The afterlife is where all the souls go after their host dies‚ but it all depends on what that soul during its life to determine where it stay forever. The Ancient Greeks‚ Egyptians‚ and Mayans all believed that once you die your soul goes to a place either a paradise or hellish place. They were all separated by hundreds of years and were thousands of miles away on different continents. Oddly they all share the same beliefs on the afterlife. The Ancient Greeks believed that the soul good or bad
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the character as compassionate and sympathetic at the sight of suffering sinners‚ but Dante the poet chose to place them in Hell and devised their suffering. As a result‚ if Dante the character is at all representative of Dante the poet‚ he is a very simplified version: sympathetic‚ somewhat fearful of danger‚ and confused both morally and intellectually by his experience in Hell. As the poem progresses‚ Dante the character gradually learns to abandon his sympathy and adopt a more pitiless attitude
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world their goal is to establish a common set of good values and a larger worldview within their demographic‚ the commonality stops there. One may argue that both faiths share certain larger concepts – like the concept sin (karma)‚ liberation & heaven and hell – but the process of attaining liberation‚ gathering sin/karma and reaching the heavenly and hellish realms is so different in Jainism than that of Christianity‚ and hence‚ they are in no way similar. In this paper‚ the concept of liberation in
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with the similarities‚ Jesus and Buddha both thought that life on earth wasn’t the true meaning and believed in a place called heaven. They came to the conclusion they good people who followed their ways would make it in this safe haven where there will be infinite blessings‚ while people who went against these beliefs and followed a “bad” path would cease to exist in hell. Now while they both have different views on what makes a person bad‚ they both seemed to believe a good person is somebody who
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Inferno (Hell)‚ Purgatorio (Purgatory)‚ and Paradiso (Paradise). The Inferno begins when Dante strays off the rightful and straight path of moral truth and gets lost in a dark wood. He gets attack by three beasts that symbolize different sins. Fortunately‚ he then meets the spirit of the Roman epic poet Virgil. Virgil to the rescue! He’s an appropriate guide because he’s very much like Dante‚ a fellow writer and famous poet. For the rest of the Inferno‚ Virgil takes Dante on a guided tour of Hell‚ through
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thanks by living for Him? Not allowing Him to be the ruler of your life is asking to spend an eternity in the fiery pits of hell. I enjoy summer heat as much as the next guy but spending an eternity in it is not something on my to-do list. In order to avoid that final destination‚ I allow the Lord to govern every aspect of my life‚ which should‚ in turn‚ grant access to Heaven. Living for the Lord is definitely a route that should be taken by everyone no matter what their circumstances are. If one
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salvation when time comes to an end. Furthermore‚ there will only be 144‚000 Jehovah’s that will enter the kingdom of heaven at that time. Most of the rest will die and be resurrected. They base this on (Revelation 14:1-5). Those people who outlive Armageddon‚ as well as the resurrected‚ will learn the correct way of worshipping God. They will then have everlasting life in a heaven on earth where they will be ruled by God with the 144‚000 special souls at his
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Christianity is not for me. Although the idea of a religion that keeps people with good morals is great‚ I have noticed many contradictions both in the bible and the community itself. The list is long and unyielding‚ poking holes in the concept of Christ‚ heaven‚ hell‚ purgatory‚ and god. As i was sitting in church during Alpha‚ a particular line caught my attention. "God is merciful..." In the bible‚ God’s total kill count is 2‚476‚633‚ while that of Satan is 10. How can a merciful and loving god be responsible
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The Spiritual Canvas Museum Site Visit Report Through art‚ the reflections of a community’s soul can be unearthed. Their ancient tapestries paint a picture of ones innermost hopes‚ fears and dreams. These elements of the afterlife inspired artistic creations such as Mark Reichlich’s Last Judgement and Tibet’s Painting of the Buddha which are displayed at The Chrysler Museum of Art. Each artist utilized techniques such as perception‚ symbolism‚ and shading to embody the spirit of a society’s
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father dead‚ and his beloved Beatrice dying of a stab wound. d. She is relieved of his return and her spirit began to ascend to heaven but Lucifer snatched and dragged her into the gates of hell. e. Dante runs after them and is briefly stalled by Virgil who offers to become his guide. Dante uses his will and his faith to pry the gates open. II. Entry into Hell a. Dante and Virgil board Charon‚ a demonic ferry that takes souls across into
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