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Yes, with 'shades' of differences. Some believe it is immediate upon death, others upon the judgment process. Some believe only they will have eternal life (144,000). Some believe in the eternal life of the damned in hell torments while others believe the incorrigibly non-repentant face the 2nd death in the Lake of Fire. But all believe in something after this life.

Q: Do all christains believe in life after death?

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If you did it on purpose only.

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According to the Bible, all living souls will die which is associated with 'sleep.' The most common term used for 'hell' is the Hebrew 'Sheol' and the Greek 'Hades' which simply means grave or pit. All humans will go to hell in this sense as even Jesus spent 3 full days and nights there in the tomb.

When the dead are called to awaken, they will go to the Judgement process. This will include the vast majority of mankind - less the firstfruits and the incorrigibly unrepentant wicked who will face the 2nd death in the Lake of Fire.

Modern concepts of hell taught by many Churches are more closely associated with Dante's Inferno and is not Scriptural.

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Yes it is in the Scriptures somewhere.

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The immortal soul teaching is not biblical. The Bible clearly teaches that a soul dies and awaits a resurrection to judgment where if acceptance of Christ and His ways become part of their lives, they will become part of the Family of God eternally. On the other hand, the incorrigibly wicked who refuse to repent will be cast into the Lake of Fire post millennial rule and consumed into ashes (2nd death see Romans 6:23 and Revelation 21:8) under the feet of the new saints. God can and will destroy some wicked souls (see Matthew 10:28, etals in Revelation and Ezekiel in particular).

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It illustrates a potential consequence of ignoring the fact that there have been disasters caused by the hand of God. However, unlike natural or man-made disasters, they were selective, they had a purpose, and they were extremely rare. The global Flood in the days of the patriarch Noah and the destruction of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah during the days of Lot are two examples. (Genesis 6:7-9, 13; 18:20-32; 19:24) Those divine judgments swept away incorrigibly wicked populations but preserved alive people who were righteous in the eyes of God.

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No. There is no Scripture in the Bible that states this directly. Neither does the Bible teach of anyone who died immediately going to a place of reward (Heaven), or an intermediate waiting place like Purgatory or Limbo, or a place of eternal punishment (Hell). Rather, the Bible teaches a future time of Judgment for all mankind. To this end, Solomon was inspired to record these words (Ecclesiastes 12:7 New International Version - NIV): "and the dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it."

Contrary to mainstream beliefs on eternal punishment in hellfire, the Bible teaches that only the incorrigibly, unrepentant 'wicked' will be punished by fire in their Judgement - but not the mythical hell of men's imagination. God is a God of mercy and love. Those who willfully choose to reject His way of life, characterized by obedience to His law of love will die the 2nd death in Scripture (see Revelation 21:8), not suffer forever. They will be consumed by fire and forgotten. They will not be tortured for all eternity.

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