Death And The Afterlife Flashcards
What does it mean to say that heaven is a place
Suggests a physical place where a person goes after death to experience physical and emotional happiness
Most popular view throughout history
What does it mean to say that heaven is a state
Suggests heaven is a part of a person’s spiritual journey after death
More popular in modern times
What does it mean to say that heaven is a symbol
There is no afterlife, heaven is the moments of blissful happiness that a person experiences on earth
What quote can be used to suggest that God is physical in heaven
Our father who art in heaven
What quote can be used to show that only Christians go to heaven
Whoever believes and is baptised will be saved
Marks gospel
What quote can be used to show that anyone can go to heaven
My father’s house has many rooms
John’s gospel
What quote can be used to support particular judgement
Today you will be with me in paradise
Luke
What do protestants believe about heaven
Heaven is everlasting (time passes)
People live in th presence of god and are reunited in itj their loved ones
More of a physical place
What do Catholics believe about heaven
Heaven is eternal (timeless)
Where you experience physical and emotional happiness but are not reunited with loved ones as the way we relate to each other will change
Believe in the beatific vision - Aquinas idea that we are face to face with god in heaven
More of a spiritual state
What is N.T. Wright’s view of heaven
When we understand the context of the gospels, it is clear that they expected a transformation of this present world into god’s kingdom
Book of revelation says ‘a new heaven and a new earth’
Says that Christians have a role in the transformation of the world through caring for the poor
What is the evangelical interpretation of ‘a new heaven and a new earth’
God will destroy the current world and create a new world free from suffering and sin
What is the creation restored interpretation of a new heaven and a new earth
Our world will be transformed into a place free from the effects of sin
