Jews: Where in the Pentateuch does it say, that when a man dies he goes to heaven?
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I've found that very, very few Christians really understand the history of their religion.
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In the bible it says Jesus went to hell for 3 days preaching to the lost souls so they had a chance to get to heaven too
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These are the scriptures commonly used to support Jesus' descent into hell after the crucifixion.\n\n1 Peter 3:18-19\n18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, \n    the righteous for the unrighteous, \n    that He might bring you to God,\n    after being put to death in the fleshly realm \n    but made alive in the spiritual realm.\n19 In that state He also went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison.\n\n1 Peter 4:6\nFor the gospel has for this purpose been preached even to those who are dead, that though they are judged in the flesh as men, they may live in the spirit according to the will of God.\n\nPsalm 68:18\nThou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.\n\nJohn 3:13\nAnd no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.\n\nEphesians 4:8-10\n8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. \n9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? \n10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)
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I would guess that they buried it or disposed of it someplace. I would like to know where in the Bible it talks of the Jewish law you are speaking of. If you could add the verse/s in the additional details area. I would like to learn more about that.
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An “Immortal Soul”?\n\nThe movement teaches non-Biblical doctrines that long have been taught by sects of Christendom. One is the idea that man has an “immortal soul” that will suffer in “hellfire” if man is not saved. But the Bible does not say that an “immortal soul” lives on to receive rewards or punishments. Rather, it says just the opposite. It says the soul dies.\n\nOpen your Bible to Ezekiel 18:4. There, according to the King James Version, you will not read that the sinning soul goes into “hellfire.” Instead, it says: “The soul that sinneth, it shall die.” See also verse 20.\n\nAccording to the Bible, the dead could not be suffering in “hellfire.” The Bible specifically says, at Ecclesiastes 9:5: “The dead know not any thing.” Verse 10 of the same chapter adds: “There is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.” Psalm 146:4 says of the day a man dies: “In that very day his thoughts perish.”\n\nIf the dead know nothing, and have no thoughts or knowledge, they obviously could not be suffering torments or pain, as the “Jesus people” believe.\n\n“Then what about the word ‘hell’?” you may ask, adding: “It certainly appears in the Bible!”\n\nBible writers used the Hebrew word “sheol” and the Greek word “hades,” which some Bibles translate as “hell.” But sheol and hades did not mean a place of torture at all. Instead, they simply meant the common grave of mankind—including men like Jesus who obeyed God. Yes, the apostle Peter applied Psalm 16:10 to Jesus, saying: “David speaketh concerning him [Jesus] . . . thou wilt not leave my soul in hell [Hebrew, sheol; Greek, hades], neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.” (Acts 2:25-27) Surely none of the “Jesus people” will argue that Jesus went to hellfire when he died!\n\nIn several instances Jesus used the valley of Hinnom (Greek, Gehenna), Jerusalem’s community garbage dump, to symbolize the complete destruction of those who willfully disbelieve. No resurrection hope is held out for those “pitched into Gehenna” in contrast to those in the common grave of mankind.\n\nJesus was in Hades, which is mankind’s common grave. And the Bible says that there is “no work nor devising nor knowledge nor wisdom in Sheol, Hades.” So he was out of existence in Hades, as was the evildoer.—Eccl. 9:5, 10.\n\nThen, on the third day from his death, God raised Jesus from the dead as a mighty spirit creature. But the evildoer was not raised; he stayed in the grave.—1 Pet. 3:18.
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That's a very good question, since nowhere in the Bible does it say that Christians will go to heaven!!\n\nThe Bible says Christians will meet the returning Christ in the air.  Now, even though elsewhere in the Bible, the sky is called heaven, 1 Thes. distinguishes between the two by saying that Christ is coming down from heaven while Christians go to meet him there.\n\n1 Thes 4:16-17 -- "For the Lord himself will come DOWN FROM HEAVEN, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.  After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to MEET THE LORD IN THE AIR."\n\nBut where are they (Christ and his saints) going from there?  Not back to heaven!  But, "...they will reign ON THE EARTH" (Rev 5:10).\n\nOn the other hand, 'paradise' is only used three times in the Bible.  The term more commonly used is 'Kingdom of God or Heaven', which is used 101 times in the New Testament.  Christ's promises to the saved is, the Kingdom of heaven (a.k.a. Kingdom of God) (Matt 5:3 & 10).
