When we die do we get to see what God looks like or is he beyond perception?
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According to the Bible, we will...\n\nMatthew 5:8\nBlessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.\n\n1 Corinthians 13:12\nFor now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.
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We'll still exist.  We just won't be in any fit state to notice.  I know that when I die the rest of the world, along with my corpse, will continue to exist and function.  But my consciousness will no longer exist, because there will be no blood or oxygen getting to my brain to allow it to do so.
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I used to think of things a bit like that. I would suggest not to worry; St Paul said "for now we see through a glass darkly but then face to face". \n\nWe can't possibly totally understand the spirit world with our human brains. I don't think we will have the same eyes as we do now etc. I believe God's word is trying to help us to understand things in our human understanding by describing it to us in the best way it can. I do believe there is no time in the spirit world. But, for example, with the 1000 years following the end of the world there will still be time on the earth. After that we shall live and reign with God forever. God loves us and knows we are human. I'm sorry I can't explain myself very well.
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Have you ever heard the saying, "the eyes are the window to the soul" becouse it's true. When you look into someones eyes you can see the light of thier spirit...when one dies the soul leaves the temple of that body. God created us as spiritual beings with souls (minds, feelings, intellect); He also created us with a Spirit which is eternal...that's what differentiates us between the animals that only have souls and bodies. We are created with eternity within us (in the Image of God). There are other created beings that also live eternally...these are Angels and angels that turned thier backs on God and followed Lucifer the once arch angel closes to God who became so prideful he thought he could take God's place....this of course is impossible and God bannished him to death forever and these angels became what we call demons.....I know this all may seem obsurred but it is true. Our world is much more than rocks ,trees and flesh......we are multidementional...flesh, soul, and spirit. But the Lord is calling those who will believe in Him to walk in goodness and faith in Him...to walk as souls of light not darkness....these other spiritual beings hate that we are created in God's image and that He loves us and wants to give us everlasting life in heaven. The spiritual demons work endlessly to deceave potential believers.\nAll of that to say that yes there are ghosts....human souls that have died and demons that can seem like ghosts. The bible is clear that God abhores those who seek out dead souls and entertain themselves with witchcraft and demonic activity. \nOn the other side we can also see Angels, Jesus, and have visions that come from God. I have personally seen Angels I've seen Jesus who apeared to me and I've had the unfortunant experience of seeing demons. There is a bit more to all this but I won't go on anymore....the most important thing is .....have YOU asked Jesus into you heart do you know if you died today that you would go to heaven? It's so simple all you need to do is say these words "Jesus come into my heart, forgive me of all my sins, and make me one of Your children so that I may live forever with You. Amen"  All of this does have to do with ghosts but its up to you to understand and believe.....I hope you choose eternal life in Jesus....He's wonderfully the best!
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I know that this answer will not be popular but I don't think 'God' is interested in such small things. Another thing, God is not a physical being.  Everyone says"Well we're created in his image".  Well, what part of us goes to the after life?  Physical  body or spiritual soul?  In another way; God IS the rock, in more than one way.
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If I weren't reborn and a reborn Christian, I'd say you gave the answer in your question and it was just a rhetorical question - that God doesn't exist, except for the god or goddess within each of us.  Since we already show ourselves to ourselves, we would just need to get in touch with our higher self within.  If we are it, that's why no outside God will appear.  However, I am recently reborn and believe what the Bibble tells me; it is the one true written and literal word of God.  So for me, as a Christian, God does show Himself in all His wonderful creations; and we see His glory manifested in the world as it is today.  Amen ;) .
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Yes, because Jesus Christ conquered physical death when he was resurrected, ALL people everywhere will be resurrected too and receive glorified and perfect bodies.  It is His gift to the world.  What happens next to all of us with our glorified and resurrected bodies is the question.  We will then all be judged according to our works.  It will be a perfect judgement based on the amount of knowledge we had and what we did with it.  Then we will all be separated into a degree of glory that we can handle and that we deserve.  There are many layers of what is traditionally known as heaven and hell, and we will all get exactly what we know we deserve.
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You should listen to your friend - once you realize that god is imaginary, you'll find that you are free, and you will also know that this life is what matters and is what is most pecious.  Once you die, that's it.  You only get to live beyond your death if you have children that you've passed your DNA onto too
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Some early humans created god in the image of man because they could not think of what god should look like.  But other humans have recreated god in the image of trees, mountains, animals etc...  They can't help it.  They have to create something to reflect upon.  Why they did not look at their reflection in the lake, I cannot understand.  But then look what happened to Narcissus!!!
