Life after death

[alasdair]

Jesus was able to raise people from the dead. Does that mean that followers of Jesus can do the same thing? I believe that the answer is “yes†- see http://www.worldends.co.uk/english/archive60.pdf. There are, however, a number of conditions. Firstly, people actually have to be following Jesus in order for the dead to be raised (ie. not following Paul for example). Following Jesus means that people have faith in Jesus, and with faith you can do anything (Matthew 17:20). Secondly, the risen people need to have a place to go, and that place is Heaven – an ideal Christian city based on New Jerusalem. Eventually, Jesus himself will be raised, and this is predicted to be three days after his crucifixion. But since a day is like 1000 years to God, this is predicted to be around 3000AD.

It will be essential for us to start constructing the ideal Christian society of New Jerusalem in the near future for various reasons, as is it is nearly the time of the end (2039). This will not be a city for those in the West, but for the poor – those who Jesus came to teach us about. There are 2.5 billion people living on less than $2 a day, and they certainly deserve to go to Heaven. So lets make sure they do.

 

[scorpia]

Jesus was able to raise people from the dead. Does that mean that followers of Jesus can do the same thing?

Definitely not unless he/she is given by Jesus a temporary power to do so, there and only then that he/she may do the same thing as Jesus in raising the dead.

I believe that the answer is “yes†- see http://www.worldends.co.uk/english/archive60.pdf.

How do you know that the answer to your question is yes? What does this web site have to do with the raising of the dead? It is Jesus who raises the dead and not anything else, not even this web site you are pointing at.

There are, however, a number of conditions. Firstly, people actually have to be following Jesus in order for the dead to be raised (ie. not following Paul for example).

Were all the followers of Jesus during the biblical times able to raise anyone from the dead? Were they all bestowed with the power to raise someone from the dead?

Following Jesus means that people have faith in Jesus, and with faith you can do anything (Matthew 17:20).

Are you just coming from the bible or you have it gotten from the Lord God himself?

It will be essential for us to start constructing the ideal Christian society of New Jerusalem in the near future for various reasons, as is it is nearly the time of the end (2039).

Do you know that nothing here on earth nor in all the heavenly bodies, seen and unseen, will be left intact but a big explosion for all? The best thing to say is subject ourselves under the direct tutelage of the Lord Jesus if we really want to be saved.