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RE: What does the Bible say about the dead? - Part 1
Death is a complicated issue in the Bible, they speak to us of a final destiny of the soul, a destiny that can be different for some and for others
Each man receives his eternal retribution in his immortal soul at the moment of his death, in a particular judgment that refers his life to Christ.
When does judgment happen? At death or when Jesus returns?
The judgment occurs at the moment of death when we encounter Jesus Christ, when all our acts, words, thoughts and omissions will be uncovered, that is why they tell us about the immediate retribution after the death of each one as a consequence of his works and of your faith. The destiny of the soul will be different for each one of us, according to how we have used our time of life on Earth (paradise, purgatory, hell)
Then another trial will come, that neither Jesus Christ himself knows the day nor the hour in which this event will take place, but only God the Father. So we should not be fooled by people who pretend to know the date of the end of the world. We should not worry about trying to know that date, but only because we are always well prepared, because we do not know when it will happen.
What is clear is that we will have it at the end of time, when Jesus returns to come gloriously to Earth. In it, we will all be judged.
The resurrection of all the dead, "of the righteous and of sinners," will precede the Last Judgment. Those who have done good will be resurrected for life, and those who have done evil will be condemned.