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This is a pretty difficult question to answer.  \n\nAt death the body and soul are separated.  Those who will spend eternity in Hell seem to go to a type of waiting area.  Those who will spend eternity go to a similar waiting area - called Abraham's bosom at times - also called paradise.\n\nUpon the return of Jesus we will be given a body once again (the final resurrection) and the Sheep will spend eternity with God and the goats will spend eternity in Hell.
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3)You wrote, "Our difference is in the interpretation of the data." If the 'data' states specifically, "Every man shall be put to death for his own sin,' how do you interpret that statement to allow for Jesus dying for our sins? It seems to me that your interpretation of Isaiah must be incorrect, or that 'every man shall be put to death for his own sin,' does not mean what it says, or Gd changed His mind somewhere between Deut.24:16 and Isaiah 53.....???\n\n1)You say 'no mortal man can atone,' so who actually did the dying on the cross? Gd cant die, so it was Jesus-the-mortal-man, and so all you have is a human sacrifice, which Gd calls an abomination and something He hates, in Deut 12:30-31!\n\nFOR YOUR QUESTION ABOUT ISAIAH 53, see the BEST ANSWER AT:::\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AqACR_rSjfAqZek.PZv_OM0jzKIX?qid=1005123006794\n\nFOR YOUR QUESTION ABOUT LEV. 17:11, see the web sites i refer you to below.\n\n2)And Jesus being your prophet priest and king, i refer you to what i wrote below, all the theology of Christianity still flies in the face of what Gd already revealed to us through his Bible. Even a Jesus/prophet/priest/king still has not brought about those things the real messiah will do!\n----\nThe basic beliefs of Christianity about Jesus are against what the Bible says, and so Real Jews cannot believe in Jesus at all.\n\nThe Christian understanding is that the Messiah, Jesus, died for the sins of the people. The messiah is supposed to be a human sacrifice that is the blood sacrifice necessary for the forgiveness of sin.\n\nBut we are taught in our Torah that no one can die for the sins of another. In Deuteronomy 24:16 it specifically says this:\n\nDeuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not \nbe put to death for the children, neither \nshall the children be put to death for\nthe fathers: \nevery man shall be put to death for his \nown sin (eesh b’chet-o yumatu).\n\nIn Exodus 32:30-35, Moses tries to offer himself to atone for the sins of the people. To be written out of Gd's book, means to be written out of the Book of Life, which means Moses was asking to die for the sins of the People. Gd's response is No, it does not work that way, each man dies for his own sin:\n\nExodus 32:30-35 And it came to pass on the \nmorrow, that Moses said unto the people, \nYe have sinned a great sin: and now I will \ngo up unto the Etrnl; perhaps I shall make \nan atonement for your sin. And Moses \nreturned unto the Etrnl, and said, Oh, \nthis people have sinned a great sin, and \nhave made them gods of gold. Yet now, if \nthou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, \nblot me, I pray thee, out of thy book \nwhich thou hast written. And the Etrnl \nsaid unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned \nagainst me, him will I blot out of my \nbook. \n\nThe whole of chapter 18 of the book of Ezekiel is about this idea, that no one can die for someone else's sin. Further, this chapter of Ezekiel teaches us that all we have to do for Gd's forgiveness is to stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd will forgive us:::\n\n             Ezekiel 18:1-4; 20-24; 26-27 .....Behold, all \n             souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so \n             also the soul of the son is mine: the soul \n             that sinneth, it shall die. Eze 18:20 The soul \n             that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not \n             bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall \n             the father bear the iniquity of the son: the \n             righteousness of the righteous shall be upon \n             him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be \n             upon him. But if the wicked will turn from all \n             his sins that he hath committed, and keep all \n             my statutes, and do that which is lawful and \n             right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. \n             All his transgressions that he hath committed, \n             the
