Life after Death, Judgement and Resurrection

Question 1

What do Jews believe about the afterlife

Answer 1

There are little teachings about life after death in the Jewish holy books.Teachings about afterlife imply that good people who have lived a good life – will enter [paradise and bad people will enter Sheol.

Question 2

What is Sheol?

Answer 2

A place of darkness to which the dead go to get their spirit cleansed

Question 3

What do Jews believe about Judgement and Ressurection

Answer 3

Some Jews believe that they will be judged as soon as they die.
Other Jews believe that they will be judged on the Day of Judgement – after the coming of the Messiah or messianic age – Daniel 12:2

Question 4

Quote from Daniel 12:2. ‘Many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth….

Answer 4

Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Question 5

Quote: ‘Blessed are You Lord our God…

Answer 5

Blessed are You Lord our God, king of the universe, the true Judge’

Question 6

Quote from Ecclesiastes 12:7. ‘And the dust returns to the ground…

Answer 6

and the dust returns to the ground it came from,

and the spirit returns to God who gave it.