Muslims, Christians, Jews etc.. What does your religion say...?

Question

About the hereafter/ After life? What does it say will happen after you die in the grave etc... ?

Answer 1

According to Islam: Journey of a believer after death;

When a believer is about to depart this world, angels with white faces come down from the heavens and say:

“O peaceful soul, come out to forgiveness from God and His pleasure.” (Hakim and others)

The believer will look forward to meeting his Creator, as the Prophet, may God praise him, explained:

“…when the time of the death of a believer approaches, he receives the good news of God’s pleasure with him and His blessings upon him, and so at that time nothing is dearer to him than what is in front of him. He therefore loves meeting God, and God loves meeting him.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)

The soul peacefully passes out of the body like a drop of water which emerges from a water-skin, and the angels take hold of it:

The angels gently extract it, saying:

“…Do not fear and do not grieve, but receive good tidings of the Paradise which you were promised. We were your allies in this worldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter, and you will have therein whatever your souls desire, and you will have therein whatever you request [or wish], as a hospitality from the Forgiving and Merciful.” (Quran 41:30-32)

Once extracted from the body, the angels wrap the soul in a shroud smelling of musk and ascend up to the heavens. As the Gates of Heaven open for the soul, the angels greet it:

“A good soul has come from the earth, may God bless you and the body you used to dwell in.”

…introducing it with the best names it was called with in this life. God commands his “book” to be recorded, and the soul is returned back to earth.

The soul then remains in a place of limbo in its grave, the Barzakh, awaiting the Day of Judgment. Two fearsome, dread-inspiring angels called Munkar and Nakeer visit the soul to ask it about its religion, God, and prophet. The believing soul sits upright in its grave as God grants it the strength to answer the angels with full faith and certainty.

Munkar and Nakeer: “What is your religion?”

Believing soul: “Islam.”

Munkar and Nakeer: “Who is your Lord?”

Believing soul: “Allah.”

Munkar and Nakeer: “Who is your Prophet?” (or “What do you say about this man?”)

Believing soul: “Muhammad.”

Munkar and Nakeer: “How did you come to know these things?”

Believing soul: “I read the Book of Allah (i.e. the Quran) and I believed.”

Then, when the soul passes the test, a voice from the heavens will call out:

“My slave has spoken the truth, supply him with furnishings from Paradise, clothe him from Paradise, and open a gate for him to Paradise.”

The believer’s grave is made roomy and spacious and filled with light. He is shown what would have been his abode in Hell - had he been a wicked sinner - before a portal is opened for him every morning and evening showing him his actual home in Paradise. Dizzy with excitement and full of joyful anticipation, the believer will keep asking: ‘When will the Hour (of Resurrection) come?! When will the Hour come?!’ until he is told to calm down.

Answer 2

The only thing that happens in the grave is your body will decay, But on the resurrection morning, God will bring every atom Back & raise your body immortal if you are a Christian. And the resurrection of the sinners will not take place until 1000 yrs later, & they will be cast into the lake of fire.

Answer 3

I so much would like to see how this question will be answered. As for me as a Christian I see that it is one of being in hell, heaven or the New Earth. I do have a problem with hell in which many believe, as I see no such place exist: That is to say "It is the place of the dead from which some or most can be resurrected.

Answer 4

After our death we are questioned in the grave, then resurrected, judged and either let into heaven or hell. See the book below for more details, the lives of man.

Answer 5

Several years ago I had an unusual experience concerning an uncle, a distant relative who lived over a thousand miles away.

While driving my car I suddenly felt the unmistakable presence of this relative that I hardly even knew. He was more like someone I had heard about than someone I knew. It was very strange; it felt as though I was momentarily lifted right out of my physical body. I seemed to be suspended somehow beyond space and time, bathed in a love so intense It felt like I could have just disappear into it at any moment if It would have let me. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to last forever at the same time. I realize how crazy this must sound. The experience was so strong that at first I was afraid I was loosing my grip on reality. I finally managed to chalk it up to an over active imagination.

Three days later I got a call from my aunt telling me that this uncle we are talking about had gone into a coma and died the day I had the experience. It felt like ice water had been poured down my back when she told me this. I had lost any real ideas of God or faith and had become somewhat of an atheist. Needless to say this experience caused me to rethink some of the conclusions I had come to.

I feel blessed to now understand that even in our darkest confusion something loves us so much that it went out of its way to assist me and bring me back to a state of absolute certainty about Gods love for us.
During the experience it seemed like there was a vast amount of information that I was somehow allowed access to. One thing that I came away from this experience understanding beyond any shadow of a doubt was that any Idea that God is unhappy with us or would judge or allow us to be punished for any reason is simply impossible.

I can’t explain the love I felt with words. They simply don’t make words big enough or complete enough to do this. The only way I can begin to convey this love to you is to say that there was simply nothing else there. Nothing but love. No hint of judgment, no displeasure of any sort. It is as though God sees us as being as perfect as we were the day we were created. It is only in our confused idea of ourselves that we seem to have changed.

I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck. Love and blessings.

Your brother don

Answer 6

Islam teaches that we are in our graves in a state of sleep till judgment day when we shall all have to answer for our actions, thoughts and behaviors in this life and then we wait to see if we are granted into paradise of sent to hell.

Answer 7

"Humans are appointed once to die, after this comes judgement"
Jesus told the man on the cross, "Today, you will be with me in Paradise"
We die, we are judged by the gospel or good new of Jesus who died for our sins. If we believe in him and followed his teachings we will be saved and be with him forever in heaven. Where there is no sin, no tears, no death. "no eye has seen nor ear heard the wonders that await us in heaven."

If we don't follow him he won't force himself on us. So he will allow us to NOT be with him after death. Our sins will be on those who don't accept him. And they will go to a place where he isn't. A place where there's no love, no hope, so salvation.
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Answer 8

well, people who have died and come back to life say that they're goin through a tunnel. so the tunnel is leadin to heaven or hell. only those who have accepted Christ and repented etc. is accepted to heaven. those who didn't, they go to hell and suffer in eternal pain till the end of time. when ur in hell, there's probably nothin at all. just blackness and u suffering until the end. remember people only thought of what hell looked like by adding demons and fire. no one's sure of what it will really look like.

Answer 9

RE means again or new Legion is bondage or permanent and what is religion, RELIGION is submission to the will of God if anyone submit a will to testify that there were God above all it is considerable a religion what matter God was it is definably a bondage or a religion.

Answer 10

Be Good