The afterlife is a massive mystery, and in this video, we detail what the New Church believes happens (both in general and step-by-step). The short answer is that life simply continues, but in a more beautiful and real way than we can possibly imagine.
"Let anyone who wishes to be happy for evermore know and believe that they are going to be alive after death; ...and that the Word is the one and only teacher of how a person should live in the world in order to be happy for evermore."