Many believes that paradise is after death, why don't they want to die to reach it?

Question

Isn't it strange? No one desire to die, even if they know that in paradise they won't have problems anymore.

Answer 1

some won't die....they will walk into the new system through the great tribulation

Answer 2

For Christians whose lives are guided by the Bible, the reality of death is acknowledged as part of the current human condition, affected by sin (Genesis 2:17; Romans 5; Hebrews 9:27). There is "a time to be born, and a time to die" (Ecclesiastes 3:2). Although eternal life is a gift that is granted to all who accept salvation through Jesus Christ, faithful Christians await the second coming of Jesus for complete realization of their immortality (John 3:36; Romans 6:23; 1 Corinthians 15:51-54). While waiting for Jesus to come again, Christians may be called upon to care for the dying and to face personally their own death.

Answer 3

Because usually with death comes suffering, and maybe we are not so keen to suffer death. And who assured any of us paradise? If we are to be judged and have not lived a full life accomplishing all we could with the gifts God blessed us with. I don't think there is anything sadder than a person who dies unfulfilled, so that may be the biggest fear.

Answer 4

Actually, not everybody believes in a pie in the sky called paradise.
But most religions have some sort of promise about a state of bliss or reward that one enters into after the 'tribulations' of life.
The catch is that you have to first live through the ups and downs of existence on planet earth.
Christians and Moslems have some real 'eternal' fantasies about the place.
In Buddhist and Hindi thought, there are seven heavens, but the soul doesn't stay there forever.
The only real rest is the attainment of true enlightenment when he or she merges with the Force.
And yes, Buddhists actually celebrate death.

Answer 5

Whether you like it or not , all living things will die. It is only God who has no beginning and no ending.

There is no paradise after death. When you die your body flesh will return to the dust where you came from and on the coming of Jesus Christ, you will be resurrected and be brought to heaven with God to have eternal life.
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Answer 6

I see evidence of a desire to die and go to "paradise" every time I pick up the newspaper... Extremist religious folks are blowing themselves up by the hundreds in order to get to paradise sooner... Scary...

Answer 7

Jesus Christ was even afraid of death, yet he had every promise from God that he will rise again in 3 days. So if the Son of God was afraid of death, why shouldn't someone in less position. God has put into all creatures, Including man the willing to survive. So no I don't think it is strange, Let me turn this question around, Why are YOU afraid of death, we have a promise, Do you. Strange isn't it.

Answer 8

Im not a manic depressive or anything but I really dont mind dying, getting away from all this. Man has made this workd into a living hell with all the murder, animal cruelty, child cruelty etc - death seems more appealing every day

Answer 9

Because in order to reach paradise, most people believe you have to be good. Killing yourself is widely held to be a bad thing, and so you will not go to paradise.

Answer 10

Is that all about your believe and paradise?

It is not related to death nor anyone can claim! Paradise is a reward for Good-Deeds, righteousness, and submission of our will to the will of God.

Muslim & Jews call this reward as paradise.

Christians call this reward as eternal life!

Unbelievers want every thing here in this world hence call it joke, strange thing!!

Let us wait and see!

Answer 11

Unfortunately, Mr Wood, there are fundamentalists who are prepared to die for what they have been told is on the other side, but are not told what happens to the people they murder in the process of dying. So your question points up the ridiculous paradoxes (paradoces?) raised by all religious thought.