His soul goes home to God, where it rests from all strife and sorrow, in blessed fellowship with Him, until the resurrection of the body.
Luke 23:43. Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
Rev. 14:13. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.
256. What is the resurrection of the body?
On the last day, when the Lord Jesus returns to earth, the bodies of the dead shall be made alive and shall be reunited with their souls.
John 5:28, 29. The hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment.
257. What change shall then take place in the bodies of the believers?
Their bodies shall arise glorified and incorruptible, like unto the body of the risen Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Cor. 15:42, 43. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.