Beliefs about Judgement

Question 1

Matthew 24:31?

Answer 1

‘he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect’

Question 2

what does the Christian teaching in the Sermon on the Mount suggest about the fate of those who are sinful?

Answer 2

they will not be saved and will instead be cast into hell

Question 3

Revelation 20:14 - fate of those who have been sinful?

Answer 3

‘then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire….a second death’

Question 4

When will Judgement occur according to Christianity?

Answer 4

at the end of time

Question 5

How is the announcing of the judgement similar in Christianity similar to Islam and Judaism?

Answer 5

announced by trumpet blast

Judaism - Shofar sounded

Question 6

how is the fate of righteous and the sinful similar in Christianity, Islam and Judaism?

Answer 6

Christianity:
righteous - heaven
sinful - hell

Islam:
righteous - paradise (Janah)
sinful - hell

Judaism:
righteous - Gan’eden (heaven)
sinful - Gehinnon - burn here for all eternity

Question 7

Sura 14:50 - fate of sinners - Islam?

Answer 7

‘Their garments will be made of tar, and fire will overwhelm their faces.’

Question 8

How do ideas of hell sometimes vary in Christianity and Judaism from the traditional idea of everyone in hell being punished for eternity?

Answer 8

believe eternal punishment = not act of loving - punishment = temporary e.g. until sins of life = paid for
or no hell at all