire & the CIty of New Jerusalem: Could you explain Revelation 20-22 about entering and exiting the city and the Lake of Fire? [Revelation 20:15, Revelation 21:27, Revelation 22:14, Hebrews 12:22, Ephesians 2]



2013-02-25
Repentence & Salvation After Death: Is it possible that someone can go to hell and still be saved by repenting there? [John 3:16, I Timoth 6:16, Revelation 20:10].



2012-01-11
Resurrection & Afterlife: Doesn't scripture indicate that we are not disembodied after death until the resurrection? [1 Corinthians 5:4-8, 2 Corinthians 12:2, 2 Corinthians 4:16].



2012-01-03
Afterlife-Immediately Upon Death: What happens immediately upon death for both the believer and the unbeliever? [2 Corinthians 5:8, 2 Thessalonians 5:1-9, 2 Corinthians 12:7, Revelation 21-22, Luke 16:19-31].



2012-01-02
Near-Death Experiences: Couldn't the stories of heaven motivate people to believe that there is a God that they need to serve? Rec: "Closer to the Light." by Melvin Morse.



2012-01-02
Afterlife & Near-Death Experiences: What do you think about the stories of those that have experienced heaven or hell?
Motives for Evangelism: Does the motive (fear or devotion) matter to God as long as we spread the gospel? [Philippians 1:18, Proverbs 15:8].
Heaven as a Motive: Doesn't the hope of heaven help motivate us to spread the gospel?

2012-01-02
Repentance & Salvation After Death: If someone dies before they accept Christ, is there scripture that says they will no longer have a chance to accept the gospel and be saved after death? [Hebrews 9:27, Luke 16:19-31]
Before the Judgment, After Death: Where do people go after they die, but before judgment? Where are they being held? [Luke 16:19-31, John 5].
Regrets in Heaven: Are we going to have regrets in Heaven?
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