Why do many Christians believe their dead immediately go to heaven or hell or somewhere in-between when the Bible clearly speaks of a resurrection to a judgment process for all?

Answer 1

It's not just modern professing "Christianity" that holds this belief. Islam believes a version of the same thing, along with any number of other religions in the world; with "some form of ideal existence" in some other place, form, "nirvana," "Valhalla," or whatever. And all these notions of future "heavenly rewards" usually involve some form of "physical pleasure."

The point is, that The Bible reveals the reason for these [different, yet, similar] beliefs among the world's religions regarding "heaven"... although few people are able to grasp it, because they "can't see spirit" [and fewer yet read and study the Bible]. The "spirit" in this case, being Satan the Devil, whom the Bible reveals as "the god of this world" whom the first two people created "chose to worship and obey" in the beginning rather than their Creator.

The "bits and pieces" [written here a little, and there a little - see Isa.28:13] in the Bible that reveal Satan is able to provide everyone with just the god they think they want and need in their selfish hearts and minds -- whatever appeals to any or all of the "five physical human senses." Or whatever appeals to man's natural pride and vanity... as long as it involves "getting something for nothing." With the emphasis on the "getting," rather than "giving."

As for the common belief among the religions of the world regarding "going to heaven":

the Bible reveals it to have originated in the "heart and mind of Satan." NOWHERE IN THE BIBLE WILL YOU FIND GOD PROMISING HEAVEN... nor will you find the phrase "go to heaven" or "when we meet in heaven" or "I'll see you in heaven" or anything of the kind -- except in ONE PLACE! It was the all-consuming heartfelt desire of Satan the Devil:

"For thou hast said IN THINE HEART, I WILL ASCEND INTO HEAVEN, I will exalt MY THRONE ABOVE THE STARS OF GOD... I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be LIKE THE MOST HIGH." (Isa.14:13-14 KJV)

THERE IT IS! That's the reason the majority of "modern professing Christianity" talks about "going to heaven"... and why the other religions of the world believe it, also. It's because THEY ARE DECEIVED by the god of this world!

"This great Dragon - the ancient Serpent called the Devil, or Satan, THE ONE DECEIVING THE WHOLE WORLD - was thrown down to the earth with all his angels [called 'demons' or 'unclean spirits']. (Rev.12:9 NLT New Living Translation)

The religions of the world ARE DECEIVED BY THEIR GOD! And much of modern professing Christianity IS TOO! It's the FIRST THING JESUS WARNS HIS SERVANTS ABOUT!

"...Don't let anyone MISLEAD YOU. For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Messiah.' They will lead many astray." (Matt.24:4-5 NLT)

The "altered, apostate" religious form of "modern Christian belief" that emerged from the "Dark Ages" around the 4th century or so was far-removed from the teachings of the Bible... including the "commanded Holy Day Feasts of the LORD" [see Lev.23]... all of which are "Christ-centered;" and had taken on, instead, the trappings of the same ancient pagan religious rituals and annual dates [i.e. 'Christmas,' or 'Saturnalia;' and 'Easter,' the Babylonian goddess of fertility] that pre-dated Christ's human birth -- calling them "Christian." This, too, is part of "Satan's deception."

"But I am not surprised! Even Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light. So it is no wonder his servants can also do it by pretending to be godly ministers..." (II Cor.11:14-15 NLT).

Like all the other false beliefs Satan has foisted upon deceived mankind... like his "counterfeit holidays" that misguide and misdirect man's heart and mind AWAY from the "Holy Days" and "Sabbaths" that God commands His servants to observe and keep... so, does his false teaching about "going to heaven" blind men's hearts to the Truth of Scripture's prophesied coming DAY OF JUDGMENT!

The satanic deceptive teaching of being "Judgedimmediately upon death" and going "immediately" to heaven or an imaginary "ever-burning hell" where everything is supposedly molten and on fire, but nothing ever seems to BURN UP [another false teaching], actually NEGATES THE NEED FOR GOD'S COMING JUDGMENT DAY!

And if it takes a person's mind off of the Truth of God... and distracts a human heart from God's Truth... Satan smiles.

And that's why modern professing Christianity "believes" this [and many other] false satanic teaching regarding "going to heaven" -- because "they are deceived" by the god of this world.