Does "Everlasting life" necessarily imply Heaven?

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When Jesus says “He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I shall resurrect him at the last day”, how do we know that this means Heaven? Arent those going to hell also have everlasting life and are resurrected on the last day?
 
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When Jesus says “He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I shall resurrect him at the last day”, how do we know that this means Heaven? Arent those going to hell also have everlasting life and are resurrected on the last day?
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Well, it depends I guess.

From the perspective of the saved do the damned HAVE life?
Yes their souls and even their resurected bodies at the end of times are immortal but away from God are they truly alive?

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Provided that he continues to eat His flesh and drink His blood whilst in a state of grace. He that eateth the flesh and drinketh the blood unworthily brings condemnation upon himself which if continued will imply everlasting life in hell.
 
The term mortal (as in mortal sin) means one that will die. When we die in mortal sin, we continue to exist forever, but we are dead (spiritually).
Mt 10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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To kill the soul is to lead someone into moral sin.

“Everlasting Life”, the key word is Life:
Jn 14:6 Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me
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So, everlasting life means forever with Jesus. Hell is where you go for everlasting death.
 
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When Jesus says “He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I shall resurrect him at the last day”, how do we know that this means Heaven? Arent those going to hell also have everlasting life and are resurrected on the last day?
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Everlasting life and eternal life refer to the state of participation in the life of God. Union with God in heaven is an intuitive participation (by grace) in his eternal being. In a sense, that is the elected supernatural end of human nature by the grace of God. This is why we call the Eucharist Holy Communion, because it is a sign of the eternal Union with God to come. The damned do not participate in eternity (which is timeless). In fact, they are still bound to time, and this makes their suffering all the more miserable.

I do believe you have hit a stumbling block for Protestant theologians who deny eternal life, and only believe in everlasting life (for reasons far too dense to explain here) though.
 
upbeatjonm said:
When Jesus says “He that feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood has everlasting life, and I shall resurrect him at the last day”, how do we know that this means Heaven? Arent those going to hell also have everlasting life and are resurrected on the last day?
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The way St John uses “eternal life,” he means being in a state of grace, having the Holy Spirit indwelling. The way St Paul uses the term “eternal life” means worthy to enter Heaven (e.g. Rom 2:5-8; Gal 6:7-9).
 
The Eucharist is a means by which the Church Militant (i.e., Christians still on earth) can participate in the Wedding Feast of the Lamb enjoyed by the Church Victorious (i.e. those in heaven). We on earth are not yet able to enjoy the Beatific Vision, but we can still receive Christ in a veiled, sacramental way. In light of all this, when Jesus speaks of the life-giving aspects of the Eucharist, it is understood as a sacrament that helps us live righteously on earth in preparation for eternal life in heaven.
 
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