Please show me from scripture how we know that our eternal destination is set at the time of death?

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Cindy, our destination on the day we are born into this world through our mother's womb is hell! We are all born dead in our trespasses and sins, into Satan's kingdom of darkness, serving Satan cut off from God and on our way to hell. That is every human being without exception, because we are born through Adam's transgression and sinful flesh into the wrong kingdom. That's why Jesus said we must be born all over again, the second time, not of our mother's womb through Adam, but of God, through Jesus Christ who is the only way to the Father (John 14:6).

In order for us to be delivered OUT OF Satan's kingdom of darkness and be translated INTO the kingdom of the Son of God's love (Colossians 1:13), we must be born again (John 3:3) of water (that's baptism) and Spirit (that's Holy Spirit). Unless we are born of water and Spirit, we CANNOT either see or enter God's kingdom.(John 3: 3 & 5).

I used to think we could be born again merely by belief in Jesus Christ but it's not true. During baptism, Jesus Himself comes with the Holy Spirit and Fire (Matt 3:11, Mark 1:4-8, Luke 3:16, John 1:33) and Himself washes us from our sins in His own blood (Rev 1:5)

During baptism into Christ's death and our burial with Him by baptism into death, God crucifies for us, our old man (old Adamic sin nature) (Romans 6:6) when He does away with the body of the sins of our flesh, which is circumcision of our old stoney heart of flesh and we are given a new heart of flesh and a new spirit, as prophesied by Ezekiel (36:26 and 11;19).

It's the washing in baptism which sanctifies and cleanses us so that He can present us (the church) to Himself, a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish etc. (Ephesians 5: 26 & 27).

When we repent and are baptised for the remission of our sins, we can then receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38) and He is the Spirit of Adoption who bears witness without spirit then, that we are true children of God (Romans 8: 15-17), because we are (only) all sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus and water baptism Cindy, according to Galatians 3: 26 & 27).

Baptism now also saves us.....through Christ's resurrection (1 Peter 3:21). We are saved by the washing of regeneration (that's water Baptism in Strong's) and renovation of the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5). If as scripture states, baptism now saves us (1 Peter 3:21) - since Christ's death and resurrection, and there's only one way into God's kingdom, through Jesus Christ, then it must be by being water baptised INTO Him, as stated in Colossians 2: 11-13. We can't go through Jesus Christ unless we are IN HIM and baptism is the only way to be IN HIM, baptised INTO HIM.

He who believes AND IS BAPTISED SHALL BE SAVED (Mark 16:16). So in response to your question Cindy, we are born into Satan's kingdom on our way to hell dead spiritually in our Adamic sin nature cut off from God etc. If we do nothing to receive J.C. we will not be reconciled to God the Father, or become one of His children and we will automatically to hell in eternity. If we get born again in baptism, as Jesus Christ commanded (John 3:3-7, Matthew 28: 19 & 20), we will be made alive and saved by His grace & made to sit in the heavenlies etc (Ephesians 2: 1 & 5). I am probably running out of room but will send more if you wish....Show more

The Soul that sinneth shall surely DIE ALL Sinnners shall go to hell upon death
ALL Born again blood washed children of God will go to Heaven

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

Lazarus died and went to heaven the rich man died and went to hell
And in hell he lift up his eyes , being in torments , and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

We are confident I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body , and to be present with the Lord .

This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise ( that was and is the Promise to ALL that believe on Jesus Christ )

It is written throughout the entire Bible both old and new, TRY reading it all...Show more

M'r:12:27: He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.

2Co:6:2: (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)...Show more

Firstly Hebrews 9:27-28 says"And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation."
Everyone dies becuase of sin. Then here we read that just as we die once so we are to be judged. The good news is Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many.
But in actual fact our eternal destination is already known to God from before the foundation of the world. God is eternal and those who will inherit the kingdom are those who's names are written in the lambs book of life Rev 13
Once a person dies in Christ they go to be with the Lord 2Cor 5:1-11. But again in fact we read that if we die with Him in this life we will be raised with Him at His coming. For He is our resurrection and life.
We identify with Chriat when we are baptised Rom 6 and Rom 8:17.
Jesus is judge of the living and the dead. 2Tim 4:1,1Pet 4:3-5.
Death and those in Hades are judged at the great white throne judgment Rev 20 These will go into the lake of fire tormented day and night.

There is no salvation after we die....Show more

the parable of the rich fool. luke 12;16ff
the rich man and lazarus in luke ,16:19 ff
those men had chosen to not want salvation , rather material wealth...Show more