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Apr 6, 2023 · For the believer in Yahweh in Old Testament times, death did not end it all. There was life after death, and that life was to be in the presence of the living God. While Enoch did not experience ‘ resurrection,’ he did experience glorification. He did, along with Elijah, transcend this mortal life and go in his body to be with God.
- Psalms 49:12 in Other Translations - Bible Study Tools
Psalms 49:12. Nevertheless man [being] in honour abideth not...
- What Does the Bible Say Eternal Life Is and Is Not?
God only grants eternal life through Jesus Christ alone. Our...
- Psalms 49:12 in Other Translations - Bible Study Tools
- 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. In this covenant, God doesn’t promise eternal life. Instead, He promises that if ...
Sep 9, 2024 · God only grants eternal life through Jesus Christ alone. Our works have nothing to do with salvation (Titus 3:5). There is no compromise. A person’s good works may impress other people, but when compared to God’s perfect and holy standard, they are nothing but filthy rags. Mother Teresa did not impress God with her works.
John 3:16-17 ESV / 26 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
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Jan 14, 2024 · The Old Testament Background on Eternal Life The Concept of Sheol as the Afterlife. In the Old Testament, the ancient Israelites had a concept of the afterlife called Sheol. This was viewed as a shadowy underworld where all souls went after death, whether righteous or wicked (Genesis 37:35, Job 7:9).
