re: Do you believe in an afterlife?

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ALL the following are Satanic Deception:

* Personal human theories about "fairness"
* "Karma", Mysticism, Occultism, experiences surrounding NDEs
* Wishful thinking about "second chances" (via "Reincarnation")
* Man's opinion: "'Good'-people-go-to-Heaven" (In God's eyes and presence -- and by HIS Standards, NO ONE IS "Good" enough to stand in His Presence"; ergo, "The Lamb of God" stands in our place).

Yes, there IS an "Afterlife"; Creative Rebels aren't going to like the actual lack of options.

What is to come at the ultimate Moment of Truth is recorded in the Revelation of John. God's promise to The Faithful (and un-faithful) shall prevail on what will be a very real (and terrifying for most) Judgement Day.

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I mostly agree with you, but all these things you claim that are absolutely Satanic deception aren't absolute...

What about the guy that said this:
"...all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword..."- that's karma. Muchless the many proverbs and other statements regarding the golden rule etc. Even when addressing people on the everlasting soul, there is judgment...the exact expression of karma. Christianity teaches that God is the gavelbearer, whereas other religions say its a god, the universe (of God) or the like. These parallels to wisdom outside biblical teachings are no accident.

On Mysticism, Corinthians 2 specifically addresses how to attain wisdom through the Holy Spirit. If you mean Mysticism through other means, well sure, it's cautioned against due to the susceptibility to be manipulated by demons, Satan or otherwise. I think it's Corithians 2:16 almost specifically asks WWJD.

It addresses other things as well throughout your statement. But what some guy says from the front of the room almost NEVER matches what the Bible's actual words say. Sure it's great to say "never think about Reincarnation because the Bible doesn't say it!"
But it actually does glance the topic throughout the old testament as if it's a common concept of Afterlife. Jesus picked up that concept to describe to Nicodemus the path that is taken to everlasting life. We literally dip our heads in water and say praise Jesus and consider that is the lesson he taught, when he literally says "If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?"...meaning this stuff doesn't go down on Earth.

It's not as black and white as all that, because some claims of deception just aren't...the claims themselves obfuscate the truth.

Dante wrote his interpretation of those statements at the end of Purgatorio. And it's quite beautiful.