Dearh And The Afterlife Flashcards
Disembodied existence
Existing without a physical body
Resurrection
Living on after death in a glorified physical form in a new realm
Beatific vision
A face to face encounter with god
Purgatory
A place where people go temporarily after death to be cleansed of sin before they are fit to live with god
Election
Predestination chosen by god for heaven or hell
Limited election
The view that god chooses only a small number of people for heaven
Original sin
A state of wrongdoing in which people are born because of the sin of Adam and Eve
Unlimited election
The view that all people are called to salvation but only a few will be saved
Universalism
The view that all people will be saved
Parable
A story told to highlight a moral message
Particular judgement
Judgement for each person at the point of death
Parousia
Used in Christianity to refer to the second coming of christ
