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The Bible does not tell us the exact moment this happens. It does have verses that indicate that a person goes to either Heaven or Hell at death, such as the following:

2 Corinthians 5:6-8 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

Philippians 1:21-24 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.

For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.

Luke 16:22-23 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;

And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

AnswerThe following abbreviated passages of Scripture provides compelling evidence that separation of body and soul is not a Christian concept: Sadducees came to him, who say that there is no resurrection; ……. But Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? He is not God of the dead, but of the living" (Matthew Ch 22). Also in John Chapter 5 Jesus said "the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear his voice and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment."

It should also be noted that angels often appeared in human form. They even ate food which Abraham prepared for them. Therefore it is logical to assume that in being like angels those in heaven would be able to appear in bodily substance at will.

So where does the notion of separation of body and soul come from? It would appear from historical records that the physical division of the human person into body, mind, soul, spiriit etc comes more from Greek philosophy than from Christianity.

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