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A very interesting question and metaphysical question.  The soul is classically understood as the principal of life, once created, is destined for God.  Your question link into a lot of pop spirituality influenced by eastern thoughts of reincarnation.\n\nSo the suggestion is that the soul can be seen as existent before life and actually choose to "come to earth" and live out a particular life.  This is not classic understanding but it would make sense of a lot of experiences I have had.  Its as if I know when somebody I meet for the first time, is going to be a significant presence in my life, as if I had a memory from heaven, no details just a sense of knowing they will be someone to me.\n\nNow I am very tentative about this because any suggestion of predestination is anathema to me; so that why I say its just an interesting question.
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This is a very important question because understanding what happens to us at death determines how we live our lives.\n\nThe bible teaches us that when we die we cease to exsist. Gen 3:19 says that we came from dust and we return to dust when we die.  Ecclesiastes 9:10 says that there is no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol (the grave) the place to which we are all going.  Ecclesiastes 9:5 tells us that the dead are conscious of nothing at all.  Ezekiel 18:4 tells us that the soul that is sinning dies.\n\nSo there is no life after death.  Heaven is not the destination of all good people and Hell is not the destination for all bad people and unbelievers don't pass on to eternal death.\n\nHell is simply the grave, a state of non-exsistence.  It is also called Hades and Sheol.  Did you know that the bible speaks of Jesus as being in hell? Read Acts 2:22-28\n\nOur hope is found in the Sacrifice Jesus made in our behalf.  He gave his perfect life in exchange for the perfect life that Adam lost. Jesus will apply his sacrifice in our behalf in the future.  He will also bring about Armageddon to cleanse the earth of all who refuse to obey God and Jesus will destroy all other Governments.  As King of God's Kingdom he will be able to restore the earth to the paradise that Adam lost. \n\n1 Corinthians 15:20-28 says, "However, now Christ has been raised up from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep [in death]. For since death is through a man, resurrection of the dead is also through a man. For just as in Adam all are dying, so also in the Christ all will be made alive. But each one in his own rank: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who belong to the Christ during his presence. Next, the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has brought to nothing all government and all authority and power. For he must rule as king until [God] has put all enemies under his feet. As the last enemy, death is to be brought to nothing. For [God] “subjected all things under his feet.” But when he says that ‘all things have been subjected,’ it is evident that it is with the exception of the one who subjected all things to him. But when all things will have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will also subject himself to the One who subjected all things to him, that God may be all things to everyone. \n\nAlso read Revelation 21:3-4, Psalm 37:29, 37\n\nI hope this helps.
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do u really think that god will let the people see him and he created all these things why do u think he cant hide and god said in my religion that there is demons that go up to the high sky and try to listen to what god is saying and they die or in another one the prophet said the distance from here to the 1st sky is 500000 years walking and there is 7 floors of different Sky's until you reach the floor where god is and he defiantly wont let u or me get near the 1st  that's why god gave us a limited thinking brain and BTW try and think why god is here if we were not created where will i be and u will end up with headache
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Question:  Does God truly exist?\n\nAnswer:  You won't know for sure until you die.
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That is something that I have wanted to know for a long time myself~\nBut, there are just things that we will not know until we are there. There are alot of speculations on the subject, and they are understandable but there is no way for us to know exactly. Only Our Father knows that and knows what is going to happen,  even if they don't have souls, I hope there is a special place for them as God has made them so special to us on Earth.
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Sorry to hear that.  If there is an after life, I bet you will see him there.  Perhaps he is urging your subconscious to think about him so he's not forgotten.
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That would all depend on who you asked.  As there is no known method for determining the facts about one's fate following death (yet), such a question is subject to one's personal religious/spiritual beliefs and not much else.\n\nIn my opinion, Hitler was processed in exactly the same way all souls are processed.  I do not believe that there is an external method of judgement for souls.  I imagine he experienced some pain and regret when he saw, for the first time, just how much suffering he had created, but with the perspective granted through death, I'm sure it was seen as a very small lesson in a much, MUCH larger education.\n\nOne book that discusses such things, and Hitler specifically, is Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsch.  A worthwhile read for any seeker of spiritual truth, in my opinion.
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The GOD is the same FORM as YOU are...........\n\nI will give you a simple explanation.............\n\nHave you ever thought GOD to be a dog or elephant or shark or a tree ! We humans think GOD as a human being only......isn't it ? Even a man will see GOD as a MAN and a woman will think GOD as a WOMAN.......true isn't it ? \n\nProbably a Dog will see his God to be a Dog only.........I tell you why this is so...........because no one has seen GOD and it exists only in our mind.........so we make a picture of GOD like ourself. \n\nI think GOD is nothing but a "Driving Power" that gives us inspiration to live ahead........