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- No, it’s not true; people in the Old Testament did believe in life after death — although their understanding was not as full as ours, because God has revealed more about heaven to us.
Apr 6, 2023 · Is There an Expectation of Eternal Life in the Old Testament? Randy Alcorn. Eternal Perspective Ministries. Updated April 06, 2023. The New Testament reflects much more specific revelation from God of the afterlife. Yet there are some strong Old Testament indicators, though not nearly as many.
- Psalms 49
Psalms 49:12. Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth not...
- Psalms 49
- Deuteronomy 32:22. For a fire is kindled in my anger, that burns to the lowest Sheol, devours the earth with its increase, and sets the foundations of the mountains on fire.
- 1 Samuel 28:11. Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up to you?” He said, “Bring Samuel up for me.”
- 1 Samuel 28:12. When the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice; and the woman spoke to Saul, saying, “Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!”
- 1 Samuel 28:13. The king said to her, “Don’t be afraid! What do you see?” The woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up out of the earth.”
- Introduction
- The Old Testament View of Death
- The Hebrew Perception of ‘Sheol’
- The Righteous in The After-Life
- Conclusion
It is not uncommon to encounter statements which suggest that the Old Testament has almost nothing to say on the subject of life after death; and what little it does report is usually assessed in quite negative terms. Indeed, not a few writers give the distinct impression that for the Hebrews the after-life was envisaged as a dull, dreary existence...
Central to any discussion on the Old Testament view of the after-life is the Hebrew understanding of death.How was death perceived? What actually happened to an individual when he died? Did it mean the end of existence? Or was there something beyond death? Initially it is important to note that the Hebrew term for ‘death’, māwet, has a variety of c...
The second major premise underlying Bailey’s position is that all men, irrespective of their moral character, share a similar destiny after death: all go down to Sheol.18 On account of this any attempt to distinguish between a ‘good’ and a ‘bad’ must be based on events prior to rather than after death. Thus Bailey focuses on the circumstancesof dea...
Although the wicked encountered a ‘bad’ death, the righteous, in contrast, were perceived as experiencing a ‘good’ death. The question arises, however: What happened to the righteous after death? Surprisingly perhaps, the Old Testament contains no detailed account of the fate of the righteous immediately after death. As a result the best that one c...
While some of the evidence is ambiguous, and questions remain to be answered, we are perhaps now in a position to clarify certain fundamental issues regarding the Old Testament perception of the after-life. Firstly, we may reject the currently popular belief that in the pre-Exilic period death was viewed by the Hebrews as a natural legacy of man’ m...
Aug 5, 2024 · This shift prompts an exploration into the Jewish Sacred Scripture, known as the Old Testament or the Hebrew Bible, to see if there are any traces of belief in eternal life. The Old Testament recounts the covenant established between God and the people of Israel.
Jan 4, 2022 · The answer to the question of whether Old Testament believers in the Lord had eternal security is the same as the answer to whether New Testament believers have eternal security. God does not change (Numbers 23:19; Malachi 3:6) and is therefore consistent regarding His offer of salvation.
Sep 9, 2024 · In this remarkable discourse, Jesus brought up the reality of eternal life by quoting the well-known passage from Exodus 3:6 where God revealed Himself to Moses in the burning bush. When God spoke to Moses, He said, “I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.”
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No, it’s not true; people in the Old Testament did believe in life after death — although their understanding was not as full as ours, because God has revealed more about heaven to us. I think, for example, of Job in the Old Testament.
