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| Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:59 pm Post subject: For Curious Greek - part 2 |
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Achilles The Myrmidon wrote: At least i have a chance not spending the eternity in hell...
http://www.jewfaq.org/olamhaba.htm
Quote: Traditional Judaism firmly believes that death is not the end of human existence. However, because Judaism is primarily focused on life here and now rather than on the afterlife, Judaism does not have much dogma about the afterlife, and leaves a great deal of room for personal opinion. It is possible for an Orthodox Jew to believe that the souls of the righteous dead go to a place similar to the Christian heaven, or that they are reincarnated through many lifetimes, or that they simply wait until the coming of the messiah, when they will be resurrected. Likewise, Orthodox Jews can believe that the souls of the wicked are tormented by demons of their own creation, or that wicked souls are simply destroyed at death, ceasing to exist.
Jews also have a chance to go straight to heaven, but it's highly unlikely that you never sinned. I believe that if I do the right thing and abide by G-d's laws, that I won't be too bad off in Olam Ha-Ba. I would say Olam Ha-Ba is similar to the Christian idea of Purgatory...
Again, why do you only focus on getting to heaven and not living a virtuous life? It shouldn't be about doing the bare minimum to get into heaven like you believe. It should be about doing the right thing, because it is the right thing, not because of the punishment for it. |
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