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According to The Bible, those who DO go to heaven, are there for a very particular purpose, which is noted at Revelation 5:10 where it says: "And You have made them a kingdom (royal race) and priests to our God, and they shall reign [as kings] over the earth!"(AMP)(1Corinthians 6:2) (1 Corinthians 1:9)(Philippians 3:14) The majority of 'meek'(humble/teachable) mankind will 'inherit the earth'(Matthew 5:5/ Psalm 37:10+11+29) which was created to be inhabited(Isaiah 45:18), but those chosen by God to go to heaven will "rule with Christ"(Revelation 20:4) and assist in helping those meek ones on the earth reach perfection, as was God's original purpose for mankind on earth.(Genesis1:28)(Isaiah 65:21-25)(Psalm 115:16)(Ecclesiastes 1:4)(Habakkuk 2:14)(Revelation 14:1-4)(Revelation 7:4+9+13-17)(Revelation 21:3-5)(Proverbs 10:30)(Proverbs 2:21+22)
Our souls are not predestined.
It is called paradise.
The body sleeps. The soul is in heaven or hell waiting for the resurrection. The souls in heaven will have eternal life. The souls in hell have eternal death.
those few souls would go to purgatory
If there is a heaven and if people have souls, then a born again Christian's soul goes to heaven, just as the souls of other Christians do. If there is no heaven, then it makes no difference to be a born again Christian.
The souls in Purgatory are honored when we pray for their speedy entrance into heaven, particularly on the Feast of All Souls Day (Nov. 2).
It was St. Thomas Aquinas who said that those in heaven would look down on those in hell and be more glad for their suffering.
According to the Catholic Faith that's not true. There are many souls in Heaven including those of the saints. There are many souls of lay people as well who have done good deeds in their earthly life. In the Bible, when Jesus was crucified, he told the robber on the right "I shall see you in Paradise with me today." This clearly indicates that there are many souls in Heaven apart from Jesus and Marys'.
Heaven.
purgatory
" purgatory " was a place where souls went to make up for their sins before they went to heaven
,,, Teddy bear souls go to heaven