Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the importance of our book Messianics and the Afterlife, covering the intermediate state between death and resurrection, eternal punishment, and approaches witnessed in our faith community.
Afterlife
Death is one of the most difficult topics which any human being ever has to deal with. None of us likes dealing with the death of a family member, a close friend, or even people we do not know but still admire. Many people regularly visit the gravesite of a loved one, whereas others have their remains cremated and scattered into the wind. Even if you do not regularly visit a cemetery where your loved one may be buried, thoughts and memories of the deceased will undoubtedly still come to your mind from time to time, and the last memory you may have of such a person—that of your loved one’s funeral—is perhaps what you remember.
The Holy Scriptures give us as Believers a great deal of comfort, as we know that we will see those who die in the faith again. Those of us who believe in the doctrine of resurrection, know that a gravesite is not the final destination.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews some of the confusion which has been caused by Yeshua’s statement, “Today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews the actual meaning of 2 Corinthians 5:8. In light of the recent death of Charlie Kirk and hearing “absent from the body, home with the Lord,” some who promote psychopannchy (“soul sleep”) have been expressing themselves. What was the actual expectation of Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:8?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee reviews John 3:12-13. Does this passage definitively speak against a Believer’s consciousness going to Heaven at time of death? Or, is there some context which some have overlooked?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Messianic Apologetics editor John McKee discusses Revelation 6:9-11, and the matter of the “souls under the altar.” Is this to be taken as some sort of metaphor or chorus, or actual disembodied people in Heaven, crying out to God to get on with the future of salvation history?
This is then followed by a review of important stories and issues from the past day or so, largely witnessed on social media.
Why does it seem that a concept like psychopannychy is growing in adherence in today’s Christian and Messianic world?
What do those who believe in psychopannychy/soul sleep do about Philippians 1:23, and with Paul desiring to depart and be with the Messiah?
Is it not true that the idea of an intermediate afterlife in Heaven or Hell is predicated on dualism? Is it not true that dualism was a philosophical view that originated with the Greeks, and not with Scripture?