After Life Flashcards
1
Q
What do Christians believe happens in the afterlife
A
Afterlife centres around heaven hell and purgatory
2
Q
The belief of heaven
A
A place where people experience absolute joy and happiness
Jesus describes heaven as paradise
3
Q
Belief of hell
A
Immediately after death souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend to hell
They suffer in hell with ‘eternal fire’
4
Q
What’s purgatory?
A
Cleanse and removal of sins
Catholics believe its a state of purification
‘To achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven’
5
Q
Heaven as a physical place
A
Someone will have physical and emotional happiness
The dead will be resurrected like Jesus was god will being Christian’s back to life physically so Christian’s literally believe in resurrection