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what is the afterlife going to be like? judaism doesn't have a whole lot to say about the afterlife but if you want to read our strongest speculations about it try here: http://www.jewfaq.org/olamhaba.htm . we don't believe that a person must be a member of the jewish faith in order to get to "heaven". the focus is on being a good person not on your faith\n\nIs there heaven or hell? not really, at least not the cristian idea of either of the terms. read the article above, specifically the parts on Gan Eden and Gehinnom\n\nHow is God viewed? G-d is an absolute unity - a jewish person cannot believe in a trinity G-d, because the oneness of G-d is the most absolute and basic part of the jewish faith. the most recited jewish prayer is "shema yisra'el, adonai elokeinu, adonai echad" - "hear O israel, the L-rd our G-d, the L-rd is One". this is supposed to be the first words a baby hears and the last words of a dying person. G-d in judaism has absolutely no physical manifestation or qualities and never will - this means belief in a human man (jesus) as G-d is completely out. jews believe G-d is merciful, loving, and available to everybody, no matter what their religion.\n\nDo I have to believe in God to be jewish? no. but you have to believe in G-d to CONVERT to judaism. once you are a jew, you're jewish forever, even if you stop believing in G-d\n\nCan I still believe in evolution and be jewish? lots of jews do (i do too). depending on which branch you want to convert into, you will get different views. an orthodox conversion would probably still accept you though, if you could show that your belief in evolution does not contradict your strong belief in the torah as having been literally given by G-d. if you do not believe that the torah was given by G-d, you cannot convert to orthodox. conservative and reform would not care if you believe in evolution. however, most conservatives don't recognize reform converts, and most orthodox don't recognize reform OR conservative converts.\n\nDo I have to take the bible as literal truth? once again, it depends your branch. reform - nope. conservative - nope. orthodox - yes, for the most part. judaism (even orthodox) tends to view many parts of the bible as being highly allegorical and not always saying what it actually means. we believe that the true meaning of the bible is found in the oral torah (G-d's explanation of the torah to moses). you can read about the written torah and the oral torah here: http://www.jewfaq.org/torah.htm\n\nHow do you get into heaven if you are jewish? by being a good person, and if you are a jew, by following the mosaic laws\n\nand Are convert Jews welcome and accepted in synagogs/Jewish community's? \nyes
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I believe when I die here, I will go either to heaven or hell.  the soul never dies.  it will keep on living, because the Bible speaks of eternity in heaven or hell so even fire can not kill the soul.
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Heron by the Sea, I still stick to my answer below, but I appreciate your information.\n\nSchneb, I appreciate your kind words,   Bill\n\nTime of his death. \n\nThe death of Jesus Christ took place in the spring, on the Passover Day, Nisan (or Abib) 14, according to the Jewish calendar. (Mt 26:2; Joh 13:1-3; Ex 12:1-6; 13:4) That year the Passover occurred on the sixth day of the week (counted by the Jews as from sundown on Thursday to sundown on Friday). This is evident from John 19:31, which shows that the following day was “a great” sabbath. The day after Passover was always a sabbath, no matter on what day of the week it came. (Le 23:5-7) But when this special Sabbath coincided with the regular Sabbath (the seventh day of the week), it became “a great one.” So Jesus’ death took place on Friday, Nisan 14, by about 3:00 p.m.—Lu 23:44-46.
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It says nowhere in the Bible that you go to hell for suicide, now you may get punished in heaven, but that is much better than the alternitive. I would rather get beat to death and go to heaven, than live a fabulous life and go to Hell.
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There really is not just one simple answer to that. Most people of a religious nature believe that they will go to heaven when they die but this simply is not so, the Bible clearly shows that only 144,000 persons from all the different peoples, nations, and tongues will go to heaven to serve as priests of God and as associate kings with Jesus Christ and rule over the earth for Christ's Millennial Reign Revelation 14:1-3, all persons who die become non-existent and sleep in death waiting for a resurrection that Jesus taught Ecclesiastes 5:9,10 John 5:28, those who are resurrected that are not of the 144,000 will be resurrected back to life on earth which is to be restored back to paradise and everything will be brought back to perfection and we have everlasting life here if we pass the final test when Satan is released from the abyss  Psalms 37:11,29. There are people living today that will never see death as they will be survivors of Armageddon as we are deep into the time of the end and Armageddon is near. We do not have an immortal soul but are a soul Genesis 2:7 and the soul dies Ezekiel 18:4, there is no such thing as reincarnation. Hell is nothing more than the common grave of mankind and it is to be emptied of all in it  Revelation 20:13.
