Dear Confused One,
Many people are confused by this question. But before I answer it, I want to make clear that there is a real heaven and a real hell! Everyone goes to one place or the other—their choice! So, no, everyone does not go to heaven, but everyone will go somewhere when they die.

For you to ask that question, I am thinking you are not saved and need to know how to get to heaven. Scripture says For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16) This Scripture is for the whole of humanity! God loves us and gave Himself for us. What an amazing gift. We are to receive and believe in His Son Jesus Christ.

You can research all different ways to heaven, but only one way will get you there. Admitting you are a sinner and that Jesus Christ came from heaven to earth to walk, point us to the Father, and then went to the cross to die for our sins, was buried, and rose again three days later. Jesus is alive and well and sits at the right hand of God in heaven. No other gods or things people put their trust in are alive!  

The Apostle Paul wrote in Romans 10:8-10: But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart, one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

This Scripture clearly points the way to heaven. When you have confessed you are a sinner and believe in your heart, not just your head, that Jesus died for your sin and rose from the dead, you are saved. Next, you need a good manual for success (the Bible) to teach you the everlasting truth to keep you going forward and living life in the fullness of this truth.



Find a Spirit-filled Bible-believing church to teach you. Jesus gave Himself for us to have eternal life. I hope you and everyone reading your question and my answer comes to the truth of heaven for themselves, and that will keep hell out of the picture.