Death and Afterlife 1 - Introduction

 Death is an ever present mystery that haunts us all.  John Chrysostom writes, “why is he dressed and adorned like a flower and then in the end withers and disappears like grass.” was Most people try to hide from his reality and take all measurements to avoid it, but what is the benefit of all our fears, all our anxiety? Let’s see if we can begin to understand it. 

Death raises many questions. What is it like to die? What happens after we die? Is there really life after death? What is it like? Why does God allow this?

 Death also comes without a warning. One day the body seems healthy and suddenly it loses its color and lies still and cold. What is this all about, an end or beginning? We live in the fear of this reality which subconsciously we know is our fate. We believe that God is the creator of life, so why has He left us with his mystery? 

Our mind seems unable to penetrate this mystery. It seems so horrible and fearful. We have no experience of it. Our death is something will have to face without any experience at all. We are left with what seems like a list of unanswerable questions.

In this series of posts we will be exploring these questions.