The Afterlife Flashcards
What is the Afterlife?
- The afterlife is the next destination after a soul leaves the body.
- This is the idea of Life after Death
What does Christianity teach about the Afterlife?
-Christianity teaches that people either go to heaven or hell, depending on how God judges their actions.
- They believe if they have followed the teaching of Jesus they will receive God’s grace and go to heavens
what quote shows the grace of god in the afterlife?
“And god raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus”
what do Muslims believe about the Afterlife?
- Muslims believe that the afterlife means going to jannah or jahannam.
- After a person dies their soul goes to barzakh to await judgement until its Yawm ad-Din, where everyone’s action will be judged
what is a quote supporting the idea of after life in Islam ?
” one who had repented, believed and done righteousness, it is promised by Allah that he will be among the successful”
source - Qur’an
What do non-religious people think?
- Non-religious people believe that after one dies they cease to exist and are no longer alive .
- They believe that believing in the afterlife is just a comforting way of facing death.
-They could also argue that the idea of an afterlife is used by religions to put pressure onto people in order for them to live their lives in a certain way