Misconceptions about those who go to heaven

Misconception: All good people go to heaven. 

Fact: God promises everlasting life one earth for most good people. - PSALM 37:11, 29, 34.

 . Jesus said: "No man has ascended into heaven." (John 3:13) He thus showed that good people who died before him, such as Abraham, Moses, Job, and David, did not go to heaven. (Acts 2:29, 34) Instead, they had the hope of being resurrected to life on earth. - JOB 14:13-15.

. The resurrection to heavenly life is called the "first resurrection." (Revelation 20:6) This indicates that there will be another resurrection. It will be an earthly one.

. The Bible teaches that under the rule of God's Kingdom, "death will be no more." (Revelation 21:3, 4) This promise must apply to the earth, since death has never existed in heaven. 

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