afterlife?

Question

do you believe in afterlife? what do you think happens?

Answer 1

I am an agnostic of no faith, thus I do not "believe" in anything, nor do I consider that to believe in an unprovable concept makes it true. However, having said the preceding, I do wonder whether some sort of existence may follow death, whether consciousness can survive the lack of a physical vessel. I tend to think that our "essence" (call it "soul" or "spirit") is inseparable from our body, that we are who we are based upon genetics rather than something deeper or more mysterious. I do understand that people in general dislike the idea that they may simply cease to exist after death. I also know what I personally would desire in an "afterlife" or continuation of life. My preferred concept is of our ascending or progresssing to the immortal physical "plane" or Universe where we become empowered and impervious to destructive forces, eternally youthful, capable of exploring the Cosmos without the constraints of space or time. The religious descriptions of "Heaven" or "Paradise" hold no appeal for me.

Answer 2

Absolutely! I believe when people die they go to heaven, or for some a type of purgatory or transitional hell of some kind. Some people may stick around, so to speak, as ghosts, but like everyone else we will all eventually go to heaven. I believe heaven is also a physical place as well as spiritual. I don't believe in eternal hell, since I find this to be incompatible with a merciful and just God, since God is all-knowing, all-powerful and omnipresent. An infinite punishment for a finite offense insults God as well as reason. I also believe in most NDE (near-death experience) reports, where people see a tunnel, life review, and such. I don't however believe in reincarnation.

Answer 3

I do not believe in any afterlife because there is no evidence to suggest the existence of an afterlife.

Answer 4

There is definitely an afterlife.

Answer 5

Fear of the Dead: The dead cannot do anything or feel anything. We cannot help them, and they cannot hurt us. (Psalm 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5, 10) The soul dies; it does not live on after death. (Ezekiel 18:4) But sometimes wicked angels, called demons, pretend to be the spirits of the dead. Any customs that have to do with fear of or worship of the dead are wrong.—Isaiah 8:19.

Eternal Happiness—In Heaven or on Earth?
DOES your happiness depend primarily on where you live? Most people would readily acknowledge that happiness depends more on factors like good health, a purpose in life, and fine relationships with others. A Bible proverb puts it this way: "Better is a dish of vegetables where there is love than a manger-fed bull and hatred along with it."—Proverbs 15:17.

Sadly, however, our earthly home has a long history of hatred, violence, and other forms of wickedness. But what about heaven, or the spirit realm, where many people hope to go after they die? Has it always been a place of blissful peace and tranquillity, without disturbance of any kind, as is commonly supposed?

The Bible teaches that God resides in heaven along with millions of spirit creatures called angels. (Matthew 18:10; Revelation 5:11) These are described as spirit "sons of God." (Job 38:4, 7) Like humans, the angels also have free moral agency; they are not robots. It follows, therefore, that they too can choose to do right or to do wrong. Would angels choose to do wrong? It may come as a surprise to some to learn that thousands of years ago, a considerable number of angels did, in fact, sin against God—they rebelled against him!—Jude 6.

Why Some Do Go to Heaven
Many readers of the Bible, however, are aware of Jesus' words: "In the house of my Father there are many abodes. . . . I am going my way to prepare a place for you." (John 14:2, 3) Does this not contradict the idea of life everlasting on a paradise earth?

These teachings are not contradictory. In fact, one supports the other. To begin with, the Bible states that only a limited number of faithful Christians—namely, 144,000 of them—are raised as spirit creatures to live in heaven. Why are they given this wonderful reward? Because they make up the group that John saw in a vision who "came to life and ruled as kings with the Christ for a thousand years." (Revelation 14:1, 3; 20:4-6) Compared with the billions on earth, the 144,000 truly are a "little flock." (Luke 12:32) Moreover, having experienced the problems common to humankind, like Jesus they will be able to "sympathize with our weaknesses" as they supervise the rehabilitation of mankind and of the earth.—Hebrews 4:15.

Earth—Mankind's Eternal Home
By providing the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ, God began gathering the 144,000 almost 2,000 years ago, and indications are that this group is now complete. (Acts 2:1-4; Galatians 4:4-7) However, Jesus' sacrifice was not for the sins of the 144,000 only, "but also for the whole world's." (1 John 2:2) Hence, all who exercise faith in Jesus have the prospect of eternal life. (John 3:16) Those asleep in the grave but who are in God's memory will be resurrected, not to heaven, but to life on a cleansed earth. (Ecclesiastes 9:5; John 11:11-13, 25; Acts 24:15) What will await them there?

Revelation 21:1-4 answers, saying: "Look! The tent of God is with mankind . . . 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." Imagine—humans being released from death, and the pain and outcry it causes gone forever! At last, Jehovah's original purpose for the earth and humankind will reach its glorious fulfillment.—Genesis 1:27, 28

Answer 6

NO I believe in the Beforedeath.

Live the life you have been given, the only one that;s guaranteed.

Answer 7

Yes, but I think that eventually we do not think of it as the after life, but instead think of this life as the before life.

Answer 8

Yes, I do. I believe the same as the person above that speaks of heaven and hell.

Answer 9

No. The body disintegrates and life has ended. Unfortunately, there's no reason to believe there's more to life.

Answer 10

yes i do ,
everyone wil be judged for his beliefs and deeds.some will be rewrded and go heaven and other will be punished and go to hell!

may God forgive us!