2007-03-21 12:27:47 · 6 answers · asked by alexandrea l 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Depends on the criteria for establishing death. Now, brain death is the standard criteria and all that's going on at that point is rapidly decaying synapse connections in the brain.
Prior to the brain death definition there may have been brain activity after the cardio-vascular system failed - but not for long.
2007-03-21 12:35:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Death is inevitable. The thief on the cross knew when his would occur, but we can not predict our own. After his death, the crucified criminal went to live in paradise with Jesus. Some of us will also live eternally in God's presence. But others will experience everlasting torment, forever separated from Him.
If we receive Jesus as our Savior, our penalty for sin is paid. We are adopted into God's family, and Heaven is our eternal home. If we reject Jesus, we remain alienated from the Lord and under condemnation for our sin. We are destined to experience eternal judgment. God won't accept any of man's excuses because there is no acceptable defense for unbelief. (Acts 4:12)
2007-03-21 21:13:09 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me assure you that the Bible teaches the life we live after we die will be real—just as real as this life, if not more so. We won't be in a state of dreamlike consciousness, but we will fully exist in body, mind and soul.
The pattern for this is Jesus Himself. When Jesus died on the cross and was laid in a tomb, His physical body was completely and absolutely dead. But He came back to life by the power of God—and when He did, He had a different type of body, without the limitations it once had. His resurrected body wasn't an illusion; it was a glorious and immortal body that was just as real as His earthly body had been.
And someday, if we know Christ, we too will be given new bodies—bodies like Christ's resurrected body. The Bible says, "So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable" (1 Corinthians 15:42). Our bodies in heaven will be real, and so will our whole existence. Only in this way will we be able to serve God.
But the real question is this: Are you ready for that day? Do you know—really know—that if you were to die tonight, you would go to be with Christ in heaven forever? You can know, by confessing your sins and your need of Christ, and trusting Him alone for your salvation. Salvation is real—and it can be yours by putting your faith and trust in Jesus Christ today.
2007-03-21 19:43:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Necrophilia, perhaps... depends upon the funeral home.
2007-03-21 19:33:30 · answer #4 · answered by Blackacre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Huh? I don't understand?
2007-03-21 19:32:19 · answer #5 · answered by Kiss 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, just not for the dead person.
2007-03-21 19:31:12 · answer #6 · answered by Leviathan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