Because of the widespread misconception concerning where people go after death, I feel compelled to present a brief explanation.   It is thought by many that heaven was created at least 5766 years ago;   this calculation was made by working backward in time using the first five books of the old testament that were given to Moses.   This would place it in time approximately 3761 years before the birth of Christ.

Actually, heaven is composed of numerous realms; however, for all intents and purposes, each realm can be considered as a separate heaven.   As a result, I will refer to the various realms as heavens as is done in the bible.   The Heavens were conceived so that people would have peace and tranquility after death;   as a result, there is a separate heaven for each persuasion that existed during life.   Each heaven is completely separate from the others and, in fact, people in one heaven are not aware of the fact that the other heavens even exist.   Most of the heavens are made up of members of specific religious sects so as to prevent discord among members of the various religions as well as problems between denominations of the same religion.   There are dozens of Christian heavens as well as a number of different Jewish heavens not to mention the hundreds of other heavens.   I might add that one is not required to have a religion in order to gain entrance to one of the non-religious heavens.   Since there can be no intermingling of members of the different heavens, the idea that a Christian would walk with a Jew after death is incongruous.   I bring this up because so many people seem to forget that Jesus, Joseph, Mary and all of the disciples were Jewish and wouldn’t want to associate or even walk with a member of a different religion: especially if members of that religion had been hostile to Jews.   The idea is really inconsequential since they would be in a separate heaven anyway.

One of the sad things is that those Muslim suicide bombers who thought they would gain entrance to one of the Paradises (Muslim heavens) as a martyr are in for the shock of their death since they don’t meet the criteria for entrance to any of the heavens by virtue of the fact that they intentionaly killed or attempted to kill others.   I won’t go into the criteria for admission to the various heavens since they are so varied; however, it is mainly based on how you lived your life and not on your beliefs.   I think that most people will know whether they qualify or not.  

Also, there appears to be a widespread belief among Christians that one of the Jews by the name of Jesus died for their sins and as a result their sins are forgiven; nothing could be farther from the truth since each person is held to be personally responsible for his or her own actions.   According to the highest authority, sins can not be abrogated so that there can be no absolution.   Unfortunately, by the time they find out, it will be too late and a number of them will end up with the suicide bombers and serial killers.   For those of you who have said "Oh well, what the Hell" before having done something that you knew you shouldn't have done, all I can say is "Wait and see what brimstone really smells like".

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Commentary:
One frequently hears the expression "They're in a much better place" when someone passes on but when it's time for them to go, they do everythng in their power to keep from going there.   Not only that but they do their utmost to keep others from going there as well.   It's as if they really didn't believe what they were espousing. There are those who say that "It's God's will" when someone dies before their body wears out;   it makes one wonder why they would blame God for the death of young people.   I often wonder what it is that makes people say that others will be happier and enjoy death in one of the Heavens more than their existence here on Earth when it seems as if they really don't subscribe to the belief for themselves.