Life after Death and the Corona-Pandemic
Christ Jesus clearly meant that death in this world was not the end for men, and poor men who believed in Him would live forever in Heaven while other rich men, etc. should suffer in the hell, which was so revolutionary that Judaist priests and those with worldly power were alerted so much as to decide to kill Him for securing their authority and wealth. And, the rest of the story came to be described in the Gospels, and Christianity was launched.
Judaism had mostly focused on this world and life in this world. Unlike Buddhism and other religions, it never depicted Heaven and the hell in details. Since Adam and Eve were expelled, by the God, out of the paradise where eternal life was promised, focus of the religion was on this world. So, people also focused on happiness of this world, thus neglecting others in a predicament, respecting those with worldly power and wealth, and increasing pain in poor, abandoned, and helpless people.
But, in the middle of this situation, Christ Jesus came to preach, in the authority given by the God, that there was Heaven where poor believers after their death would be welcomed, and there was the hell where rich and ungodly men after their death should go to suffer.
Therefore, poor and faithful men did not need to be afraid of death in this world any more. They became less afraid of authority of Jewish priests and men with worldly power.
To enforce belief in Him, Christ Jesus performed miracles similar to modern psychics and mediums would often do, changing water to wine, walking on the lake, speaking with souls, reviving dead men, driving out evil spirits, and finally ascending to the sky. Christ Jesus presented power from the spirit world. Therefore, belief in life after death became commonsense for followers of Christ Jesus.
So, the main theme of the Gospels was to reinforce the belief in life after death in addition to presenting the state of fight against His opponents who would lose authority and power in this world if all the people accepted the teaching of Christ Jesus that their souls would survive their physical death. Especially, Satan tried to prevent people from believing in life after death taught by Christ Jesus.
If people think that no matter how poor they are in this world but they will be welcomed in Heaven after death to enjoy Heavenly happiness, they should no more follow Satan to do any evil things to be rich and happy in this world. People will not be tempted by Satan into the cruel way of life neglecting the poor and weak in order to secure their own wealth and happiness. So, Satan has been trying to destroy faith in Christ Jesus in these 2000 years. And, as a result, people of today have come to deny life after death, regarding the teaching of Christ Jesus and the Bible as a fantasy. Most of people think that there is nothing after their death, and Heaven is just a dream vision.
So, most of people of today sell their souls to Satan, psychologically or physically attacking followers of Christ Jesus and pursuing money, wealth, and worldly happiness. In this context, it is no wonder that the God or Christ Jesus has decided to give a warning to people of today with the corona-pandemic. The significance of the corona-pandemic lies here.
Anyway, if a man believes in life after death, he should not be afraid of the corona-viruses.
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Luke 5, King James Version17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him.
19 And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus.
20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.