16/08/2024
WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO KNOW: LIFE AFTER DE^TH
Dating back to ancient times, man has learnt not to leave human dead bodies lying unattended to indefinitely. Every culture has its own way of disposing of corp§es. Some cultures believe that once a man dies, everything about him is over. The corp§e is cremated (burnt to ashes) and the ash is preserved.
In some religions the adherents of the religion wash the corp§e, wrap it up and offer prayers for the repose of the departed before burial. This is done usually without undue delay. In others, the corp§e could be preserved for some time to prepare for an elaborate funeral ceremony before burial.
There are traditional societies where it is believed that the departed has transited to an abode where it will join the community of the departed to start a new lease of life. The burial in such societies is done with elaborate ceremonies, the extent of which is determined by economic and social standing of the departed and his/her family.
The Holy scriptures have, by God’s grace given us insight into what happens beyond the grave. At death, there is a separation of the soul from the body. As God who is our creator said in Genesis 3: 19, the human body, will return to the ground at death since from dust man was taken, and to dust man will return.
According to the Holy Bible, the soul of the one who died in Christ will depart to rest with Christ in the place of blessedness while the one who dies outside of Christ will go the place of torment that is hell. (Luke 16:22-24). Every man is destined once to die the physical death and after that the judgment. (Hebrews 9: 27).
On Christ’s return for the believers, he will come down from heaven with a loud command with the voice of archangel and the trumpet call of God. The dead in Christ will rise first and then Christians who are still alive will caught up to meet the Lord in the air. And so the believers will be with the Lord forever. This is what Christians call the rapture (1 Thess. 4: 16-18). The dead outside of Christ will have no part in this resurrection. Theirs will be on the final Day of Judgment when everybody will have to appear before the judgment throne of Christ. On that Lord’s day, the righteous (that is believers in Christ) will receive the final vindication and reward while the unrighteous (that is those outside Christ) will go away to eternal punishment (Rom. 14:12; 2Cor. 5:10; Rev:22:12).
Death is only the end of our earthly sojourn and a transition to the great beyond. What becomes of man after death and burial depends on what he /she has done with Christ while on earth. Christ is eternal blessing in heaven but death outside of Christ is eternal condemnation in hell fire (john 3: 18, 36)
You are earnestly invited to make a definite response to this message to make your choice of where you want to spend your eternity after death.
For further spiritual help, contact any Watchman Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement (WCCRM) location worldwide.
