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Luke 20:27-38

27Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him 28and asked him a question, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, leaving a wife but no children, the man shall marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. 29Now there were seven brothers; the first married, and died childless; 30then the second 31and the third married her, and so in the same way all seven died childless. 32Finally the woman also died. 33In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had married her.” 34Jesus said to them, “Those who belong to this age marry and are given in marriage; 35but those who are considered worthy of a place in that age and in the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage. 36Indeed they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are children of God, being children of the resurrection. 37And the fact that the dead are raised Moses himself showed, in the story about the bush, where he speaks of the Lord as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.”

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Just as in Jesus day, there are people today who believe in life after death and those who do not. Not at all unusual.  Some of the greatest of saints expressed their doubts.  Some of the most renowned religious personalities in recent times have questioned, as Mother Teresa.

Frankly, a person who leads a compassionate life without looking forward to a reward is truly a saint in my opinion.  Nevertheless, the comfort of the belief in a life after death outweighs all other considerations.  According to the Christian faith, life after death, a life with God, is a basic tenet. 

Wikipedia states:  The afterlife (also referred to as life after death, the Hereafter, the Next World or the Other Side) is the idea that consciousness or mind continues after the death of the body occurs, by natural or supernatural means. In many popular views, this continued existence often takes place in an immaterial or spiritual realm. Major views on the afterlife derive from religion, esotericism and metaphysics.

Deceased persons are usually believed to go to a specific plane of existence after death (other than eternal oblivion), typically believed to be determined by a god, based on their actions during physical life. In contrast, the term afterlife refers to another life in which only the "essence" of the being is preserved, and "reincarnation" is another life on Earth or possibly within the same universe.

For the view on the afterlife of various faiths, from ancient Egypt to today, view:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterlife

 

 

 

There are a number of books available on the topic.  I thought the following most interesting:

	The Afterlife Experiments: Breakthrough Scientific Evidence of Life After Death Schwartz, PH. D. Gary E. ISBN: 074344258X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub Date: Feb 2002 File Size: 1564K

 

From the Publisher: "An esteemed scientist's personal journey from skepticism to wonder and awe provides astonishing answers to a timeless question: Is there life after death? Are love and life eternal? This exciting account presents provocative evidence that could upset everything that science has ever taught. Daring to risk his worldwide academic reputation, Dr. Gary E. Schwartz, along with his research partner Dr. Linda Russek, asked some of the most prominent mediums in America -- including John Edward, Suzane Northrup, and George Anderson -- to become part of a series of extraordinary experiments to prove, or disprove, the existence of an afterlife. THE AFTERLIFE EXPERIMENTS. This riveting narrative, with its electrifying transcripts, puts the reader on the scene of a breakthrough scientific achievement: contact with the beyond under controlled laboratory conditions. In stringently monitored experiments, leading mediums attempted to contact dead friends and relatives of ""sitters"" who were masked from view and never spoke, depriving the mediums of any cues. The messages that came through stunned sitters and researchers alike. Here, as they unfolded in the laboratory setting, are uncanny revelations about a son's suicide, what a deceased father wanted to say about his last days in a coma, the transformation of a man's lifelong doubts about the afterlife, and, most amazing of all, a forecast of a beloved spouse's death. Dr. Schwartz was forced by the overwhelmingly positive data to abandon his skepticism, reaching some startling conclusions. Compelling from the first page to the last, The Afterlife Experiments is the amazing documentation of groundbreaking experiments you will never forget." Another book, I found compelling:

Dr. Long asserts that there are 9 arguments that prove the existence of life after death. These arguments have been generated through the study of consistencies from the hundreds of NDE accounts that he's complied over the years. Some of these arguments include how: it can't be medically explained how people experience consciousness when they are clinically dead; blind people experiencing visual perceptions during their NDE (even though, blind people do not dream in visuals); children giving NDE details similar to adults, though they may have never been exposed to this concept; the "life review" experience tend to reflect real events. These arguments, along with the others, are the primary basis for Long's proof assertion.

Throughout the book, Long discusses each of these arguments, cites previous research from other scientists on this phenomenon that either compliments or refutes his claims, and justifies his arguments (including discussing some of the various scientific research methods). 

To read more on this book, click on:

http://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Afterlife-Science-Near-Death-Experiences/dp/0061452556

A book based on scientific research, recommended by Rick Warren:

“A brilliant investigation of the fascinating and crucial issue of what happens when we die. It is an inquiry conducted on the basis of scholarship and reason and it provides a convincing answer that is explosive in its impact.”
--RICK WARREN, author of The Purpose Driven® Life

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Unlike many books about the afterlife, Life after Death makes no appeal to religious faith, divine revelation, or sacred texts. Drawing on some of the most powerful theories and trends in physics, evolutionary biology, science, philosophy, and psychology, D Souza shows why the atheist critique of immortality is irrational and draws the striking conclusion that it is reasonable to believe in life after death. He concludes by showing how life after death can give depth and significance to this life, a path to happiness, and reason for hope.

Here are several videos:
On Scientific evidence:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhZ2tvv3mto

From Children:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czZ9xF0zs6s

 

 

Life after Life after Death:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z50Jv-PXYb4

A scientist believes the proof for life after death is being suppressed…interesting.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVtHBEZbN6I

I wonder?  Have you ever really preached on life ever death beyond quoting bible verses?  I am sure it is a topic that is on the mind of most of your elderly congregants.  Why don’t you introduce some secular evidence?  There is no subject more vital to your congregations than that of life beyond it, is there?  This might be just the right time to discuss some of the latest research. 

If the some of the greatest of saints questioned, I am quite sure, so have some of the members of your church.

Think About It.