Heaven, Hell and Judgement

Question 1

What do Catholics believe about heaven, hell and judgement?

Answer 1

• They believe we go to heaven, hell or purgatory
• If you are a saint or good believer you will go straight to heaven (Oscar Romero)
• If you are evil you will go to hell in separation from God (Hitler)
• Otherwise you will go to purgatory and spend time working of your sins through praying and penances
• Just like Jesus rose so will we

Question 2

What do Protestants believe about heaven, hell and judgement?

Answer 2

• You either go to heaven or hell for eternity
• Heaven is where you go to be with God and there is no suffering
• Hell is a place where you will be punished for all your sins
• If you have been good and are a Christian you go to heaven
• If you are bad and not a Christian you will go to hell

Question 3

What do Muslims believe about heaven, hell and judgement?

Answer 3

• There is the Akhirah (afterlife), this is determined by the deeds of a person on Earth
• There is a soul (ruh) which is released from the physical body straight after death
• There is Janna (heaven) and a Jahannan (hell)
• Heaven = more good deeds (book in right hand) ; Hell = more bad deeds (book in left hand)
• This is decided on the Day of Judgement
• Kept in Barzakh (place of waiting) until Arch-Angel Israfil blows the trumpet to announce resurrection of the dead

Question 4

What do Humanists believe about heaven, hell and judgement?

Answer 4

• Humanists do not believe in a soul
• They do not believe in an afterlife
• Believe in one life only and that it ends after death
• They believe we are nothing more than matter

Question 5

CHRISTIANITY - SOURCE OF WISDOM ON HEAVEN HELL AND JUDGEMENT

Answer 5

“I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die.” - JOHN 11:25-26

Question 6

CHRISTIANITY - SOURCE OF WISDOM ON AFTERLIFE

Answer 6

“it is raised in power; if it is sown a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.” - CORINTHIANS 15:42-44

Question 7

ISLAM - SOURCE OF WISDOM ON DEATH

Answer 7

“every soul will taste death.” - QUR’AN 3:185

Question 8

ISLAM - SOURCE OF WISDOM ON EVIL CONSEQUENCES

Answer 8

“and the evil consequences of what they did will appear to them, and they will be enveloped by what they used to ridicule.” QUR’AN 46:33

Question 9

ISLAM - SOURCE OF WISDOM ON GOD SEES EVERYTHING

Answer 9

“fear God and know that God sees well what you do.” - QUR’AN 2:223

Question 10

ISLAM - SOURCE OF WISDOM ON DEEDS

Answer 10

“and everything they did is in written records.” - QUR’AN 54:52