The point at which the spirit is separated from the physical body, tuning the body into a lifeless thing
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Do people go to heaven immediately when they die?
When someone passes away, at their funeral the priest will usually say something that gives the idea that the deceased is in heaven. And a lot of people like to also give the idea that people who die ...
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What is the Lake of Fire?
Revelation 20:14 is what I'm talking about. It is only confusing because nearly every translation says something like this:
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the ...
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Did Jesus really die?
I know that Jesus is really God. But I'm still confused... I don't get how God could die or be killed by people. Isn't God always there? How can God die?
Please explain this to me in an easy to ...
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Before the fall of Adam, did anything die?
This seems like a simple question, but I cannot find a clear answer. The book of Genesis (1:29,30), implies that Adam just ate "plants and herbs". So I think it is safe to assume animals were not ...
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If I die before I can confess my sins, can I just confess them to God in Heaven?
When packing for a trip, sometimes we forget something small: a toothbrush, shaving cream, or socks. In order to compensate, we simply make a quick pit stop at a nearby convenience or department store ...
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Did Martin Luther publish any doctrinal material of managing one's own physical death?
As Christianity often comes hand-in-hand with the subject of death we often associate an RIP tombstone with a priest, pastor, or some religious representative at a burial site. However as we usually ...
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What have past theologians written about preparing to die? [closed]
Note: this is NOT a personal question.
It's of personal interest only because I find that thinking about death separates the important from the trivial, pushes secular needs into the background, and ...
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According to mainstream Christianity, what happens after one dies?
Old Belief [held for decades]
After a person dies, the person sleeps until Judgment day, and is then awakened and goes into either heaven or hell.
New Belief (realized only yesterday)
Immediately ...
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Fasting / Hunger Strike / Death / Sin?
Purely intellectual questions concerning the nature of fasting, death, suicide, and sin:
For those that die of hunger strikes, are they guilty of the sin of suicide?
For those that dies of religious ...
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Where was Jesus during the period from His death to resurruction? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Did Jesus spend time in Hell between the crucifixion and resurrection?
Jesus died and was raised from death on the third day.
Where did Jesus go during the period from ...
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Protestant explanation of an immortal spirit
Some Christian denominations think that the spirit is not immortal and that death is like sleeping.
When Christ comes back he would resurrect the dead bodies from within the ground (like God made ...
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Abraham's Bosom after Jesus
Abraham's Bosom as I understand was the Saint's portion (Paradise) of Hades while on the other side of a great chasm (gulf) was a portion of Hades described as torment. Does this place known as ...
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What is the meaning of Psalm 137:9
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Whenever I debate someone about Bible literal-ism they usually mention Psalm 137:9 KJV. Based on the Protestant ...
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What happens to those saved during the millennial reign that die?
From what I understand of premillenial eschatology, during the millennial reign, people who survived the tribulation will have their longevity returned like before the flood, but they will still die. ...
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How did Judas die?
Judas Iscariot committed suicide when he realized the evil that he had done.
Matthew 27:3-5 (KJV)
3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, ...
