Just out of respectful curiousity, what is your personal hope for the future, as for mankind and for you personally after your death? What does your faith teach about that?
2006-11-16 01:41:21 · 5 answers · asked by krobin 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Annie, I really meant this in sincerity. I have always been curious about this, as a person that has studied the Hebrew scriptures. I should add that I realize that they are waiting for the messiah to arrive but I don't know if they have a timeline that they believe in for this to occur...
2006-11-16 02:05:54 · update #1
J.P. - thank you for your answer - what though, does it mean in the Jewish faith, to return to G-d? Can you share it in words?
2006-11-16 02:08:54 · update #2
Peace - okay, we all want that - but when?
2006-11-16 02:16:34 · update #3
In one word:
PEACE.
2006-11-16 02:08:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most sects of Judaism teach that there is not an afterlife as Christians and Muslims view one. One must return to the beginning to understand.
In the beginning, there was Ayin, that is, the nothingness so utterly NOTHING that to say of it, "It is nothing" is to define it and make it no longer Ayin. It is from this that the Worshipped G-d comes, eternal and forever. It is deeply profound, the statement "G-d came from nothing."
Being G-d, it filled all and was all, leaving no room for creation. Moved to create, G-d thus withdrew from itself, creating a true void (that is, it COULD be said, 'this is nothing' for it was not Ayin). Into the void, G-d emanated a light. As the light moved further and further from G-d, the vessels holding it could no longer contain it and it shattered. This is the tzit-tzum.
The purpose of reality is for all of these shards to return from whence they came, that is, all the pieces are pieces of G-d, and all pieces will return. To say any would ever be lost would be to say that the Worshipped G-d would be incomplete. Whether we will lose our individuality or not is unknown. All that is known is that ALL, Jew, Gentile, living and nonliving, ALL will return to G-d in the fullness of time.
2006-11-16 09:51:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have to agree with inat
one of the goals of Judaism is to bring peace throughout the world. As for when only G-d knows that, it dose not mean though that I am not responsible to do my part to bring it about.
2006-11-16 11:30:33 · answer #3 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just a few words of advice
You are going to regret asking this question. I am not Jewish I'm Catholic but even I find this question disrespectful and pompus
2006-11-16 09:46:50 · answer #4 · answered by specs appeal 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Invest for the future, save for tommorow. And be a good person and god will be good to you
2006-11-16 09:48:10 · answer #5 · answered by BrownMorristown 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