Where does your soul go when you die? (12th Way Christians Think Differently on Life after Life)

Mr. Confucius, one of the wisest men of ancient China, once had his disciple asking him in effect, "Teacher, what happens when man dies?" Confucius said, "Son, when I have not yet figured out man's life on this side of the grave, how can you expect me to know life after death?" He then said (we are told), "If I could know the way in the morning, I will gladly die in the afternoon." From what he said, we say that at least Mr. Confucius was honest. He was humble enough that he became wise enough to know what he does not know.

But not all scholars or teachers are as wise as Confucius.  A Jewish teacher Simons Jacobson goes at length on the topic, "Where does soul go upon death?" The length of the video is 1:44:43! When you see someone giving a long answer to a simple question, you can be pretty much sure that he does not know the subject. Click here for the video.

Where then does your soul go when you die? The Apostle Paul answers the question that is when you are out of your body, you are now "at  home with Jesus."

On what basis does the Apostle say this? Hebrews 10:20 answers the question, for it reads, [the believing] you (a Christ's person, or a person belonging to Christ), enter the Presence of God (also known as the Most Holy Place), by a new and living way opened for you through the curtain, that is, Jesus' body, since you have Jesus, the great high priest over the house of God.

Yes, the physical (or biological, if you will) death is often dubbed as going through the 'life' beyond the 'curtain'. But remember: for those who do not believe (i.e., non-Christians) the curtain still exists, so they cannot go there. They go to the place where their worms (or germs) never die and the fire is never quenched.

But to Christians even the question itself (Where does your soul go when you die?) itself becomes a misnomer because if you are a believer death' no longer holds its sway on you. You have already crossed the river, so that the 'eternal' life has already begun here and now, just as it is written:

"Since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water." Heb 10:21-22

"We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life." 1Jo 5:20

"On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you." John 14:20

[A technical note: Technically it is impossible for you to cross the same bridge which you have already crossed. Once you have crossed, you have crossed. And that is it. :-)]