What Happens When You Die?

Thank you Whitelight.. yah I guess you are right there it makes sense.
We do at that suffer from the same temptations as they did and are interconnected in many ways..
Thanks for the explanation it all is coming together more ;)

Well this is interesting...................

http://www.thegodmovie.com/

That's a bit odd.. If you ask me it's a mockery towards the Lord himself.

It tells that he doesn't exist and everything.

Dave.

I would be curious to view the film and see what they are basing it on....

I am not sure what to think of it really... i watched it with my son and well not sure what to think.. but will look it up it may be on free to see stuff now if you have high speed internet you all can watch this stuff. :)

I wouldn't mind watching it to see what it is....but personally, I think people now a days, t.v. producers, anyways, they are really all putting God and Jesus Christ down. And I have a question that's a bit off topic.....If Jesus' last name is Christ, than is God's full name God Christ? Because Jesus is God's son. Let me know!

Wow that is an interesting question and I am sure someone has the answer here to that and it is a good one look forward to the answer of that myself. Do remember there are some things we are not to know yet until it is time to know too from my understanding that may be one of the things.

Interesting trailor. I've seen things like this before. Keep in mind that for every anti-christian message/proof (e.g., there is no God, etc.) there are excellent, valid counterpoints to the contrary. Even science is now discovering "proof"- just google it.
In the end, it is up to us to decide. That is why it is called "faith".

Dave- "Christ" is not the last name of Jesus. It came from the Greek word- "Christo" and is equivalent to the Hebrew word for "annointed" which is "messias". The Bible was translated many times, in different languages- "Christ" is the one we use the most today. So , no, God does not have a last name. Jesus was probably referred to as "Jesus, son of Joseph". They didn't really have last names back then.

I think it was Emmanuel, son of Joseph. Emphasis on I think.

Wow Kaspr, Light, thanks! You both have tremendous quantities of knowledge! I am glad we have you on here to answer my utter questions :)

Kaspr- I think we are both right. I offer the following;

 Isaiah 7:14 the Bible gives a prophecy of the name of Jesus. It says, "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel."1 If we go to Matt. 1:21, it says, "And she will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for it is He who will save His people from their sins." (See also, Matt. 1:25; Luke 1:31; 2:21). Is this a contradiction? No. It is not.

In ancient times names were often given as representations of the hopes and dreams of the parents or even of recognition of divine assistance. Names in the Old Testament had understandable meanings. For example: Abram means "exalted father," but Abraham means "Father of a multitude." Some names could even be translated into complete sentences as in Uzziel (‘God is my strength’ - Ex. 6:18), Adoniram (‘my lord is exalted’ - 1 Kings 4:6), and Ahimelek (‘my [divine] brother is king’ - 1 Sam. 21:1).2

So names are more descriptive in the Hebrew and Greek then they are in English. They often refer to the character, purpose, etc., of the one being named. The closest we come to understanding this is in Native American culture. We are familiar with such names as "Running Bear," or "Pretty Eagle, "or "White Owl" as names. These names meant something and were far more descriptive than "Bob," or "Tom," or "Sue."

When we come to Isaiah 7:14, we encounter a prophecy about the Messiah stating that his name will be Immanuel. Immanuel literally means "God is with us." This is a significant because Jesus is God in flesh:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God....and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us..." (John 1:1,14).

For in Him [Jesus] all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form" (Col. 2:9

The name thing always confused me, as far as Jesus, or Immanuel, and of course I spelled it wrong. Thanks Whitelight.

Wow thanks light! And even the evidence to back it up! Lol.

I've seen it spelled both ways Kaspr- but who is checking anyway?! 

You are welcome Dave! Glad to help.

