So what does happen to believers after we die?
1. THEY LEAVE IMMEDIATELY (v. 43)
a. Now here’s the news.
Luke 23:43; John 3:16
b. That one word “today” gives us assurance.
Philippians 1:23; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Corinthians 15:50-52
The 2nd thing that happens to Christians after they die is:
2. THEY COME INTO GOD’S PRESENCE (v. 43)
Colossians 1:17; Romans 5:8
And the final thing that happens to Christians after they die is:
3: THEY ENTER INTO PARADISE (v. 43)
a. Now what exactly is paradise?
1. “Paradise” is actually a Persian word that means “garden.”
2. The garden was also a safe place
Revelation 21:3-4; Romans 3:10b-11; Joshua 24:15; Hebrews 9:27