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LIFE AFTER DEATH

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The idea of life after death, or the afterlife, is the belief that some aspect of a person continues to exist after their physical body dies. Many religions around the world believe in an afterlife, and there are a variety of ways to think about it:

  • ReincarnationThe idea that a person's soul is reborn into a new body or form in a continuous cycle of death and reb
  • John 11:25–26Jesus says, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die".

The Bible also says that the dead are in the grave, awaiting resurrection, and are not suffering or in pain. Jesus compared death to a deep sleep. 

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Is there life after death? For believers in Christ, life after death is eternal life in heaven with God. For unbelievers, life after death is possibly hell.

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  • John 5:28-29 Jesus says, "Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth".
  • 1 Corinthians 15:51-52The apostle Paul writes, "Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed—in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet".
  • Isaiah 26:19Isaiah prophesies, "Your dead shall live; together with my dead body they shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust".
  • Revelation 21:4"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away"
  • John 5:24. 24 “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.. 
  • She had it right: Death is not the end; it is the beginning of eter-nal life. That's what Jesus said when standing at the grave of his friend Lazarus: “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die” (John 11:25-26).
     

The belief in life after death is a dominant theme in the New Testament, with many passages referring to it (refer to Matthew 7:21-23, 10:28, 11:22-24, 16:24-28, 19:28-30, 22:23-33, and especially 25:31-46, Mark 8:34-38, 13:13, 3:26, Luke 10:13-15, 12:33-34, 16:19-29, John 3:10-21, 5:24-29, 6:37-40, 11:23-25, 14:1-4, 1 Corinthians 15 and 2 Corinthians 5). The New Testament gives some indication about life after death but in many instances it is still shrouded in mystery (refer to the texts above). According to these texts, Paul and the evangelists deemed life after death as something they attest to. They are of the opinion that it can be experienced in many ways. Before God who revealed Himself as the God of life they experienced life as real and not imaginary.

God created the reality and they experienced life before Him. Jesus's parables refer to life after death (refer to Luke 12:35-48, 13:22-30, 16:19-29). In these parables and in his reference to the last days and the second coming of the Son of God, he refers to aspects thereof. Concerning the parables, it is made clear that there is life after death and that there is a distinction between people in the afterlife. The well-known parable of Lazarus (Luke 16:1931) explains how Lazarus, as a poor man, had died and was taken into the bosom of Abraham where he enjoyed a feast and glory, while the rich man had to suffer, because he did not honour God and his neighbour. It is also mentioned that there will be a last judgement. According to this last judgement, some people will enter into glory while others will suffer (Matthew 25:31-46).

Paul, although not always in the same way, often refers to life after death. In the first and second letters to Corinthians he explains that the resurrection of Christ makes life with Him possible, even after death. In this regard 1 Corinthians 15 is of importance because the aspect of the resurrection is explained clearly. He explains that it is difficult to understand, but that it is like a grain that falls into the ground and later sprouts into quite a new existence.

Death has been conquered and the resurrection of the body is a wonderful reality in the promise of God. Two Corinthians also refers to aspects of life after death. Paul's personal expectations are expanded by his explanation of his view on eternity. Two Corinthians 5:1-10 is a notoriously difficult passage/pericope, but also highly informative regarding the Christian belief of life after death and eschatology.

THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW: Some say that the brain continues to function in a way that resembles life for several minutes after death. This includes intense brain wave synchronization, and areas of the brain associated with memory and empathy communicating with each other and them off to the promised land.

THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO SAVE: Your Bible verses on Life & Death.

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