The Afterlife In The New Testament

Is there indeed a heaven? A controversial question to ask, but it is asked by countless amounts of people. Certainly an unknown place, a mystery. Yet it’s glorified by many who have never been but they know about it and wish to make it there. There are numerous ways people depict heaven; some believe there isn't one, others think otherwise. For one thing, it’s where God awaits, in all his gloriousness waiting to welcome his children into his arms and home, after death. Heaven is a bright and wonderful place, everything that's light and superb, where access is granted to by following the almighty one's guidelines, unless they want to end up in Hell.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus is seen describing Heaven as God’s house that consists of infinite dwelling places for those whom have faith and love in God as well as Jesus (John 14:1-4). Heaven is a glorious and graceful place that heals all wounds, whether it be a physical distortion or sickness, or be it a mental or emotional problem. As seen in Isaiah 35, the glory of the Lord will strengthen bodies, heal those whom are blind, deaf, a limp and other disabilities that may endure in the bodily experience. Heaven is a sanctifying place that illuminates the essence of God and his son Jesus’ sacrifice to crown everyone with everlasting joy. The primary reason for the glorification of Heaven is that one will not be with God at last commit to the highest form of love and faith. While in heaven, one will experience no pain, mourning, tears and everything will be new and glorious (Revelation 21). Upon entering Heaven, there will be complete peace and “they shall build houses and live in them, they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit” (Isaiah 65:

Moreover, after death, all people lie in wait for judgment, in that, saved and unsaved people will be raised from the dead. With this said, the saved will live with Jesus in his the Heavenly Kingdom. Besides that, those who are unsaved and/or lost will writhe the torment of eternal damnation in hell. On the contrary, the resurrection of Christ guarantees believers that they, too will be resurrected and receive new eternal bodies in Christ Jesus. In this light, believers hope and trust will not be impacted by disbelievers’ variations of the Intermediate

Where do we go when we die? This is a question that most people—spiritual or not—ask themselves at least once within their lifetime. In reality, this question is likely to never be answered, but is nevertheless an exciting area for study. Every culture, every religion and every individual person has some type of theory or belief on what happens to us after our bodies meet their final rest, and the ancient Greeks were no exception to this. The ancient Greek view on life after death is the most interesting to study, and belongs to perhaps one of the most influential belief systems to emerge within the ancient world. Rife with mythology and magic, the beliefs of the afterlife that were held by the ancient Greek people included the idea of a heaven vs. hell, reincarnation and the notion of ‘katabasis’, and were so powerful they paved the way for future religions’ ideologies.

These ideals are very different from modern-day beliefs about death. Christian views about the afterlife include the two options for our souls after death: heaven- the happy, safe, and comfortable place where the good people go, and hell-the fiery, and dangerous place some go to if they made bad choices on Earth. Others believe in reincarnation, where a person’s soul lives on and takes the form of something else. Many people, no matter their religious stance, want to believe that there is something else after death, because it makes it easier when the time comes. It certainly eases some of the grief and anxiety that people face over death, and is far more comforting than the beliefs that ancient Mesopotamians held about death.

Have you ever thought about what happens after you die; if there is something after this life? There are many different approaches to whether there is life after death or not, but in this paper we will be looking at the Christian perspective towards the afterlife. Christianity is the largest religion in the world today due to it being branched down into different groups, and it is a known fact that there is no other religion today that has a huge impact on our world to the extent that Christianity does. Christianity's beliefs on the afterlife can be broke down into two main broad groups, those of the Roman Catholic Church, and those of the Protestant Church. Most often, Christian

The Old Testament provides meaningful insight into the doctrine of the afterlife by declaring that all people regardless of being righteous or unrighteous goes to Sheol and remembered no more. The most striking account was of King Saul visit to the medium

What happens to a person at death is a belief we acquire from our religion and culture. In Christianity we believe heaven is our reward for living a meaningful life. On the other hand as Christians we were taught to preserve life and avoid intentional death to selves or others.

Going deeper in depth about life after death events are found in I Thessalonians 4:13-18. We all need to find comfort in God’s view concerning life, death, and eternal life.

In the ancient Hebrew writings, the concept of heaven and hell is limited to an underworld development. After burial, it was believed that the souls of the dead would descend into the lower parts of the earth. This underworld or Sheol was a place where people would “dwell as weak, dim shades with no

In the eyes of a Christian after you die you are sent to “heaven” or a place called “hades”.

The first form of afterlife is the concept of Heaven and Hell. The person’s deeds, beliefs, and actions during life on earth determine their destination. If a person’s soul was deemed good, just, pure, etc., then they were sent above where the gods were believed to hold court among the angels and a vast view of the earth and stars in paradise. If a person’s soul was deemed dishonorable, cursed, or ill, they were sent below to a realm without sun or comfort where spiteful creatures dwelled among rock and fire.

Paul’s vision of the resurrection was his last major topic, and it was theologically the most important. Some Corinthians challenged Paul's teachings about the afterlife. One educated group questioned the necessity of future bodily resurrection. Paul’s idea of bodily resurrection was denied by others because the existence is purely spiritual, which Greek philosophers shared this view. Immortal souls escape from the perishable body is when death occurs, according to Socrates, Plato and many who have endured

However, in order for us to understand the basic elements for a resurrection, we must consider the following statement. "The spirit or the soul does not die, and therefore the spirit or soul cannot be raised. Only the body can lie down in death, and only the body can stand up in the resurrection" (McGee 396). This means that our body is only a temporary dwelling place because it will one day give way to corruption. The main teaching of the early followers was of Christ dying for the sins of mankind, and then being resurrected on the third day.

Anyway, let’s begin the subject of heaven by using some words from the oldest apostle who ever lived. He was about ninety-six years old when he wrote: “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.” (Rev. 21:1) He was the disciple that Jesus loved best and his name was John. At one time he was known as the “son of thunder,” but God had calmed that temper in him and he wrote time and again that the brethren ought to love one another. (I, II, and III John) John had learned what it was to love and to be loved.