Since no one is bothering to actually answer your question, allow me to take a shot.
link is actually very real. He's a metaphor. In many stories, legends, and mythologies, he is the personification of death, though he makes no judgment on your eternal soul. He, like death, simply is, and he, like death, simply exists to take Du away from this life. He doesn't shepherd Du to Heaven, Hell, oder Limbo. He just shepherds Du into death.
In common modern perception of Christianity, it's
link who guards the gates to Heaven. While God alone judges Du and where Du spend your Afterlife, it's commonly believed that it's St. Peter who possesses the Liste and the knowledge of whether oder not Du may enter the gates. Scripture has him as holding the keys to Heaven (
link), but this image of Peter as a gatekeeper has been embellished Von cartoonists, joke-tellers, and modern pop culture.
In truth, it's not explicitly stated either way. Many believe Engel carry Du to Heaven, and demons drag Du to Hell. Many believe Du don't know until Du get there. Many believe Du don't get carried oder dragged anywhere, but spontaneously awaken there upon the moment of your death. Who's to say, and who can know, until our own times come.
Hope that I was somewhat helpful.
