Most people who don't believe in God deny the reality of life after death. They say the grave ends all, and they feel no need to plan for eternity.

Some time ago an unbeliever wanted to make this point, so he had these words inscribed on his tombstone:

All Dressed Up
And No Place To Go

How ironic! It's true that we put people in their best clothes for the coffin, or we may even purchase new ones. But the Lord Jesus made it undeniably clear that at death we do have "someplace to go" (Jn. 5:25-29).

When believers die, their bodies are put in the ground but their souls go to be with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:8). When Christ returns, their bodies will be resurrected and reunited with their souls, and they will "always be with the Lord" in heaven (1 Th. 4:17).

Unbelievers will also be resurrected one day, but it will be to stand before Christ in judgment. Because their names are not found in the Book of Life, they will be sent to what the Bible calls the "lake of fire" (Rev. 20:11-15). There they will endure "everlasting punishment" (Mt. 25:46).

All dressed up and no place to go? Wrong! We are destined for heaven or hell, depending on whether or not we believe in Christ as our Savior.  — David C. Egner