Does the Bible say we all go to a permanent afterlife when we die? No, when we die, there is a paradise or hell where we wait for the two sets of resurrections of the dead. The righteous go to paradise awaiting the 1st resurrection/rapture when they get new heavenly bodies (1 Cor 15:12-58, 1 Thess 4:13-18, Heb 11:32-35, Rev 20:4-6). Meanwhile, the unsaved await the 2nd resurrection in Hell, leading to the second death in the Lake of Fire (Rev 20:4-6, Rev 20:11-15). Hell, also known as Hades, or Sheol is a temporary holding place of the unsaved until the 2nd resurrection [of the wicked] (Rev 20:4-6, Rev 20:11-15). Then the wicked are condemned to the Lake of Fire, along with Satan, joining the Anti-Christ and False Prophet who were thrown in beforehand. Revelations 19:20, 20:10-15, and 21:8 explain the Lake of Fire and say that hell itself is also thrown into the Lake of Fire on judgment day, meaning Hell and the Lake of Fire are two separate locations and only one is a permanent stay.
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