However, John 3:16 clearly states “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”. (New International Version Bible, 2014) With that being said, I feel that belief is the only way to heaven, or should I say your gateway into heaven. You have to believe that Jesus died for your sins; you have to believe that Jesus rose from the dead, lastly and most importantly you have
Another Bible verse that enforces the idea of triumph over death in this poem is “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die” (John 11:25-26, New International Version). These are just a few examples of why his Poem has Christian influences. The Dream of the Rood also has Paganistic elements as well. There is a talking tree, which is similar to how Pagans have talking elements or spirits.
The Egyptians believed that death was not the end, but the start of an eternal life in the heaven. When the common people died eternal life could only be obtained if they lived an honest life on Earth. Pharaohs believed to be joined with their relatives and the gods. In order to enter the afterlife, the Egyptians required a proper burial. For the elite and wealthy, such as pharaohs, were buried in a pyramid.
In the movie the afterlife is depicted as having two separate locations for good and bad people, also known as Heaven and Hell. But there is arguably a third location in the movie also purgatory, where Chris had been the whole time, paying his dues so he can get to Heaven to be face to face with God. Chris' son in the movie told him that he will be able to see God when he is ready to see him, which might be telling Chris that he is in purgatory and not fully in Heaven yet. The same seems to be for C.S. Lewis' book.
Religious/Non-Religious Reasons for Belief In The Afterlife Belief in the afterlife has spread across many centuries and has played on human’s minds since time began. No matter what religion you are there is an in-definite theme of what will happen to you after your death. Many religions use belief in life after death as the core of their beliefs i.e. in Christianity you are taught that if you live a good life, you will be rewarded by going to heaven after your soul leaves your physical body. No matter what religion you are part of, many people have a strong belief that this isn’t the only life we will lead, and this is only the beginning.
Although sin, sorrow, and death will not be eliminated until the new heaven and earth displace the first heaven and earth (Rev 21:1-4; 22:3), the descendants of those who survive the battle of Armageddon will remain on the earth, ruled by resurrected saints, and they will live to extraordinary ages (Isa 65:20-25). Many premillennialists, especially dispensationalists of various emphases, believe that OT prophecies of Israel’s restoration to fidelity and to political and material blessedness will be fulfilled in this millennial kingdom. Although
Swami Vivekananda made a big impact on the revival of Hinduism and said “God is to be worshipped as the one beloved, dearer than everything in this and next life”. The passage was made simple to understand, and it shows that William Shakespeare was very wrong almost; we were made to worship God and dwell in His absolute presence. Many times people get God’s never ending and unconditional love for them consumed by religion and then religion becomes the sole focus of a person’s life. In John 14:6 Jesus said to him “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” So let your religion become less of a theory or a book and make it more of a love affair with The Creator of everything.
Job had direct communication with God and he often exclaimed his faith, “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand upon earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God” (19:25-26). In ancient Israel, God was seen as a physical being. Job thought that through his sufferings God would appear to him and be one with him. God the Almighty still exists in today’s day and age but there are many skeptics, non believers and atheists who disapprove of the thought of God and faith
When Pilgrim states that some people believe forever is “living and dying first in one form then another” (265), he is actually contradicting what evidence is found later on in the novel. Pilgrim states that he “is always eighteen at birth” (280). This gives the reader the impression that Pilgrim’s body may have been reincarnated with his mind always the same. Foreshadowing/ irony is once again found when Pilgrim states that he is looking for someone to say “this is a man who cannot die. Just no one says it.
They regard the Bible as their word of God and beliefs in continuing revelation is why this book of scriptures is accepted as official doctrine. One thing that caught my eye was this unique belief of sealing powers of the priesthood can be together forever. What this means is that those family ties that are established while on earth, will continue into the afterlife. They believe apostates, which are if they had a testimony; they will be cast into outer darkness. The others, who leave Mormonism, must never get a testimony.