"Jesus walking on the sea" - Death is on Extension of Life

 

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Death is on Extension of Life

It should be commonly known that there is a spirit in everyone.  When a man dies, his mind also dies but his spirit survives death of his body and mind.  And his sprit with memory of his mind goes to the spirit world.  This is basically claimed in the Gospels and was taught by Christ Jesus.

When a man experiences a near-death experience, his spirit sometimes plays a major role in such an experience.  In that case, he might get a glimpse of the spirit world.

However, Christ Jesus said: 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4).  This must mean that a man can activate power of his spirit.  And, a spirit with faith can execute a miracle according to Christ Jesus: 6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. (Luke 17)　

So, there is no wonder that some people who experienced near-death experiences came to have some supernatural power.  One of such experiences is reported by a Japanese female scholar of Japanese Literature who is also a Catholic sister.

She experienced a near-death experience when she accidentally fell from steep stairs in a house of a Japanese Catholic organization in 1977.  While she was lying in a bed after the accident before being brought to a hospital, she saw down below herself standing on a lotus, and that herself was unified with her looking down and she ascended as high as possible in air.  Then, she saw bright celestial light and heard a voice saying that what was important was loving and understanding.  Later, she returned to consciousness after coming back from the hospital.

Subsequently, she found that she obtained supernatural power to heal the sick, find what disease a patient had and when the patient would be healed.  She exercised this power on many people her friend, a Catholic sister, brought to her.  In one occasion, she healed even a sick dog.  She could even know when a good luck would fall on a man.  So, some business men in securities firms came to see her.  But, when she found their professions, she decided not to meet such men.       

She is an elite woman in the Japanese society as scholar of Japanese Literature, so that she does not need such supernatural power to make her famous or rich, although she wrote some books on her experiences to be publicly know as a unique female scholar.  She does not need to publicize her ability, make it a kind of entertainment or business, and get big money.  This is a very trustful case.

According to her, when a patient comes close to death, he looks surrounded by white light or transparent like an angel.  When a patient is healed by her putting her hand over him, she feels as if light and healing power are flowing through het to him from the universe, which should invoke his own natural healing power.  But she admits that some men die despite her effort to heal them.  However, she thinks that death is on extension of life.  And she feels that death of patients shows her glances of their life.

From a point of Biblical view, her report can be trusted, though she has not written that she was saved and guided by Christ Jesus.  It is somewhat sorry that her work seems to be shadowed by some commercial spiritualists or spiritual business.       

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John 6, King James Version
16 And when even was now come, his disciples went down unto the sea,
17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.
18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.
19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid.
20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

"thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly" - A Son of Abraham or a Relative of Christ Jesus

 

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A Son of Abraham or a Relative of Christ Jesus

According to Christ Jesus, if a man gives half of his assets to the poorer and gives back to the other four times what he has illegally taken from him, the man would be admitted as a son of Abraham or a relative of Christ Jesus.

5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down; for to day I must abide at thy house.
6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.
7 And when they saw it, they all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.
8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.
9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. (Luke 19)

Christ Jesus did not say that a man had to have great faith, which could not be proved or verified objectively, to be admitted as a son of Abraham or a relative of Christ Jesus.  In other words, to prove or verify that a man has great faith enough to be admitted as a son of Abraham or a relative of Christ Jesus, he has to give half of his assets to the poorer and give back to the other four times what he has illegally taken from him.

Indeed, if you say that you have greater faith than that of the Pope or any priest, there are no objective measures to prove it.  Only how you spend your money or how you earn your money can prove it.  That is why Christ Jesus did not earn money or keep or accumulate assets, for example, by becoming the King of Jews or the Emperor of Romans even in order to save the poor and the world.

In this context, rich priests or bishops, etc. are contradictory expressions.  All the followers of Christ Jesus should be poor, or, as poor as Christ Jesus.  And, it can be understood that rich men cannot be accepted in Heaven.

