What Really Happens When We Die According To The Bible?

What happens the moment a believer dies? Do we rest in the grave, or enter the presence of God?

Paul wrote, “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8). Jesus told the thief on the cross, “Today you will be with Me in paradise” (Luke 23:43).

The Bible shows that believers are immediately with the Lord, fully alive in His presence.

If you’ve ever feared the idea of death being a dark or empty place, Scripture brings clarity. For those who are in Christ, death is not silence or nothingness, it’s immediate, conscious presence with the Lord.