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Everyone DOES NOT go to heaven!!!\n\nMat 7:23  And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. \n\nMat 23:28  Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. \n\n2Ti 2:19  Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity. \n\nDid 2pac confess Christ and reject iniquity?...that's the question
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""Why does anybody(jesus) have to die to make up for our sins""\n\nBecause they dont, and they cant!\n\nWe are taught in The Bible that no one can die for the sins of another. In Deuteronomy 24:16 it specifically says this:\n\nDeuteronomy 24:16 The fathers shall not \nbe put to death for the children, neither \nshall the children be put to death for\nthe fathers: \nevery man shall be put to death for his \nown sin (eesh b’chet-o yumatu).\n\nIn Exodus 32:30-35, Moses tries to offer himself to atone for the sins of the people. To be written out of Gd's book, means to be written out of the Book of Life, which means Moses was asking to die for the sins of the People. Gd's response is No, it does not work that way, each man dies for his own sin:\n\nExodus 32:30-35 And it came to pass on the \nmorrow, that Moses said unto the people, \nYe have sinned a great sin: and now I will \ngo up unto the Etrnl; perhaps I shall make \nan atonement for your sin. And Moses \nreturned unto the Etrnl, and said, Oh, \nthis people have sinned a great sin, and \nhave made them gods of gold. Yet now, if \nthou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, \nblot me, I pray thee, out of thy book \nwhich thou hast written. And the Etrnl \nsaid unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned \nagainst me, him will I blot out of my \nbook. \n\nThe whole of chapter 18 of the book of Ezekiel is about this idea, that no one can die for someone else's sin. Further, this chapter of Ezekiel teaches us that all we have to do for Gd's forgiveness is to stop doing the Bad and start doing the Good, and Gd will forgive us:::\n\nEzekiel 18:1-4; 20-24; 26-27 .....Behold, all \nsouls are mine; as the soul of the father, so \nalso the soul of the son is mine: the soul \nthat sinneth, it shall die. Eze 18:20 The soul \nthat sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not \nbear the iniquity of the father, neither shall \nthe father bear the iniquity of the son: the \nrighteousness of the righteous shall be upon \nhim, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be \nupon him. But if the wicked will turn from all \nhis sins that he hath committed, and keep all \nmy statutes, and do that which is lawful and \nright, he shall surely live, he shall not die. \nAll his transgressions that he hath committed, \nthey shall not be mentioned unto him: in his \nrighteousness that he hath done he shall live. \nHave I any pleasure at all that the wicked \nshould die? saith the Etrnl Gd: and not that \nhe should return from his ways, and live?.... \nEze 18:26 When a righteous man turneth away \nfrom his righteousness, and committeth \niniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity \nthat he hath done shall he die. Again, when \nthe wicked man turneth away from his \nwickedness that he hath committed, and doeth \nthat which is lawful and right, he shall save \nhis soul alive. \n\nSo, the Bible is clear, no one can die for the sins of another, and this means that Jesus cannot die for anyone else's sins.
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I will give you my opinion (mixed with other rabbis')-just PLEASE read it-I used up my time to type this for you:  \nOk, a person's soul (neshama) is brought to earth.  he does what he needs to do.  if he fulfills his obligation, and has done well in life, he gets to go to heaven.  if he fails, he gets sent back.   However, if a person comepletes his TRUE obligation in life (which everyone has, and is why they are sent to earth), then he goes straight to heaven (gan eden/gardon of eden).   If he is a "bad boy" and does exceptionally bad things, (Like h*tler, or Araf*t), then he goes straight to hell (or Gehinom).  When a person's soul (neshama) comes back to life, it's pretty much reincarnation.  however, the angel that escorts him over there taps the space between your upper lip and under your nose (which is why we have that mark), causing the soul to forget everything.  So when the Neshama  (soul) is taken down to earth, the soul is crying that he wants to stay in heaven, where he is in the spiritual world.  however, when a person is going to die, the soul cries to the angel that carries him back to the spiritual world that he wants to stay and fulfill more deeds.
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Jews do believe in Heaven (for the most part) But do not believe in Hell.\n\nBut there is no mention of an afterlife in Torah and it is accepted that performing Mitzvot (good deeds) should not be for the attainment of rewards in the after life.\n\nJews approach the afterlife with hope but feel we have an extraordinary opportunity to live life in the present, and to make it special and worthwhile.\n\nIn other word we like to think there is one, but we know we have this life so let's not squander it.