What happens when you die

Whats going to transpire when you die, basically four things will happen.... if the Lord tarries you will go through these four things...

1. First there is a departure of the spirit from the body Your tent/the body you have is just an outer casing. Inside your body is a spirit that gives your body life. It is this spirit that makes you who you are. When you die the body deteriorates its form returns to dust but the spirit that gave it life departs. When Jesus came to the daughter of Jarius the synagogue ruler to bring her back from the dead, the Word of God says that, "HE TOOK HER BY THE HAND AND SAID, `MY CHILD GET UP!’ HER SPIRIT THEN RETURNED AND SHE AT ONCE STOOD UP!" WHEN YOU DIE YOUR SPIRIT LEAVES YOUR BODY.

2. After the departure from the body comes the immediate presence with the Lord Scripture says: "YOU ARE TO BE CONFIDENT AND PREFER TO BE AWAY FROM THE BODY AND AT HOME WITH THE LORD." There is no intermediate state for you as a Christian as some believe, to take care of and purge their sins. Jesus took care of that at the cross. And when you die you are immediately in the presence of the Lord....What a Glorious moment.

3. Following this will be the receiving of your new body at the return of Christ (His second coming) Scripture said, "You will not be found naked." {w/o a body}. {Corinthians 15:50-57}
You are not going to spend eternity as some disembodied spirit floating on a cloud in the middle of nothingness; you are getting a new body when Christ returns. (I Thess 4:16-18) 

4. After this comes the judgment, WE ALL MUST APPEAR BEFORE THE JUDGEMENT SEAT OF CHRIST, SO THAT EACH ONE MAY RECEIVE WHAT IS DUE HIM FOR THE THINGS DONE IN THE BODY WHETHER GOOD OR BAD."

The Judgment for the non - Christians will be a judgment of sin. They will receive the sentence for their sins eternal death (ETERNAL separation from God and all that is good).

The judgment of Christians is not for sins, your sins have been washed away by the blood of Jesus Christ... you are not accountable for them. Your judgment will be to determine your rewards. "YOUR WORK (THE THINGS YOU DO AND THE LIFE YOU LIVE FOR CHRIST), WILL BE SHOWN FOR WHAT IT IS.. IT WILL BE REVEALED BY FIRE, AND THE FIRE WILL TEST THE QUALITY OF EACH ONES WORK. IF IT SURVIVES, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR REWARD. IF IT IS BURNED UP, YOU WILL SUFFER LOSS; YOU YOURSELF WILL BE SAVED, BUT ONLY AS ONE ESCAPING THROUGH THE FLAMES." (I CORINTH 3)

THAT’S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE; YOUR SPIRIT DEPARTS AND YOU GO TO BE WITH THE LORD -- IMMEDIATELY. THEN AT THE RETURN OF CHRIST YOU GET A NEW BODY, YOU’LL STAND BEFORE CHRIST TO RECEIVE YOUR REWARDS AND THEN COMES PERFECT EXISTENCE IN ETERNITY WITH JESUS.

When you realize that you are now only living in a tent, when you understand what happens when you die, you can eagerly anticipate eternal life. The longer you live the more attractive heaven should BE TO you. Call it: “Homesick for heaven. “