Questions tagged [afterlife]
Relating to questions about heaven, hell, limbo, purgatory, and all states after a person dies
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If the righteous are not spiritually alive in heaven then from where did the spirits of Moses and Elijah come from at the transfiguration?
According to the author of this article who is from White Throne Ministries, he teaches that the spirits of the dead are not in heaven but sleep in the sands awaiting one of the two resurrections. He ...
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Is the afterlife mostly populated by embryos?
Just about every branch of Christianity teaches the human soul becomes implanted in the embryo somewhere before birth. Many branches also believe the human soul is immortal.
At the same time, I've ...
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According to LDS, does Joseph Smith contradict Jesus saying to the thief on the cross you will be with Me this day in Paradise?
The text is from Luke 23:43,
And He/Jesus said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be
with Me in Paradise.
The following are the words of Joseph Smith:
There has been much said by ...
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If a person thinks there is no afterlife, why should he choose to be righteous?
I have seen people resort to arguments such as "if there is no afterlife, why be good (or religious)?". Counterarguments to living in sin during this life include final judgment and the ...
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How do members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints reconcile an unchangeable God with the concept of eternal progression?
Book of Mormon 9:9-10 states,
9 For do we not read that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and in him there is no variableness neither shadow of changing?
10 And now, if ye have imagined ...
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Does the "Oh My Jesus" prayer support universalist beliefs among Roman Catholics?
Particularly, "Lead all souls to heaven, especially those most in need of thy mercy" implies a belief that everyone will eventually be saved. After all, who is more in need of God's mercy ...
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How do people in Hell survive? [closed]
How do people in Hell survive it? In traditionalist circles, Hell is the full wrath of God, infinitely hot fire and brimstone, and extreme pain, suffering, torture, and it is called eternal death. Now ...
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Do You Remain a Human after Death?
In the afterlife, is one still a human? Or is an angel (or whatever you are after death) something other than a human? Obviously, according to Christian views you would not be an animal, but would ...
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Is Hell a physical place in mainstream Christianity?
In the Bible Hell is always referred to in physical, concrete terms. Descriptions include a lake of fire and brimstone, a weeping and gnashing of teeth, darkness, and physical pain. The rich man in ...
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Can you explain purgatory and how to get out?
We have the concept of purgatory. I read in different places that purgatory happens after death. But what should be stated clearly is whether they mean physical death or spiritual death when ...
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How do Swedenborgians understand Jesus' words on marriage in the resurrection in Matthew 22:30?
At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. (Matthew 22:30, NIV)
Jesus here seems to pretty clearly indicate that marriages from ...
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Did Swedenborg believe in a bodily resurrection?
When Jesus died he apparently took the repentant thief with him and in the spirit flew to paradise. Besides an instantaneous resurrection of the soul and the spirit at time of death, 2–3 days later ...
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What is the Biblical basis of the view that you must believe in Jesus BEFORE physical death? [duplicate]
It seems a very common belief that you must believe in Jesus / to be saved before physical death in order to have salvation.
However where is this stated in the Bible?
According to this view, why is ...
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According to LDS can an unmarried person be exalted equally with a married person or at all?
From an LDS article on marriage:
The covenant of eternal marriage is necessary for exaltation. The Lord revealed through Joseph Smith: “In the celestial glory there are three heavens or degrees; and ...
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What is the difference, if any, between "unclean spirits" (Mark 5:2) and "demons" (Matthew 8:16)?
I realized today that when I used the word "demons" I was thinking of evil spirits of all varieties, including human beings that work evil from the spirit world. But others believe the word &...
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