death and the afterlife

Question 1

disembodied existence

Answer 1

existing without a physical body

Question 2

Resurrection

Answer 2

living on after death in a glorified physical form in a new realm (e.g. Heaven)

Question 3

Beatific vision

Answer 3

a face to face a counter with God

Question 4

Purgatory

Answer 4

a place where people go, temporarily, after death to be cleansed of sin before
the are fit to live with God

Question 5

Election (in a theological sense)

Answer 5

predestination, chosen by God for heaven or hell

Question 6

Limited election

Answer 6

the view the God chooses only a small number of people for heaven

Question 7

Unlimited election

Answer 7

the idea that all people are called to salvation but only a few will be
saved

Question 8

Universalism

Answer 8

the view that all people will be saved

Question 9

Parable

Answer 9

a story told to highlight a moral message

Question 10

Particular judgement

Answer 10

judgement for each person at the point of death

Question 11

Parousia

Answer 11

used in Christianity to refer to the second coming of Christ

Question 12

Reincarnation

Answer 12

living on after death in a glorified physical form.

Question 13

questions on the afterlife?

Answer 13

.Will the resurrection of the dead take place immediately after we die or at the end of
time?
.Was Jesus’ resurrection unique to him?
.Will we require some kind of body after death?
.Where will our physical bodies go, how will they get there and how will they live?

Question 14

central Christian ideas about afterlife

Answer 14

.They believe that life after death will be a miracle given by the grace of God, not just
a natural process (souls don’t naturally resurrection)
.They believe that resurrection will involve a bodily life of some form, not just a
disembodied existence. We will be spiritual and glorified and cannot be corrupted or
destroyed
.They believe that the resurrected person will be the same as the one who died. Will
continue on as individuals; instead of merging with God or each other,

Question 15

Aquinas on the afterlife

Answer 15

He held a more platonic view on the afterlife than Aristotle did. He thought there was a possibility of the soul surviving the death of the body and being capable of the beatific vision.

Question 16

Hell

Answer 16

Traditional Christianity teaches that hell is a place where we are separated from God for eternity. It is seen as a place with eternal pain and punishment.

Question 17

Mortal sin

Answer 17

any deliberate wrong action or inaction

Question 18

Venial sin

Answer 18

any unintentional or accidental wrong doing or inaction

Question 19

purgatory

Answer 19

In purgatory souls are purified before they are ready to enter heaven. For some, this may involve a form of punishment (not eternal) which is more painful then anything that can be experienced on Earth.

Question 20

heaven

Answer 20

Traditional Christianity teaches that the faithful will go to heaven. God lives in all places at all times but the metaphor of a ruler on a throne is one which people have found helpful. Heaven is also described as a place with no suffering or pain where sin will be gone and it’ll be peaceful.

Question 21

The parable of the sheep and the goats

Answer 21

1. Jesus is talking/writing about a time when the Son of Man comes and separates people according to their deeds (a shepherd separating sheep on the right from goats on the left)
2. The king takes the sheep (good people) and brings them to heaven as they help the poor by feeding, clothing and looking after them.
3. The sheep are seen as righteous as they help other people. Which is also helping God.
4. On his left were the goats, which were told to depart from him and go to hell as they didn’t help others.