Where do present-day believers go when they die?
Present-day believers go to paradise in glory when they die. Since Christ ascended, paradise is no longer down in Hades or Sheol but is now in glory above. Paul's reference to being caught up to paradise confirms this relocation for New Testament believers.
Les teaches that Old Testament saints were held in Hades, hell, or Sheol on the paradise side, waiting for the atoning blood that Christ would shed. When Christ descended into the lower parts of the earth and then ascended, He took those captives with Him. Ephesians 4:8-10 is cited as the capstone. Paul then speaks in II Corinthians 5 of going up to paradise, confirming that paradise is no longer down but is now in glory. That is the lot of the present-day believer when they die, ever since Christ ascended.
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Where does a believer go when they die today?
Ever since Christ ascended, paradise in glory has been the lot of the present-day believer when they die.