Essay on What's it Like After Death?

One misconception about the afterlife is that God will send or horribly cast people into hell, but that is not the case. God actually does not send people to hell, but instead, gives them the option during their lifetime. It might seem hard to believe, but Pastor Willie George says, “hell is filled with people who want to be there” (George). This statement is

Since ancient civilizations people have been trying to explain what goes on after death. Throughout history, many cultures have had different theories about what happens. Two distinguished ideas of where people go after death are the underworld and Hell. The idea of the underworld came from the Greeks and Romans. A few famous works by the Greeks and Romans that talk about the underworld are The Iliad, The Aeneid, and, The Odyssey. A famous work that discusses Hell is Dante's Inferno. Hell is an accepted part of the Christianity religion and taught all over the world. The two beliefs are very similar but some distinct differences can be seen.

A Comparison of Two Accounts of Life After Death Materialism is the view that the body and mind are inseparable, and for there to be life after death then the body must be resurrected, this is much like the Christian view of life after death. John Hick was a materialist and he argued that, in certain circumstances, it would be possible that the dead could exist as themselves after death, if an exact replica were to appear. Hick uses thought experiments to show the person who dies in this World is the same person who is resurrected in the next. He uses examples of using a character called John Smith. If John smith were to

As humans, we are always imagining what our lives will be like when we die. While the depictions of what hell or heaven may be from the ancient times and now, what has stayed consist is the idea of an afterlife altogether.

Your body goes to the absence of Christ or torment of hell. The answer in a couple sentences is that our deeds will be

“Where does our soul go after we die?” This question confused me, according to the plan of salvation written about in the scriptures, we do all that we can on this Earth to prepare for the second coming. I wouldn’t say that I’m necessarily afraid of death. I would say that I personally embrace it. Yes, the idea of never seeing loved ones again is heartbreaking.

The main sources of information about the afterlife in Christianity come from the Bible. A common idea in early Christianity was that when death occurs they enter a sleep state (Penelhum 40). The sleep state continues until the second coming, in the second coming they will be resurrected and judged. Catholic and Orthodox Christians believe that at death they will exist in a disembodied state and there an immediate judgment to determine the soul’s destination (Luke and Gilbert 128). Those whose souls have been purified before death will go straight to heaven. Those who have committed Mortal, or unforgivable, sins will go straight to hell after death. However, those who have committed forgivable sins but have not properly repented from those

Olam ha-ba or the world to come is the belief that the soul returns to God to wait to be reborn with the coming of the Messiah. Death allows for Jewish people to value life and their short time spent on earth (Parkes, 101). It is believed that beyond death, life does not include earthly pleasures such as eating and drinking. After death life consists of being, “in the glory of the Divine Presence.” There is no hell after death as a destination. Rather, happiness to those who lived a righteous life and suffering to those who sinned and led others to sin. There is more of a reward versus punishment system instead of destinations. The punishment given to those in life after death is not set in stone, it is described in the Talmud as, “vague and contradictory” (Darmesteter, page 51-52). In many branches Christianity it is believed one’s soul goes to purgatory when they die and the decision is made weather your soul will spend eternity in heaven or hell. Jewish tradition does not believe that souls end up in one of the two destinations rather, all souls end up in the same place, it is just the journey that is different for different individuals. When your body dies your soul leaves it and begins its journey to return to God, this journey is considered a purification process so your soul is pure in the world-to-come. The purification process for those who lived a fulfilling and righteous life may only take a day or so while those who lived a life full of sin take a longer time on their journey to purification, taking up to a year. After this purification process is complete Jewish tradition states that the soul is then waiting for the coming of the Messiah when the soul will return to the physical body for final judgment (Parkes,

Most people don’t make moral revelations after looking at a $7.99 piece of pottery, but the mug is right: your soul defines you as a person. It is your innate sense of humanity, essentially making you the person you are. As humans, we need to realize that we will never completely understand the nature of the soul although the concept of souls has been around for thousands of years and it’s meaning has changed over time. There is evidence that even prehistoric people believe in an aspect thats distinct from the body. The soul is most commonly defined as the immortal part of a person. It’s origin comes from the greek word psyche and it has it’s own religious, mythological, and philosophical

A soul encompasses they way of a person’s existence, and is the deciding factor to habits and mannerisms that person has. So to say that a person without a soul, is like a lightbulb without electricity is a metaphor. By using this comparison, it is describing that the body relies on the soul to make that person unique and it’s own. Just as there are dependent variables in our lives, the soul is a controversial subject. A soul is what makes a person themselves because it is created by experiences, encounters and the surroundings they have around them. This metaphor describes the importance of having a soul and what the soul does for us as people. It can explain why we do certain things or believe in something. Because we know that memories and

1.)     Explain how the answers to the self-inventories in the text concerning facts, attitudes, beliefs and feelings about death reflect our societal understanding or lack of understanding of death. I think that the self- inventory question reflected on both our understanding and lack of understanding about death related topics. Some of the answers to the questions on the inventory I knew without look at the answers, but some of the answers actually surprised me. The question about the death certificate was one of the questions that actually surprised me. I assumed before I did the inventory that every death certificate had a specific cause of death that was given on the certificate. Another answer that

The exact definition of a soul is a spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal regarded as immortal. Even though this is the main definition of the soul, everyone thinks differently about it. In my opinion, I think a soul is the main part of you. Your body is just a shell that keeps the soul there. In the end, your soul will go to either heaven or hell. Even if this is what I think, not everyone agrees.

A soul is sent to either hell or heaven, a soul never dies I repeat a soul never dies. The only one who can destroy a soul is God himself because he created it, and he can destroy it. If a soul goes to hell, according to the bible he/she will suffer for eternity in the lake of fire that burns with brimstones and sulfur, but if he/she goes to heaven, there is joy forever and ever. Hell is a place you do not want to go to, that is why I will keep telling people to keep doing things the right way, because the bible explains that it is a horrible place to be. The bible is a book that has been written for over 2000 years now, in this same bible, prophecies made happened, I strongly believe in the bible, because most of the things written in it are happening.

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There are some philosophies we can take to be better prepared to face death. First, by attending to the important relationships in our live so that we don?t have regrets about what we failed to say or do with those we