Do Baal worshipers believe that people have any chance of eternal life?

Question

my 16 y/o son asked this....for a school court case

Answer 1

Of course they do!..They believe their god,that they made up, will save them in the end and they will live eternally..Its nothing but a false god,like many are serving today..Aint much changed,its just a different era...Shalom

Answer 2

The Israelites came in contact with Baal when they arrived in Canaan, about the year 1473 B.C.E. They found that the Canaanites worshiped a multitude of gods who were not unlike the gods of Egypt, although they had different names and some different characteristics. The Bible, however, singles out Baal as the principal god of the Canaanites, and archaeological discoveries confirm his preeminence. Although Baal was not the supreme god of their pantheon, he was the god who mattered most to the Canaanites. They believed that he had power over the rain, the wind, and the clouds and that he alone could deliver the people, as well as their animals and crops, from sterility or even death.

Baal worship pulsed with sexual rites. Even the religious objects connected with Baal, like the sacred pillars and sacred poles, had sexual connotations. Apparently, the sacred pillars, rocks or hewn stones in the form of a phallic symbol, represented Baal, the male part of the sexual union. The sacred poles, on the other hand, were wooden objects or trees that represented Asherah, Baal’s consort and the female element.

Temple prostitution and child sacrifice were other prominent aspects of Baal worship. The book The Bible and Archaeology says: “In the temples of the Canaanites there were male and female prostitutes (‘sacred’ men and women) and all sorts of sexual excesses were practiced. [Canaanites] believed that in some way these rites caused the crops and the herds to prosper.” That at least was the religious justification, although such immorality doubtless appealed to the fleshly desires of the worshipers.

But first and foremost, Baal worship appealed to the flesh. The sensual practices went beyond the desire for bountiful crops and herds. Sex was glorified. This is evidenced by the many figurines that have been unearthed, with exaggerated sexual features, depicting sexual arousal. Feasting, dancing, and music set the mood for licentious behavior.

Answer 3

Not sure what they believe or don't believe
Except that they believe in Baal and are deceived

I am here because of the error of Adam and Eve
But Baal is nonsense and should be sent on long leave

Men are now ignoring women and dating Steve
Perhaps because Baal is what they were led to believe

God is vex and His soul will grieve
The ONLY God to worship is the one God-fearing Jamaicans believe.

Answer 4

I'm not sure , but I strongly suspect worshipping Baal and others like him is about this life , not any after life . Baal is the lord of male fertility , the phallic symbol . He is a representation of the male (supposed) dominance in sex (baal is also used for the male of some animal species) .
Nothing afterlife-ly about him .
The after-life concept was a later addition (none in Judaism for example) , as incentive for underpriviledged people to

1. Leave all old Gods .
2. Still believe , but only in One God , who basically promises nothing in this life .


EDIT

To the Hellenic Polytheist :
Greek and Roman Pagan afterlife (Hades and Elysium ?) were NOT about Reward and Punishment , they were compartments where dead people go . SOME are punished in Hades , but there were no rules on who would get what punishment .
There was something call "piety " but it was about feer of incurring the Gods' wrath , because of what they could do during LIFETIME , not in some afterlife .
Also , Elysium is not much better than Hades , its just a special place for Warriors I guess (like Valhalla)

Answer 5

I have never met a Baal worshiper. There are none around me to ask.

Answer 6

It's easier these days to find someone who worships Osiris than Baal.

Because of this, I would hazard a guess that you would have a hard time getting an accurate answer.

HOWEVER, most religions have some concept of an afterlife so it would be logical to assume that someone who worshipped the Caananite Gods would have some belief along those lines.....

Answer 7

1 Chronicles 12:5 mentions the name Be`aliah (more accurately be‘alyâ) meaning "Yahweh is Ba‘al."

Go figure.