How do we know that believers will be with God after death?

The assurance of believers being with the Lord after death is rooted in verses like 2 Corinthians 5:8, which states, 'To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.' This promise is reinforced by the teaching that believers, like Jacob, are gathered to their people—a metaphor indicating a reunion with the faithful in heaven. When Jacob died, he was said to be gathered to his people, illustrating the continuity of existence beyond physical death. Furthermore, the resurrection of believers' bodies speaks to the holistic nature of salvation, where both soul and body are ultimately redeemed, as seen in the future hope of gaining an incorruptible body. This overarching narrative reassures believers of their everlasting fellowship with God and each other.