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Lv 4

How long after you die does it take to enter heaven?

I have an argument with my brother and he says you go immediately and I told him that God needs to check how you lived on earth first and then sends you there if you were good. This has to take some time in order to make sure you are good to go.

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  • ?
    Lv 5
    10 years ago
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    Time ceases to have meaning at the point of death.

  • 10 years ago

    This life in the grave or Interspace is the next part of our journey. An 'interspace' is something that separates two things: heaven and earth, this world and the Next World or the period between death and resurrection. The bliss or punishment of the Interpsace is not the same as that of the Herafter, but rather something that happens between the two worlds.

    In death, the body remains in the ground while the soul is in the interspace or Barzakh between the two worlds. However, the two are still connected and so the bliss or punishment happens to both of them. When Allah desires bliss or punishment for the soul, He connects it to the body. This is dependent on the will of Allah and dependent on a person's own actions. The soul is diffused in more than one place at the same time. The proof of this is that the prophet (saw) saw Musa (as) on the night of the Night Journey standing in prayer in his grave and he also saw him in the sixth and seventh heavens.

    During this life in the grave part of our journey the souls are divided into two groups: one group is punished and the other group is in bliss. Usually when we think of the 'grave', it is a word that

    inspires fear. We are pained, but not aware of the delight it can contain. Indeed, the bliss of the Grave is better than any delight that this world can offer.

    The liberated souls of those who are in bliss visit each other and discuss what happened in the world they have left and the people of that world. Allah says, "Whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger, they are with those whom Allah has blessed, the prophets, the sincere, the

    martyrs and the righteous. Very excellent companions they are!" (4:69)

    As the hadiths narrate, if the soul was a believing one, a door onto the fire is opened and the soul is shown it's place in the Fire had they disobeyed Allah. Then that door is locked and another door onto the Garden is opened and they are shown their place there. This door will remain open until the Day of Rising.

  • Linda
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Surprise!

    Heaven belongs to God. Man was created to live on the earth.

    The choice that God offered Adam was life or death not heaven or hell.

    Hell is a man made concept not taught in the bible.

    Unless they took a public stand against God while alive, all of the dead will be resurrected after Armageddon.

    If you are young and I'm guessing you are, you will most likely be alive at that time.

    It would be very smart of you to study the bible and learn how to survive because most of those on earth right now, will not.

    Source(s): a bible student
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    there is not any biblical connection with purgatory. Sorry yet this could be a Catholic custom that got here from the non secular epic Dante's Divine Comedy. It grow to be Dante's techniques that formulated all the techniques in catholic custom with reference to heaven, purgatory, and hell. Dante's tale is a fictional account and has no touching on no remember if a soul finally ends up in heaven, purgatory or hell. hence a great christian who lives a great existence will visit heaven or Paradise and could look forward to the resurrection. After the Resurrection a soul would be judged for his or her works and could be placed the place God deems them to circulate.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Well, for one thing Good has nothing to do with it. If your a Christian in Christ. Within a blink of an eye you are in the presence of GOD! JESUS saves. Not anything we do.

    God Bless Ya,

    Chicago Bob

    imasinner

    There is more joy in Jesus in one day.

    Than there is in the World 365/24/7

    I know, I tried them both.

    Numbers 6:24-26

    Source(s): DA Bible!
  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    About the same amount time it takes for a unicorn to scamper across a field while being riden by a troll and dwarf.

    Source(s): Former unicorn rancher and Christian.
  • G C
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    Death is the seal of your destiny, in other words you can no longer choose, but are set in who you are. Notice the story of the rich man and Lazarus. They were in Paradise and Torment, not Heaven or Hell. That is not until after the Judgment Day which is the final sentencing.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Due to budgetary cutbacks, the Pearly Gates are only open Monday through Thursday.

  • 10 years ago

    your brother would be right according to scripture. read Ezekial 12:6, it says that when the silver cord is cut, (departs) we return back to God who made us. that is when you leave the flesh body and go into the spiritual one.

  • E P
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    No time at all.

  • Brad W
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    There's probably a big hold up at customs.

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