Christian doctrine says that after death a believer's soul enters the presence of God in the blessedness of heaven, and then in the end times will be reunited with a transformed body. Christianity contrasts with Eastern religions' belief in reincarnation, a long series of rebirths into varied conditions and biological species based upon performance in the prior life.
With typical Presbyterian precision, the Christian teaching is spelled out in the 17th Century Westminster Confession, accompanied by citations of 14 Bible texts:
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