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__What is each religions beliefs about the after-life?__

Introduction Religion plays a big part in society, it helps to guide people who believe. Different religions believe different things about what happens when you die. Some religions have similar beliefs, but there are things that are different. No matter what religion they are a part of they all believe that something is going to happen at the end. ￼

In Buddhism it varies according to country, era, and individual perspective, there is no consistent notion of the afterlife or salvation in Buddhism. Buddhist teachings state that the Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Jewish concept of an eternal metaphysical soul is inaccurate. It says in The Tibetan Book of the Dead “First of all there will appear to you, swifter than lightning, the luminous splendor of the colorless light of Emptiness, and that will surround you on all sides.” Also that if you miss it, you will next be confronted with the angry deities.

In Christianity the afterlife varies between denominations and individual Christians, but the vast majority of Christians believe in some kind of heaven, in which believers enjoy the presence of God and other believers and freedom from suffering and sin. The views differ as to whether those of other faiths or none at all will be in heaven, and conceptions of what heaven will be like, that differs as well. Also beliefs in the existence of hell, where unbelievers or sinners are punished. Views differ as to whether hell is eternal and whether its punishment is spiritual or physical. Some Christians reject the notion altogether.

In Judaism the Jewish literature and sacred texts do not have that much to say about what happens after death. Despite the subject's general exclusion from the Jewish sacred texts, however, Judaism does incorporate views on the afterlife. Unlike the other monotheistic religions, there is no one view that has ever been officially agreed upon, and there is much room for speculation.

In Islam the Quran describes the afterlife in vague terms, many of which may simply be figurative ways of speaking about death as it is observed by the living. In the other major religions, how one lives on Earth will prepare the soul for the afterlife, and there are promises of a paradise or the warnings of a place of torment. The Qur'an contains an admonition concerning the transient nature of life on Earth and a reminder of the two possible destinations that await the soul after death. Final Thoughts

As you can see different religions, different beliefs. Some religions have similar beliefs in what happens in the after life. Some are not certain or since they haven’t experienced they don’t know and will not speak on it. In the end it all comes down to something happening to you when you die what it is, it’s not certain yet. Is it all just what you believe, if your Jewish do you and your beliefs in Judaism determine whether what happens. How bout the same for being Muslim, does your beliefs determine what happens to you. This all helps people to look forward to something in the end.

Other Muhammad Muslim Faith, 622 A.D  Holy Scripture: Qur'an They know the outward shows of this life present but of the next life are they careless. Have they not considered the heavens and the earth and all that is between them but for a serious end, and for a fixed term? But truly most men believe not that they shall meet their Lord. 30:6-7 ... And we will test you with evil and with good; and unto us shall ye be brought back. 21:35-36 Whatever good works ye send on before [death]... ye shall find with God. 13:20 And they will ask thee of the spirit. Say: The spirit proceedeth at my Lord’s command; but of knowledge, only a little is given to you. 17:18 On a certain day shall every soul come to plead for itself, and every soul shall be repaid according to its deeds; and they shall not be wronged. By God ye shall be called to account for your doings! 16:58

The Qur'an 57:20 contains an admonition concerning the transient nature of life on Earth and a reminder of the two possible destinations that await the soul after death: "Know that the present life is but a sport and a diversion, an adornment and a cause of boasting among you, and a rivalry in wealth and and children. It is as a rain whose vegetation pleases the unbelievers; then it withers, and you see it turning yellow, then it becomes straw. And in the Hereafter there is grievous punishment, and forgiveness from God and good pleasure; whereas the present life is but the joy of delusion."

"All who obey God and the Apostle are in the company of those on whom is the grace of God—of the Prophets who teach, the sincere lovers of Truth, the witnesses [martyrs] who testify, and the righteous who do good: Ah! What a beautiful fellowship!" (Qur'an 4:69)

Christ Christian Faith, 1 A.D.   Holy Scripture:  New Testament ...Whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life. ... I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. John 11:25,26-5:24 If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body...And just as we have borne the likeness of earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven. I Corinthians 15:50 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. II Corinthians 4:18 The spirit gives life the flesh is of no avail. John 6:63 ...The body without the spirit is dead. ...  James 2:26 As long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord... and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. II Corinthians 5:5-6 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Hebrews 4:13 God will give to each person according to what he has done. Romans 2:6 2 Corinthians 5:8 Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord. Psalm 23:6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. John 14:1-3 "Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am."

Buddha  Buddhist Faith,  560 B.C. Holy Scripture: Tipitaka Quotes from:  (The Tibetan Book of the Dead) First of all there will appear to you, swifter than lightning, the luminous splendor of the colorless light of Emptiness, and that will surround you on all sides. ...Try to submerge yourself in that light, giving up all belief in a separate self, all attachment to your illusory ego. ... Buddha’s and Bodhisattvas will for seven days appear to you in their benign and peaceful aspect. Their light will shine upon you, ... Wonderful and delightful though they are, The Buddha’s may nevertheless frighten you. Do not give in to your fright! Do not run away! Serenely contemplate the spectacle before you! Overcome your fear, and feel no desire! Realize that these are the rays of the grace of the Buddha’s, which come to receive you into their Buddha-realms. Pray to them with intense faith and humility,... But if you miss it, you will next be confronted with the angry deities, ... threatening you and barring your passage ...  because you turned a deaf ear to the saving truths of religion. All these forms are strange to you, ... they terrify you, ...  and yet it is you who have created them. Do not give in to your fright, ... flee them not! They are but ... the contents of your own mind... If at this point you should manage to understand that, ... and you will find yourself in a paradise among the angels. The judgment: You are now before Yama, King of the Dead. In vain will you try to...deny or conceal the evil deeds you have done. ... The mirror in which Yama seems to read your past is your own memory, and also his judgment is your own. It is you yourself who pronounce your own judgment,...

Moses Jewish Faith, 1330.B C.   Holy Scripture: Old Testament A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth. Ecclesiastes 7:1 ...The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. Ecclesiastes 12:7 ...He who goes down to the grave does not return. Job 7:9 ... Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me...Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Psalms 23: 1-6