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Life After Death, - Coggle Diagram
Life After Death
LAST JUDGEMENT
Irenas believed that Christians do not enter heaven until the last day of judgment.
Calvin argues that the deceased are 'sleeping' until the last judgement day.
Luke 16
Parousia is the second coming of Christ.
parable of the sheep and the goats - Matthew 25
parable of the ten virgins - Matthew 25
HEAVEN
Revelation 21:1 suggests a 'new heavens and a new earth'
is heaven a physical place?
heaven is a place Christians strive for or a reward.
HELL
a place without the presence of God.
separation from God
eternal pain and punishment
John Hick disagreed with an eternal hell as how could such a loving God do that to his creation.
Justice out of Love
Literal- a place of fiery Sulphur and a rubbish dump.
Hume argued that no amount of sins should equal to eternal punishment.
ETERNAL LIFE
Revelations 19 mentions a heaven with singing, this would imply there must be some passing of time.
Beatific vision - a face to face encounter with God.
UNIVERSALISM
the idea that everyone has access to eternal life no matter what religion.
John Hick believed everyone is/should be saved.
PURGATORY
Purgatory is the process where the soul is purged and made clean.
Pope Gregory came up with the idea of purgatory based off Matthew's
gospel.
MATTHEW 12:30-32
Christians reject the idea of purgatory because it is not supported by the bible and it dismisses Jesus' death.
Karl Rahner argues that purgatory is a metaphor for the souls greater of the consequences of sin, in time between death and last judgment.
RESSURECTION
ELECTION
the idea that God chooses who and who cannot be saved