This dissertation is a study of desecration of the dead in the Hebrew Bible. It aims to describe the form and function of desecratory behavior targeting the body, name, and/or memory of the dead. This project brings to the surface such episodes that we might interrogate them for meaning....
destruction,and is also spoken of as “the place of darkness” and “land of oblivion.” The Psalmist makes it clear that God does not show His wonders to the dead in Sheol, that the dead cannot praise Him there and that God’s love, faithfulness and righteous deeds are all unknown the...
While this passage isn’t that notable it conveys several things detailed in other areas ofSHEOL KNOW:1.Heman links the destiny of his soul to Sheol, which verifies that (1.) Sheol is a condition of the soul and (2.) that the righteous as well as the unrighteous went there during Old...
I state in absolute terms that there is overwhelming objective evidence that the physical brain is not the mind. The physical brain dies when the physical body dies, but the mind survives physical death. But to-day, without
The main sources of information about the afterlife in Christianity come from the Bible. A common idea in early Christianity was that when death occurs they enter a sleep state (Penelhum 40). The sleep state continues until the second coming, in the second coming they will be resurrected and...
What is life after death in Bible? Christians interpret the teachings of the Bible on life after death to mean thathumans will have a spiritual existence after death, rather than a physical one. Belief in life after death may be influenced by the meaning and purpose that it gives to the ...
Providing Strong Evidence The Bible Is TrueComparing the Afterlife in Christianity vs. IslamLike Share We often hear how all religions teach the same thing. They are all just different paths leading up the same mountain to the same God. This belief is based on ignorance. All religions differ ...
in heaven. And because God can control anyone at any time, heaven is ensured for all. But this also means that what we’ve done – good or bad – doesn’t ultimately matter. Our choices now don’t matter then to the God who, by absolute fiat, will decide to place us in heaven. ...
“What brings order in the world is to love and let love do what it will.” ~ J Krishnamurti “Freedom and love go together. . . . To love is not to ask anything in return, not even to feel that you are giving something-
In keeping with our November remembrance of those who have died, this month we will survey several biblical perspectives on death and the afterlife. In a book as large and diverse as the Bible, we can expect to find a great variety of ideas on such a significant topic. ...