of existence where good souls
go after death and hell for evil souls.
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No one
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Also, it's worth noting that symbolic interpretation is standard in Judaism.
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No one believes in a literal fluffy cloud heaven or literal underworld.
I don't know if I
condition where closeness to God is defined as heaven; conversely hell is seen
as a state of remoteness from God. Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í
Faith,
has stated that the nature of the life of the soul in the afterlife is beyond
comprehension in the physical plane, but has stated
as a spiritual
condition where closeness to God is defined
as heaven; conversely hell http://wiki/Hell is seen as a state of
remoteness from God. Bahá'u'lláh http://wiki/Bah%C3%A1%27u%27ll%C3%A1h,
the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, has stated that the nature of the life of
the soul in the afterlife
Subject: Re: Afterlife
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No one believes in a literal fluffy cloud heaven or literal underworld.
I don't know if I would go so far as to say nobody. I just have to change the
channel to the 700 club or take a stroll around the hotspots at my university,
which ironically
Dear Mr. Cooney,
I thank you for your kind reply. Perheps, I didn't phrase nor emphasise my query appropriately. Iwas trying torefer to the factthat Baha'ullah refers to the afterlife as a plane of existance that cannot be comprehended (correct me, if I have erred please). I ask why wasn't
In the Abrahamic faiths
preceeding the Baha'i faith, the Afterlife (overlap with Day of
Judgement),as a topic has been dealt with a great deal in the
scriptures.Images of eutopia versus eternal chastisement depending on our
'wordly' deeds have been portrayed numerous times
Dear friends,
A wayfarer beseeches your wisdom.
In the Abrahamic faiths preceeding the Baha'i faith, the Afterlife (overlap with Day of Judgement),as a topic has been dealt with a great deal in the scriptures.Images of eutopia versus eternal chastisement depending on our 'wordly' deeds
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-- `Abdu'l-Baha, Some Answered Questions, p.232
There is an interesting fictional story about the afterlife written by
Captain Tudor Pole. It's a bit hard to determine where Baha'i ideas begin
and end in the book, but I believe there is more than just on pages 45-46 of
the book as mentioned in the link
In a message dated 5/23/2004 11:13:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Do any of the Baha'i Writings suggest that the afterlife might be limited to
believers?
Dear Dean,
There are passages which could conceivably be interpreted that way, but I don't. Check out what
In a message dated 5/23/2004 11:25:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There are passages which could conceivably be interpreted that way, but I don't. Check out what Gleanings has to say.
Do you mean you don't interpret them that way?
No, I don't interpret those passages
Dean,
At 10:12 PM 5/23/2004, you wrote:
Do any of the Baha'i Writings suggest that the afterlife might be limited to
believers?
Certain stations in the afterlife, like eternal life and the Supreme Concourse (malaa
al-a`laa), appear to be for believers, but the Baha'i primary sources clearly
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