I am born again and washed in the blood of the Lamb. Yet I am terrified of dying. I know not why.
What about the millions of people who lived during and after the time of Christ, who never knew he existed due to geographical location? Seems rather arbitrary and unfair to condemn people for that.
Dying is just natures way of telling you to slow down.
At death, the senses shut down, one by one. Then you are left with thoughts, which slow down and then stop. Then your emotions quiet down and you feel peace. Finally, you are left with awareness of the quiet darkness created by being still incarnated, but then your soul gently separates from the body and so the body stops being able to hide where you really are - in light, with a healthy, vibrant soul body that’s always been there subtly, but which you can now see and feel. And at that point you realize that your physical body was like a set of clothes, and that thinking it was actually “you” was a huge misunderstanding, and you laugh.
Ted Striker: “George Zip said that?”
Rumack: “The last thing he said to me, “Doc,” he said, “some time when the crew is up against it, and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to get out there and give it all they got and win just one for the Zipper. I don’t know where I’ll be then, Doc,” he said, “but I won’t smell too good, that’s for sure.””
- “Airplane”
And at the other side of the ring we have Mohammed (in everlast shorts). He comes from a culture where women are burned alive, raped and beaten. Subjugation is the norm.
The cycle of life, we start dying as soon as we are born. Like all living things we all have an expiration date. Whether its a rehearsal for another life or not, we are all going to die. There are many “beliefs” pertaining to some kind of a spiritual world after life ends. Its always been a question, what next? I wish I had an answer, but no one from the next life has ever contacted me. We only have the text of one book where after Millions of years or even 10,000 has only one person ever returning to discuss the trip. What is heaven like, a bunch of people playing harps on the clouds would drive me nuts. Maybe we all become walking spirits, or better yet a power force with a memory being release into the universe to seek the ones who entered earlier. To be able to thought speak to those who came before us.(good or bad) To me that would be the after life, no heaven or hell, just a total spirit world with a lot discussion on how things coulda, woulda, shoulda have been over the years of human existence. I might have a problem, because I don’t think there is a common language, and my ancestors were from different countries with different languages. A rebirth may be possible too, like coming back as a rabbit on a golf course. ??? Whatever fate awaits us, don’t expect a call or a postcard.
Every religion believes that they have the one and only route to eternal happiness...Christians certainly do, but so do muslims, Hindus, Buddhists,Mormans, and all others
John 3:36 requires “obedience!”
I know I’m late to this discussion - but just a couple of thoughts.
1) At death, time becomes eternity and we are at the resurrection - no delay. Note that Jesus said that the thief would be with him “today” in Paradise.
2) Those in Christ will never die - just reside in heaven. Those not in Christ will face judgement - and condemnation.
Bttt
2Cor 5:8 Absent this body and at home face to face with the Lord....
Bttt
What happens after death? You vote Democrat, that’s what.
Now we see through a glass darkly...
Am always amused by folks trying to tell us what they are only guessing at
Just as much conjecture as "concise" I'll give it the same conciseness as "...as a thief in the night."
Like those who believe in Purgatory, this is (to me) a valueless pursuit because once our bodies stop functioning, our souls are spoken for and His Will will be done....
