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Do Christians go to Heaven when they die?

The solid, straightforward, Biblical foundation is that death is the total absence of life, that there is no part of a person that “goes to heaven” when he dies and that the dead are actually dead and sleeping in Sheol until Christ’s appearing. We now turn our attention to some sections of Scripture commonly misconstrued to indicate otherwise. Let’s remember that they must harmonize with those parts of God’s Word.

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Genesis 2:17-25 — ‘in dying you shall die’; woman the ‘helper’

The LORD God warns Adam about the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and decides that Adam needs a “helper.”

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The Red Heifer Explained: Death, Purity, and Hope in Numbers 19

One of the most mysterious passages regarding the sacrifices involved with the sanctuary and temple of Israel is the red heifer. In fact, this teaching in Numbers 19 is intimately connected with the mission of Messiah Yeshua (Jesus).