Comments on: So Christians , what did faithful Jews believe death to be? http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:25:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: JRB http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be/comment-page-1#comment-5164 JRB Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:25:59 +0000 http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be#comment-5164 Not meaning to ignore your previous questions, I usually check my e-mail Wednesday night - Saturday night. I like your thought provoking questions, similar to those in the field or at the meetings. On this question, I believe you already answered it.<br><b>References : </b><br> Not meaning to ignore your previous questions, I usually check my e-mail Wednesday night – Saturday night. I like your thought provoking questions, similar to those in the field or at the meetings. On this question, I believe you already answered it.
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]]> By: Jedidoctor http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be/comment-page-1#comment-5163 Jedidoctor Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:57:59 +0000 http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be#comment-5163 They believed that they would die, be asleep in death, and later be resurrected to an Earthly paradise. Daniel 12:13 "And as for you (Daniel) yourself, go toward the end; and you will rest, but you will stand up for your lot at the end of the days.” John 11: 21-24 "Martha therefore said to Jesus: “Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died. And yet at present I know that as many things as you ask God for, God will give you.” Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”<br><b>References : </b><br>watchtower.org They believed that they would die, be asleep in death, and later be resurrected to an Earthly paradise.

Daniel 12:13 "And as for you (Daniel) yourself, go toward the end; and you will rest, but you will stand up for your lot at the end of the days.”

John 11: 21-24 "Martha therefore said to Jesus: “Lord, if you had been here my brother would not have died. And yet at present I know that as many things as you ask God for, God will give you.” Jesus said to her: “Your brother will rise.” Martha said to him: “I know he will rise in the resurrection on the last day.”
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]]> By: hopeof kingdom http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be/comment-page-1#comment-5162 hopeof kingdom Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:10:59 +0000 http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be#comment-5162 The Psalms 146 understanding is repeated in the Scriptures, how sad that mankind cannot keep their understanding pure as when God-given. What do they profit from believing lies? But whatever they have been taught they embroider out of all recognition. It is no wonder that the LORD God gives them up to their own foolishness unless they call on Him.<br><b>References : </b><br> The Psalms 146 understanding is repeated in the Scriptures, how sad that mankind cannot keep their understanding pure as when God-given. What do they profit from believing lies? But whatever they have been taught they embroider out of all recognition. It is no wonder that the LORD God gives them up to their own foolishness unless they call on Him.
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]]> By: The Living Anne http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be/comment-page-1#comment-5161 The Living Anne Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:34:59 +0000 http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be#comment-5161 < God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he put forth his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever..." > Hmm. Do you actually believe a tree existed that gave eternal life? To take that literally is very odd, to say the least.<br><b>References : </b><br> < God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he put forth his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever…" >

Hmm. Do you actually believe a tree existed that gave eternal life? To take that literally is very odd, to say the least.
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]]> By: arioch http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be/comment-page-1#comment-5160 arioch Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:08:59 +0000 http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be#comment-5160 Fireball You Amaze Me sometimes You are right ,Sleeping...Awaiting The Resurrection The first-century Christians did not view the soul as the Greeks did. Consider, for example, the death of Jesus’ friend Lazarus. If Lazarus had had an immortal soul that flitted off, free and happy, at the time of death, would not the account in John chapter 11 read very differently? Surely Jesus would have told his followers if Lazarus was alive and well and conscious in heaven; on the contrary, he echoed the Hebrew Scriptures and told them that Lazarus was asleep, unconscious. (Verse 11) Surely Jesus would have rejoiced if his friend was enjoying a wonderful new existence; instead, we find him weeping publicly over this death. (Verse 35) Surely, if Lazarus’ soul had been in heaven, reveling in blissful immortality, Jesus would never have been so cruel as to summon him back to live a few more years in the “prison” of an imperfect physical body amid sick and dying mankind.<br><b>References : </b><br>JW Fireball You Amaze Me sometimes You are right ,Sleeping…Awaiting The Resurrection

The first-century Christians did not view the soul as the Greeks did. Consider, for example, the death of Jesus’ friend Lazarus. If Lazarus had had an immortal soul that flitted off, free and happy, at the time of death, would not the account in John chapter 11 read very differently? Surely Jesus would have told his followers if Lazarus was alive and well and conscious in heaven; on the contrary, he echoed the Hebrew Scriptures and told them that Lazarus was asleep, unconscious. (Verse 11) Surely Jesus would have rejoiced if his friend was enjoying a wonderful new existence; instead, we find him weeping publicly over this death. (Verse 35) Surely, if Lazarus’ soul had been in heaven, reveling in blissful immortality, Jesus would never have been so cruel as to summon him back to live a few more years in the “prison” of an imperfect physical body amid sick and dying mankind.
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]]> By: Fireball http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be/comment-page-1#comment-5159 Fireball Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:44:59 +0000 http://www.islamfromwithin.org/greek-afterlife/so-christians-what-did-faithful-jews-believe-death-to-be#comment-5159 Sleeping..<br><b>References : </b><br> Sleeping..
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