Christians believe that when a person dies, their soul goes eternally to heaven or hell. How did they come to believe that?

Jesus says, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” ...

We asked our panel: Can people of other religions and nonbelievers go to heaven? A disputed issue Kenneth G. Lucey, philosophy/religion professor emeritus, University of Nevada Need a break?

Barber said that in order to understand heaven and the Ascension, we have to look to scripture and understand the characteristics of Jesus' resurrected body first.