Therefore, you may not trust priests or bishops who live, dress, and eat richer than you.  Satan should be linked to such priests, bishops, etc. through money, assets, or riches.  So, it is no wonder even if Satan comes into the Vatican and other churches.

Put simply, men should pursue love and truth in addition to peace, justice, order, equality, and fairness instead of money, wealth, honor, and pride.  Otherwise, you cannot be admitted by Christ Jesus as a son of Abraham or a relative of Christ Jesus.  

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Matthew 6, King James Version
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

"your bodies are the members of Christ" - Not All the Spirits are from the God but sometimes from Satan

 

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Not All the Spirits are from the God but sometimes from Satan

Why do not Christian churches proclaim that Christ Jesus assured that men after death can be alive as souls in the spirit world?

This truth must be taught to every child in school.

In addition, it must be taught that only poor men can be welcomed in Heaven but rich men fall into the hell to be eradicated completely.

Churches teach, as if it were a religious fairy tale or an unrealistic metaphor, that a dead man can enter into Heaven despite whether he is poor or rich, or even righteous or evil.  As a result, people do not mind what will happen after their death.

The important points of teachings of Christ Jesus are: 

1. Men live as their souls in the spirit world after their death in this world.

2. Eventually, faithful men are accepted in Heaven, but evil men are rejected and fall down to the hell and come to a naught, facing the final death.

3. The key to the poof of one's faithfulness is whether he is poor or rich, sine money is tools of Satan.

4. It is recommended for a man to abandon wealth, give money to the poorer, leave families, friends, social status, and material happiness, and hate his life in this world.

But, many ordinary people influenced or brainwashed by Satan would say that it is ridiculous.  They think that Christianity and other religions should be accepted or overlooked as long as they do not interfere with material happiness or they contribute to stability of society and peace of minds.

Otherwise, they may accept part of the truth that men after death can live in the spirit world, and they may claim that they can communicate with various spiritual entities.  But they ignore other points in the teachings of Christ Jesus, especially the exhortation to be good, since only poor and good men can be accepted in Heaven.

The theory that there is the spirit world but no Heaven and hell, and all the men after death can live happily as souls in the spirit world without being judged as to whether they are poor or rich, namely, faithful or evil is dangerous.  It is so, since there are Satan, devils, evil spirits, etc. in the spirit world.  Not only angels of the God would see souls of dead men in the spirit world, but also evil spirits linked to evil and Satan should be waiting for souls of dead mem.

The Gospels tell that spirits in the spirit world would sometimes interfere with this material world and communicate with living men.  But all the spirits are not from the God or His Angels but are from Satan.

Finally, blessed are poor men even if they die of the corona-virus.  But the targets of the Angel of Death with the viruses sent by the God should be rich men, although the ultimate target must be Satan.       

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1 Corinthians 6, King James Version
14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.
15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.
16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

"your members as instruments of righteousness unto God" - Christianity and Other Religions in Different Phases

 

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Christianity and Other Religions in Different Phases

There is an opinion that what Christ Jesus taught is not a religion that denies other religions: 

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. (Matthew 5)

If you are Judaists, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Taoists, etc., you would have to admit that the earth goes around the sun, and the moon rotates around the earth.  Understanding those facts does not hinder people from believing in any religion.

Likewise, understanding the truth Christ Jesus taught and presented should not hinder people from believing in any religion.  Even Buddhists could accept the concept of the God held by followers of Christ Jesus: The creator and ruler of everything in this world and the spirit world.   

So, it should be possible for a man believing in any religion to accept and believe in the truth Christ Jesus taught.  A religion is deeply connected to a community or a society where a man was born or is living.  Traditions, modalities, and rituals of religions are part of cultures of such communities.  However, truth can be shared by any men believing in any specific religions.

Therefore, every no-nonsense religion is based on the notions that dead men live in an afterlife; pious men can be accepted in Heaven or the paradise while bad men are condemned to the hell; and there are holy spirits with deity and evil spirits with animosity against holy spirits.

