Death And The Afterlife Flashcards
Define parousia + its role
The second coming of christ
Role: To judge the world and select those to enter paradise
What was the significance of the book of revelation
Written by john the divine
Talks about heaven, hell and the end of time
What are the three possible interpretations of the kingdom of god
- An actual place
- A spiritual state
- A symbol of the moral life
How does the book of revelation describe hell
A lake of fire
What is Gehenna
A place of torment and suffering for the wicked —> originated from jewish thought
What was the message behind The rich man and Lazarus as told by jesus
Challenges the common beleif that being rich on earth was a sign of gods blessing
What was the social significance of the parable of the sheep and the goat
Changed public perception that being religiously observant was enough to reach heaven
—> must be those who pursue justice without thought (not necessarily christians)
Who said hell is a spiritual state
Origen —> Hell is a spiritual state where “each sinner kindles his own fire”
What was the name of Dantes Book + quote on hell
Divine comedy
—> abandon every hope, ye who enter
What was hell according to Dante (3)
- The antithesis to heaven
- Created at the moment of Jesus death
- Every sin is matched with an appropriate punishment
Redemption in Dante’s Hell?
No escape or redemption from Hell
—> all have alienated themselves from Gods Love
Sartre on Hell + play name
Hell is the imprisoned human state
Play: Huis Clos
—> people tormented each other with the others failings
Catholic church on Hell
Hell is a place for those who have committed mortal sin
Define mortal sin
Sin which directly goes against gods law
(Refusing gods love)
Gregory of Nyssa on purgatory + hell
Purgatory serves a purifying purpose so that people can be cleansed of their sins before heaven
Hell: relates to conscience, guilt and knowledge of sin
Purgatory for Dante
For Souls that believe in christ and have repented before death
Define limited election + atonement
Salvation is only given to those who god chooses to be righteous
—> limited atonement: christ died only for the sins of the elect
Define Unlimited election
The god of love calls all people to salvation- heaven possible for all
Unlimited atonement: Jesus died for the sins of the whole world
Who developed the idea of predestination
Augustine
—> even faith in Christ’s redemption was insufficient to overcome sin and concupiscence
What is the divine decree
Gods judgement or ruling
Single predestination
God elects only those who are to enter heaven
Double predestination
God elects chooses who goes to heaven and hell
What is the antelapsarian + postlapsarian decree
Antelapsarian: God decreed who were the elect ay the moment of creation before the fall
Postlapsarian: god deemed who were the elect after the fall
What is universalism
Idea that hell is not eternal - the goal of the cosmos is perfection and restoration of the world to its pre-fallen state
Hick on hell
There is no point in punishing someone eternally
