And you know this how?
God the Father is the only one who knows who is in heaven, hell or purgatory.
Because the Bible says ... “... 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.”
Romans 10:9-10
And since he said he believed in his heart that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead and confessed with his mouth - both of which I heard him testify to ... then he is saved, according to the Scriptures.
Good point...So why do you guys pray to people who have died when you don't have a clue whether they are in heaven or not...They may be in hell, and yet you pray to them...