What happens when you die........I have been reading some on near death experiences. People who have experienced NDE have different experiences that seem to coincide with whatever belief system the are familiar with during their lives.  You have a Native American person who has a NDE and encounters several grandfathers who give him guidance, you have the god-fearing who see the bright light and commonly known religious figures, a spiritualist who envisions a place of peace and tranquility, and an atheist who experiences friends and family that have passed before them, there is even one that claims the earth itself is a living entity and that there are unseen people on the planet whose job it is to control certain earth elements to attempt to maintain harmony and balance.  Are these true visions of what the afterlife is going to hold for us?  Is any one answer right and all the rest wrong?  It would be easy to say that there is only one god and that all else falls under this god's rule, but the truth is that there is no way of knowing if this is the ultimate truth because there is not sufficient evidence to support 100% proof positive that there exists only a single deity.   It is all in what an individual chooses to believe. I can not say there is only one god that controls all that is living, as well as I can not say that there are many gods that each control a single element.  I think that life after death falls to the same system...each may form their own beliefs and opinions as to what will become of us once we leave this physical body, and we can collect evidence to try to prove what we think will happen, but the truth is we will never have enough evidence to say without a doubt  what the answers really are until we actually get there and discover it for ourselves first hand..... There are too many variables, and too many what-ifs to be able to state for a fact what will happen when we die............It is interesting to read what everyone thinks though

Lisa- not sure that anyone who believes in "one God" would agree that it is "easy"- just ask the Jews and early Christians! OH!
I agree with your sentiment- there will probably never be 100% proof, for people who need proof.  For those who believe in something- there is already enough proof. I guess it just depends on the person and where they are at on their journey.

I have a question though- I know people (other sensitives/psychics/mediums) who have detected dark, non-human entities. If we are to assume this is "evil", then is there something non-human that is good? Remember the universe must be in balance with itself.  If this is not "evil" then what is it? What do you all think?

Well the family thinks that an entity that is dark, is evil. They FEEL it though.
Myself in my own opinion. I always thought of it as such too Evil. Not right and not normal as to the Paranormal. So I think of darkness as what LURKS IN THERE? you know. And Darkness as scary. Hence why I think I believe anything with a darkness in figure or a blob that is dark has to be no doubt evil to me. Though I cannot FEEL it as the family members do. I just consider it evil.
Then our Television shows portray such things as wrong and evil. So that does not help our thoughts on it you know?
Evil can also come in many forms and many shapes and many colours.
It can show itself as a being and it can show itself as a normal ghost I am sure of it.
I am on another forum that discusses a person there that is seeing a red worm and it is Demonic. This person is a medium and she FEELS it. And knows it is. So with that said they don't just come in Black. So it is a mystery of what to think really.
It could be an innocent as well that just cannot get up enough energy to show itself fully and all. And that poor innocent is Black in colour.
But means no harm. But we as what we have been taught those that do not have the gifts that others have automatically assume it is Evil and we have an issue and need to get rid of it.  But it could be something reaching out for help and just cannot get up enough energy to show itself correctly to us. So we are not scared out of our minds and presume it is Evil.
I guess it all boils down to what we believe in and how we were taught and our experiences over all

I think there is good and there is bad......I know people will say that it just cant be that simple, but why does it have to be more complicated than that?   What is a dark, non-human entity?  Most times you will hear that whoever experienced this dark, non-human entity isnt really sure "what" it is, they just know that it is not nice and it is not human.  Are there non-human entities that are good? Absolutely!!!  Well my first thought is that there are animal spirits, and they are not human.....so the simple answer would be yes, there are non-human entities that are good. However, I offer into the equation an investigation that we did last year where one of our members sensed a small non-human, fast moving, non-threatening entity in the room that was likened to Cornish Pixies.  Now some of you are gonna say, there is no such thing as Pixies....really?  Are you sure?  

Actually ... Lisa supposedly two girls cousins,  in Yorkshire England saw fairies in a tree that they used to visit I guess their was one picture that was real of the fairies and them playing and I think Pixies were included in that as well.. so you never know they probably do exist :) In the 1980's the girls stated the faked all but one picture of the fairies but never told anyone which picture was real at all.. and went to the grave with that secret. :)  Interesting story really it was in early 1900's 1917 or something like that it was started up.