"the Son quickeneth whom he will" - The Most Important Scientific and Religious Issue in the 21st Century

 

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The Most Important Scientific and Religious Issue in the 21st Century

None denies that he has his mind in his brain.  And, none also denies that his mind will disappear when his body dies.  But some believe that his soul will survive his death and live in the spirit world, although others think that nothing will be left after his death.

However this civilization and culture of the mankind has been built on the notion that one can be saved by accepting the notion that man's soul can enter into the spirit world after his physical death.  All the non-nonsense major religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, etc. take it as granted that there is the spirit world and life after death, which even the modern, advanced science cannot deny. 

Yet, there is a theory that men invented religions to conquer the fear of death.  Some men think that the mind dies when the brain dies with the body.  And nothing is left after death.  So, they will concentrate on this world while living in this world.  All a man has to do is, they think, enjoy life as much as possible by earning money as much as possible by no matter what means.  If everybody thinks so, the world will be full of severe competition, dirty tricks, mean betrayals, cruel attitudes toward others, unkind behaviors, and evil planning and tactics.  Consequently, the mankind will kill one another to go extinct.  Only the notion that one can live in the spirit world after death in this world, if one does good while living, can stop them from feeding on each other.  So, religions have saved the mankind from cannibalization.  And it can be understood that the belief in life after death is closely linked with ethics or encouragement of doing good against evil.

So, logically, it is insane to deny life after death.  And, it can be understood that Satan persuades a man to deny life after death and existence of the spirit world, while Christ Jesus promised that a man believing in Him and the God would get eternal life in the spirit world.  Satan would say that your life is only once till your death so that you have to be cruel and cold to others to earn money as much as possible to enjoy the life in this world, since big money can be gotten only by neglecting others, especially the poor.            

Here, death after life, good and evil, the God and Satan, etc. are all connected.  Indeed, if all the men were born with DNA making a man have instinctively and inherently the notion that there is life after death in the spirit world, none will be afraid of physical death and there must be no ugly fight among themselves.

In reality, some people come to believe in this notion after long and hard study, training, and education while others take it as granted on their own without being taught by others such as religious people or scholars.  And those brainwashed by Satan or drunken with evil would never admit life after death.

However, there are evil spirits in addition to holy or good spirits in the spirit world.  Satan living in the spirt world is the largest obstacle for men to think of the spirit world.  Satan in the spirit world would say to men in this world that there is no spirit world, and many believe in him, making every evil thing in this world, since they think that there is nothing after their death.

In this context, it is a big mystery why a man does not have such genes or DNA as would tell him that he will go to the spirit world after death in this material world.  Even after Christ Jesus taught it 2000 years ago, no such genes or DNA has been formed in the human cells or bodies.  This is the most important scientific and religious issue for men living in the 21st century.    

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John 5, King James Version
20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
23 That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

"men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy" - Life after Death and the Corona-Pandemic

 

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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 Version
17 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.

"I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil" - Power of Faith in Life after Death

 

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Power of Faith in Life after Death

It is said that Moses lived around 1300 to 1500 BCE, while the Book of the Dead, an ancient Egyptian funerary text, was written from the beginning of the New Kingdom (around 1550 BCE) to around 50 BCE.  Some of the spells included in the book were drawn from these older works and date to the 3rd millennium BCE. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_the_Dead).  

So, there is no wonder that some influence from the Egyptian Book of the Dead is found in the Ten Commandments Moses introduced as given by the God.  

According to the Book of the Dead, a dead man must stand before a god to testify as follows to be admitted into life after death: 

He never hurt any man,

He never had bad friends,

He never committed harmful acts,

He never inflicted suffering to others, 

He never killed anybody,

He never produced injury to anybody, 

He was never guilty of adultery, 

He never scammed others to get an estate,

He never broke a bank, 

He never stole livestock,

He never hated a god,

He never rejected mercy of a god, etc.

Ancient Egyptians who built great pyramids believed life after death.  They believed that a god moved across the sky with the sun.  So, they must have built great pyramids for their souls after death to ascend to the sky and meet the god.  This belief of theirs is symbolized by those great pyramids.  The pyramids were built not to appeal to modern tourists but as tools for accessing their god traversing the sky based on their belief in life after death.  So, what we should see in those pyramids is their faith in life after death that must have influenced Moses.   Indeed, Moses must have learnt that gods loved justice and required men to prove that they were righteous so as to be admitted into the sprit world.  On this notion, Judaism was built and Christianity was developed.

Even Abraham is said to have once lived in Egypt:

There was a severe famine in the land of Canaan, so that Abram and Lot and their households traveled to Egypt. On the way Abram told Sarai to say that she was his sister, so that the Egyptians would not kill him. When they entered Egypt, the Pharaoh's officials praised Sarai's beauty to Pharaoh, and they took her into the palace and gave Abram goods in exchange. God afflicted Pharaoh and his household with plagues, which led Pharaoh to try to find out what was wrong. Upon discovering that Sarai was a married woman, Pharaoh demanded that Abram and Sarai leave. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham)

Even Christ Jesus traveled to Egypt with His parents when He was infant, which is the only account of His trip to abroad.

Herod initiated the Massacre of the Innocents in hopes of killing the child (Matthew 2:16–Matthew 2:18). But an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream and warned him to take Jesus and his mother into Egypt (Matthew 2:13). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_into_Egypt#Prophecy_of_Hosea)

When Abraham, Moses, and even Christ Jesus and His parents traveled to Egypt, there were already the Three Great Pyramids, including the the Pyramid of Khufu.  Therefore, it is natural to think that they must have been heard why those pyramids had been built.  They must have confirmed power of faith in the God and life after death.

The history since Abraham must be built on this notion of power of faith in life after death.


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Matthew 5, King James Version
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.