Q27. Do people go body and soul to hell as soon as they die?
The body remains in the grave until the sound of the last trumpet. But if a person dies in wickedness, the soul goes immediately away from the presence of God into hell, as into a prison, where it is held until the day of judgment.
Scripture Proofs — King James Version
1 Corinthians 15:52
“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”
Isaiah 24:22
“And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.”
Luke 12:20
“But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?”