Do we go straight to heaven or hell/death or do we wait first for the resurrection and then the judgment and after that we go to our final destination?

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On 8/6/2020 at 12:28 AM, Ervin P said:

In the story of Lazarus it seems that as soon as you die you go either to heaven or hell, but in other places for instance it seems as if we are first resurrected, then judged, then whatever comes next.

In Luke, the following seems as if soon as you die, you go to wherever your final destination is:

Luke 16:19:25

19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in epurple and finelinen and fwho feasted sumptuously every day. 20 And at hisgate gwas laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who desired to be fed with hwhat fell from the rich man’stable. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor man died and was carried by ithe angels jtoAbraham’s side.6 The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and in kHades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes andlsaw Abraham far off and Lazarus jat his side. 24 And he calledout, m‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarusto dip the end of his finger in water and ncool my tongue, for oIam in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that pyou in your lifetime received your goodthings, and Lazarus in like manner bad things; but now he iscomforted here, and you are in anguish.

 

And in the following in Acts it seems as if we safe all going to be judged at the same time:

Acts 17:31 For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”

How do you reconcile these two?

 

Thanks 

 

The story of Lazarus and the Rich Man is a parable about the destruction of the priesthood. Jesus is telling the Pharisees that the priesthood is going away. It's not about what happens to people when they die. When a man dies he is dead. He remains dead until the Resurrection and then he will be judged.