What is the significance of death in christianity? and what are the rituals in death - like how funerals are ?

Answer 1

For Christians, death is leaving our physical bodies to be in the presence of the Lord where we await resurrection to new immortal bodies.

Christian funerals then are events where we are sad because our loved one will be away from us until we join them, but also joyous knowing that they are with Jesus, freed from all pain and suffering.

There is no one set "Christian" funeral -some folks are buried in the ground, others are entombed and some are cremated. Some are open casket, others are closed. Some have viewings or wakes, others have simple graveside services. There are often songs sung that were meaningful to the deceased and people share memories of their life. Scripture will be read and a message of hope will be shared. Churches with more formal liturgy/rituals will often have the more elaborate funerals.


The worst funerals I've attended have been of non-Christians because for them, this life was all there was. Their loved ones like to think that maybe they are in a better place, but they have no assurance as to this hope. Usually their survivors are inconsolable in their grief because there is no certainty of ever seeing the deceased again, their loss is beyond words.

Answer 2

Death is extremely important for christianity.
But not for the reasons that many think.

Sharmans and powerful witchdoctors have known the truth for thousands of years- that belief is such a powerful weapon that even in death, the dead can be used to do the work of the living.

This is the essence of dark spiritualism in voodoo and necromancy- to call upon the dead to work for powerful spiritualists.

Of course, to many christians, this concept seems a terrible lie, a horrendous concept. For we are told christianity, and especially catholicism is all about forgiveness and heaven.

In fact, in the case of Catholicism and the Vatican, the opposite is true. The Vatican is the largest collector of souls. It exists on the energy of trapped spirits who having learnt the truth and condemned to work for the church in an eternal hell and torment.

It is why Catholic Churchs are shrines of death, of bones, hair, skulls and all manner of remains of the dead.

Again, such ideas will be strenuously denied. But sadly, it is why christian buildings remain the singularly most haunted buildings of the planet.

If fear for the future when Pope Benedict returns Latin back to the way all major rituals are performed. We are returning to the very darkest of times.

Answer 3

The bible promises and end to death.
(Revelation 21:4) And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.”

(1 Corinthians 15:26) As the last enemy, death is to be brought to nothing.

Answer 4

Most Christians share the belief that their soul moves on to reside in God's company. Death becomes a transition from one plane to another. Funeral rites celebrate this transition.

Answer 5

Very significant.

Ecc 7:1 ...A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

Job 3:3 ...Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said...

Answer 6

It is the point where your body begins to break down to its basic elements. This includes the soul, since it is the blood, according to the Bible. Depending on how one has lived, who and everything they are is written in the Book of Life, or it isn't. That data will be downloaded into your new body when you get resurrected. That body will be spiritual, if you take part in the first resurrection, or a physically perfect body, if you are part of the second resurrection to life on Earth.

Your old body is just a husk, to be disposed of. My parents plan on a quick cremation and the ashes scattered. My instructions are to flush mine down the nearest toilet.

Answer 7

Mortals exhaling their souls.

Embalm stuffed with dirty cotton
Black Suits which doesn't suit
Hollywood mourners
Cheap wood polished coffins
Priest BlaBlaBla
A stone with a rip

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Rom 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Rom 5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Rom 5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
Rom 5:15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
Rom 5:16 And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification.
Rom 5:17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)
Rom 5:18 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.
Rom 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Rom 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Rom 5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
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