what do you think will happen to your soul when you die?

Question

what will you think happen to it

Answer 1

The Hebrew word translated “soul” is ne′phesh, and it occurs 754 times in the Hebrew Scriptures. What does ne′phesh mean? According to The Dictionary of Bible and Religion, it “usually refers to the entire living being, to the whole individual."

The word translated “soul” (psy·khe′) appears more than a hundred times in the Christian Greek Scriptures. Like ne′phesh this word often refers to the whole person. For example, consider the following statements: “My soul is troubled.” (John 12:27) “Fear began to fall upon every soul.” (Acts 2:43) “Let every soul be in subjection to the superior authorities.” (Romans 13:1) “Speak consolingly to the depressed souls.” (1 Thessalonians 5:14) “A few people, that is, eight souls, were carried safely through the water.” (1 Peter 3:20) Clearly, psy·khe′, like ne′phesh, refers to the whole person. According to scholar Nigel Turner, this word “signifies what is characteristically human, the self, the material body having God’s rûaḥ [spirit] breathed into it. . . . The emphasis is on the whole self.”

The condition of the dead is made clear at Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10, where we read: “The dead know nothing . . . There is no pursuit, no plan, no knowledge or intelligence, within the grave.” (Moffatt) Death, therefore, is a state of nonexistence. The psalmist wrote that when a person dies, “he goes back to his ground; in that day his thoughts do perish.” (Psalm 146:4) The dead are unconscious, inactive.

When pronouncing sentence upon Adam, God stated: “Dust you are and to dust you will return.” (Genesis 3:19) Before God formed him from the dust of the ground and gave him life, Adam did not exist. When he died, he returned to that state. His punishment was death—not a transfer to another realm. What, then, happened to his soul? Since in the Bible the word “soul” often simply refers to a person, when we say that Adam died, we are saying that the soul named Adam died. This might sound unusual to a person who believes in the immortality of the soul. However, the Bible states: “The soul that is sinning—it itself will die.” (Ezekiel 18:4) Leviticus 21:1 speaks of “a deceased soul” (a “corpse,” The Jerusalem Bible). And Nazirites were told not to come near “any dead soul” (“a dead body,” Lamsa).—Numbers 6:6.

Answer 2

I believe that my soul, that permanent, enduring part of me that is part of God the Creator will simply return to that from which it came, taking with it what ever knowledge and experience I gained in this life.
From there it is simply, totally and completely up to the Creator. I might stay, sitting on a fluffy cloud and plunking the strings of a harp. I might be reborn in another 'incarnation' as some beliefs hold. I might go on to some other higher realm yet, who knows. Only the Creator. Frankly, I am of the opinion that no mater what belief system you follow, that the other side will be a total surprise and possibly even a shock.
As for the other possibility, the one called Hell. That I believe happens when either the living person or, after death, their soul, turns from the creator and for what ever reason chooses to remain apart.

Answer 3

The Buddhist concept is that of 'self' or identity rather than soul, which is impermanent and ever changing. We believe that this 'self' is composed of 5 aggregates or parts each of which as humans we cling to during Life. These parts are

1.Form ie; the body & sense organs
2.Feeling ie; sensing good or bad
3.Cognition ie; recognising objects
4.Mental habits ie; thoughts, ideas, opinions, compulsions
5.Consciousness

In Life all these form a Unity which is disolved upon death. If a person has clung to any of these without realising the impermanence of any (We believe they are all impermanent) then Karma will have consequences on their reformation into a new Unity which determines the structure of the new identity on rebirth. A new Life is formed with a new structure with resemblance to the old but it will be different because of Karma.

As we learn to identify these parts and recognise their impermanence, we determine in our Life to rid ourselves of their influence on our consciousness, therefore ridding ourselves of suffering, as to a Buddhist it is these which are the cause of suffering. When this is finally achieved we have attained the enlightened state and are no longer required by Karma to be reborn and so escape the cycle of birth and rebirth, to move on to another higher plane of existence.

I hope I've not confused anyone too much....I tend to get a little clinical when I explain something as esoteric as 'self'.

This is what our soul is to a Buddhist and what happens to 'it' after death. In Buddhist terms, the soul is a 'them' rather than an it...if you follow my rather convoluted explanation....

Peace to all....from a Buddhist

Answer 4

For me - and it's very likely the most accurate truth for you as well - this question is pointless.

One must be convinced that people indeed have a "soul" before expressing concerns about "its" well-being. Like the idea of God, there seems to be no convincing evidence that "soul" exists - so, why worry?

Would you concern yourself over the financial state of people who were born on the planet Mars? Of course, not.

The question is ridiculous.

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POST SCRIPT: There are some very thoughtless answers being given here... simplistic and fanciful responses like those parents choose to use when pacifying their babies. Don't any of your feel shamed by your own illogic and your prolonged affinity for blissful ignorance? When will you bother to grow up?
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Answer 5

There isn't anything after life, because life never ends. It just goes higher and higher. The soul is liberated from the body and returns closer to her source than ever before.

The Torah assumes this in its language many times -- describing Abraham's death, for example, as going to rest with his fathers and similar phrases. The Talmud discusses the experiences of several people who made the trip there and back. Classic Jewish works such as Maavor Yabok describe the process of entering the higher world of life as a reflection of the soul's experiences while within the body: If the soul has become entrenched in material pleasures, she experiences the pain of ripping herself away from them so that she can experience the infinitely higher pleasure of basking in G-dly light. If she is soiled and injured by acts that sundered her from her true self while below, then she must be cleansed and healed.

On the other hand, the good deeds and wisdom she has gained on her mission below serve as a protection for her journey upwards. You want a real good spacesuit to make this trip.

The Zohar tells us that if it were not for the intercession of the pure souls above, our world could not endure for even a moment. Each of our lives is strongly impacted by the work of our ancestors in that other world. Grandma's still watching over you.

Why should souls basking in divine light above be at all concerned about what's happening in your mundane life below? Because, there they feel the truth that is so easy to overlook while down here: that this lowly, material world is the center-stage of G-d's purpose in creating all that exists.

That is also why, at the final resolution, all souls will return to physical bodies in this world.

Answer 6

That's a complicated answer that you are requesting.

There're more than 10 different things that can happen. Whatever you want it to do, go ahead and do it.

tohelpyou... Is a perfect example of giving only two ultimatums. I like to have more options.

Answer 7

When I die my soul will go before Him who created it and to give an account of my life.

Answer 8

I could speculate, but it would be just that- a random guess based on personal experience and illusory hopes.

By that right, do we even have souls? Just because you have a consciousness and are self-aware, it doesn't mean that ther is a special, intangible entity that resides inside you, does it? Can you be ABSOLUTELY sure, and do you have concrete proof of it?

Answer 9

Religious people think the souls go immediately to God where we are judged.

Answer 10

Heaven