Especially, the content and focus of the teachings of Christ Jesus are simple: After men's death, poor and pious men are welcomed in Heaven while rich and evil men fall down to the hell and are finally eradicated there.

Eventually, this core teaching is also the final end of any religions.  It is because salvation of oneself is the final purpose for a man to believe in any religion.  Even those who do not belong to any religion due to his fate or circumstances can accept this truth if they do not accept the religion of Christianity. 

In addition, Christ Jesus only told to accept openly the truth he taught.  He did not tell to do away with one's culture that includes any religion.  So, it must be tolerated or accepted that a man confesses that he belongs to a certain religion by fate or due to the cultural tradition of his society but also believes in the truth Christ Jesus told like the truth the the sun rises in the east every morning.

In this context, it can be understood that Christ Jesus was a member of the Jewish society and thus a Judaist but also a believer of the truth He Himself proclaimed.  So, any rituals and conditions involved in the religion Christianity might be a source of obstacles for acceptance of the truth just like traditions of the religion Judaism had become an obstacle for some Jewish people to accept the truth Christ Jesus had proclaimed.

Otherwise, we may as well think that the teaching of Christ Jesus was above the domain of religions, so that men of any religions can accept the teaching, since they belong to different phases.      

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Romans 6, King James Version
12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.
14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

"he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles" - What is the Matter in this World and an Afterlife

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What is the Matter in this World and an Afterlife

The battle against Satan is one of the main themes of the Gospels. It was confirmed by Johann Christoph Blumhardt (1805 – 1880), a German Lutheran theologian, when he healed a girl in two-year-long demonic possession.

It was said that the demonic manifestation ended one night with the demon shouting "Jesus is the victor". Blumhardt was considered by some as a hero on the basis of the incident, but he insisted that Christ was the hero, quoted as saying: "That I don´t know, but this I do know; Jesus is the victor". (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Blumhardt)

This incident was then, namely around 1850, thought to have proved that power of Christ Jesus was still alive and effective after 1800 years since the crucifixion of Christ Jesus.  Although exorcism is sometimes performed today mainly by Catholic bishops, this exorcism by Blumhardt gave strong influence on Karl Barth (1886 – 1968), a Swiss Reformed theologian who is most well known for his involvement in the Confessing Church, and authorship of the Barmen Declaration, a document adopted by Christians in Nazi Germany who opposed the Deutsche Christen (German Christian movement). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Barth; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmen_Declaration).

In the era of modernism when people came to neglect spiritual power while heavily relying on modern science and technology, Blumhardt stressed that spiritual power of Christ Jesus was still alive and effective through the exorcism activity.  For example, the late John-Paul II is said to have performed exorcism three times by himself, although he seems to have failed in the third time before his death in 2005.

Although spiritualism, seances, etc. became popular in the Victorian era, involving Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930), Blumhardt's case is the most reliable about spiritual phenomena. 

What is at issue is that fight against Satan has been continuing in these 2000 years.  For example, WWI, WWII, tragedies in Auschwitz, etc. were caused by Satan.  So, WWIII would surely occur in this trend, since even today people and churches have not focused on Satan and demons as their enemies. 

What's more, Satan and demons are also spiritual entities.  Therefore, this battle against Satan must continue even after men die and go into the spirit world till they are accepted in Heaven.  So, spiritual mediums and those with supernatural powers might be under control of Satan, demons, or evil spirits.  Only sincere Christians like Blumhardt could be trusted.

Incidentally, Blumhardt also gave influence on a unique Japanese writer (1925-2000) whose father was a Christian priest.  He wrote some unique books such as "Amen-Father" depicting his father who was a sincere but half-crazy (according to his son) priest following his passion toward Christ Jesus. 

Existence of spirits of dead men in the spirit world is the secondary matter.  The focus should be fight against Satan.  How one fights against Satan in this world while living in this world and in the spirit world while living in the spirit world or an afterworld is the matter. 

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Luke 6, King James Version
13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,
15 Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes,
16 And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.
17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed.