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Everlasting Life

(111 Posts)
DollyD Sat 16-Sept-23 16:37:11

Someone close has recently died and it has brought my religious/spiritual beliefs to the forefront in my mind.
I am Christian, although more in a personal way, I haven’t been to church for years but I do believe in God, Jesus and heaven.
Til we meet again, is constantly in my mind and I really do believe we will but I am surrounded by family who do not believe in God, yet are now saying the same thing and are feeling the deceased around them.
I’ve just ignored this, as I’m sure it’s comforting to them but I truly believe in everlasting life and I’m confused by them saying this and I’m thinking is it something you just “say” for comfort, or is it really true.
What are your thoughts on seeing people again and everlasting life.

red1 Thu 19-Oct-23 11:56:09

ive rejected religions but i have a feeling that something will not reject me, spirit ,god or otherwise.

fancythat Thu 19-Oct-23 17:45:16

For your good you mean?

Grantanow Thu 02-Nov-23 17:09:34

Sorry but it's all jam tomorrow.

Fethiye53 Thu 07-Dec-23 17:11:53

Death of the body is not the death of us. We go on. Watch NDEs on youtube and do research. There are thousands of people who have experienced life after death then decide.

painter45 Thu 07-Dec-23 18:50:26

Hello Ladies, this is my first post, I've always believed that when we die ...we are dead until Jesus comes back to earth, the people who have died last will be the first to come back to life as they will be welcomed by people who know them and so on.

HeavenLeigh Sat 06-Jan-24 15:23:31

I totally believe we will be reunited with our loved ones,

Germanshepherdsmum Sat 06-Jan-24 16:26:19

So do I.

Cabbie21 Tue 09-Jan-24 07:05:00

Yes, but that raises more questions. As none of us can answer them, it remains a mystery.

On my parents’ gravestone is the phrase ‘Forever with the Lord’ and that suffices for now.

Luckygirl3 Tue 09-Jan-24 08:13:45

We do feel our lost loved ones around us because they are indelibly stamped into our very being. That does not necessarily mean we think they still exist in some form on some other plain.

Greyduster Tue 09-Jan-24 08:33:09

I have sat with people who are dying and have watched the light of life leave them, their soul, I suppose. And I’ve wondered, hoped, that that essence, goes on to exist on another plane. For some time after DH died, I had a very strong sense of him around the house and once I heard him say my name, very distinctly, in his lovely Welsh accent. Just that one word, but in a querying tone as if he wanted to know where I was. I couldn’t bear to think that all that love and joy, intelligence and goodness was simply snuffed out for all eternity otherwise why do we exist at all? What is it all for? I wish I had a strong faith but I don’t; I can only hope.