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life after death - Coggle Diagram

- - - - particular
        
        The rich man + Lazarus - rich man in hell w no redemption
      - general
        
        'when the son of Man comes in his glory' - parable of the s + g - judgement is at eschaton
    - - particular judgement - immediately after death
      - general judgement - at the end of time - kingdom of God is established
    - - general
        
        Calvin - the dead are conscious while they await judgement day, either in bliss or agony
      - particular
        
        Augustine - 'the souls are judged when they depart from the body'
  - - - 'He will send his angels + gather his elect... to the end of the heavens' - Mark 13:27
  - - - limited election (due to innate sinful nature)
      - God determines our destiny
      - God's omnibenevolence is shown through him choosing any elect at all
      - double predestination - God elects those for heaven and for hell
    - - God's intention is beyond human comprehension
      - salvation can only come from God's grace
      - proponent of the doctrine of divine election
      - TULIP (summary of ideas)
        
        T - total depravity - humans are naturally corrupt
        
        U - unconditional election : :
        
        L - limited atonement
        
        I - irresistible grace
        
        P - presence of the saints
    - - predestination but predicated on free will :
- - - - 'face to face' vision with God
      - depicted in Dante's 'the divine comedy'
      - Aquinas - soul is located somewhere after death + reunited with glorified body (out telos + the beatific vision)
    - - 'to live in heaven is to be w Christ'
      - 'in Christ they retain.. or find their true identity'
- - - - undermines JC's purpose -> Hick's response - notion that all are granted salvation is more in line with his teachings
      - undermines making good moral choices on Earth
      - is free will removed? - e.g - atheists forfeited of their belief
      - many key Christian teachings rejected
- - - - problematic? - JC's dual nature - could his resurrection occurred due to his divine nature - we don't share this nature
    - - maslow - out most advanced need is to find meaning in our lives
    - - incorporeal but JC's was material?
      - elevated physical/ mental state?
  - - - replica body theory - identity carries through to the afterlife
        
        Peter Vardy - what about metaphorical replicas?
        
        Paul Davies - exactly similar =x actual entity - not truly the same person
    - - the human soul is like a computer code, complex + unique so God can recreate it at the resurrection of the dead