Think about this. When Jesus died on the cross, He did it for everybody... the good people and the bad. Since Jesus took the punishment for it all, EVERYBODY gets eternal life. The eternal life is in a new body that Jesus won for each an every person. This new body can't die, just like Jesus's new body arfter the resurrection can't die.
The question is, where will we live in our new bodies after our resurrections? It all depends on a person's faith that he had in Jesus before that person died. Some people will live in joy with God forever. Others will live in continual destruction forever... because their bodies can no longer die.
Interesting view you have there on the resurrection and the sacrifice Jesus made for us all. Actually, it depends much on the church and the nomination... In the case of the catholic Church, it is quite polar: heaven or hell. Though, there is something I have learnt from Jehova Witnesses: they do not believe there is a punishment in the afterlife or an eternal place for sinners to suffer. To them, it is clear the punishment for the sin has been already established: death.
and Jesus himself compared death with sleeping, moments before bringing back his friend from death.
Don't you think the view of the church of the Jehova witnesses make sense or not? To me it kind of does. why would the son of God sacrifice himself to wash out sins away if he still intended to inflict suffering on us?
Jesus answers your question in His temptation by Satan in the wilderness after He (Jesus) fasted for 40 days and 40 nights. You can read it in Matthew chapter 4 -
https://biblehub.com/niv/matthew/4.htm. In one of His answers to Satan, Jesus says,
‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’So, what is
"... every word that comes from the mouth of God?" If you go to Genesis chapter 1, you can see that everything in creation is
"... every word that comes from the mouth of God." In other words, the whole universe is
"... every word that comes from the mouth of God."It isn't God or His Son Who are inflicting suffering on us. It is we ourselves who are using the universe improperly, and getting the results from our improper usage. If you look throughout the New Testament, you see Jesus and His major people (Apostles) taking away much of the suffering.
When Jesus returns, He will fix it all, directly.
Consider the power of God. Who else makes such a big universe? And in Genesis 1, God said it was all good. The point is, believe in Jesus for final salvation. It's the only way. And that is good, isn't it?