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Heaven Now? What the Bible Really Says About Enoch, Elijah, and the Thief on the Cross

TS Writer 2 days ago in Salvation, Kingdom of God, Immortal Soul

Introduction Many Christians today assume that when someone dies, they immediately go to heaven or hell. This belief is deeply embedded in Western theology and often treated as a foundational truth. But does the Bible actually teach this? Three commonly cited examples—Enoch, Elijah, and the thief on the cross—are frequently used to support the idea of an immediate afterlife in heaven. Enoch “did not see…