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tonyrey
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PJM
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It depends I supose on how one lives before ones death.
Life is a preparation for Eternaity; It’s our choice.
Life is the asking price for heaven if we “pay up” front or hell if we choose to play now and pay later.
Isa.43 Verses 7 and 21: “every one who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made." AND the people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise.”
Ecclesiasticus 15:18 “Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him”
Death is the just payment for how we have chosen to live.
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MichaelHowling
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Before Christ: punishment for sin we exacted on ourselves.
After Christ: punishment for sin OR a chance to give ourselves as a gift to God…the only gift we can actually give to a God who has everything…what we do with our deaths is our only gift we can give with love to God.
God bless
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After Christ: punishment for sin OR a chance to give ourselves as a gift to God…the only gift we can actually give to a God who has everything…what we do with our deaths is our only gift we can give with love to God.
God bless
Michael
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Joe_Kelley
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According to my tombstone -
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meltzerboy
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Humorous answer: G-d’s way of telling us to slow down.
Serious answer: According to Judaism, death makes life even more precious. We are not given the specifics regarding exactly what will happen to us after death, so the important thing to do is follow the moral laws that G-d has given us to benefit and improve our own lives and the lives of others. This should be the focus of our lives.
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Ophelia23
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I think it’s equal to the significance of birth. When that little baby is in the womb, they can’t imagine anything else outside of that perfect spot. But think of all of the light and vision that comes to life when that traumatic experience of birth takes place! They are suddenly in an unfamiliar place, and yet this being that has cared from them from the beginning is now holding them, cradling them, nourishing them even more tangibly than before. I would imagine death is much the same. We really can’t imagine what is beyond that moment, because we simply do not know any better. But if we think our mothers are caring for us and nurturing us in their arms, just wait until we see our God who has given them that love! Who has given them those arms! And suddenly we will be able to see Him, the fullness and fulfillment of life!
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tonyrey
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A superb analogy, Ophelia! What more could we ask?
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tonyrey
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That is true but I hope it means more than that! (That’s just my curious sense of humour. After the other replies you obviously didn’t think it necessary to elaborate…
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tonyrey
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That is true but I hope it means more than that! (That’s just my curious sense of humour. After the other replies you obviously didn’t think it necessary to elaborate…
You obviously appreciate being alive far more than most people. 
po18guy
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That is true but I hope it means more than that! (That’s just my curious sense of humour. After the other replies you obviously didn’t think it necessary to elaborate…
I was waiting for an invite to explain. “Death” is written on our side of the door through which we all must pass. For the faithful Christian, once opened, that same door says “Life” on the other side, but we must open it and pass through it before we can realize this. After all, our Lord said that we enter into life and not into death. Matthew 18:9, 19:17, Mark 9:42-44. And yes, having had my life spared at least twice now, I praise the Lord daily for His goodness and mercy.That is true but I hope it means more than that! (That’s just my curious sense of humour. After the other replies you obviously didn’t think it necessary to elaborate…
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Joe_Kelley
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It’s a shared stone. I picked it out when my wife died last year. I was trying to keep the stone as plain as possible. [My father-in-law was an engraver. He always insisted that the simplest is best, and I agree.] The lady at the cemetery suggested that a phrase at the bottom would balance it nicely. We were going through her book when she noted that she hadn’t seen this one before. We both thought it fit well.I’m surprised it’s there already, Joe.
The image is excellent.
It does remind me of my mortality when I see my grave with a stone complete except for the last two digits on the year.[and I can make a good guess at one of those.]
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tonyrey
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I can empathise with you after having had several narrow escapes from death. It makes us acutely aware of how miraculous it is to be alive - and of the need to express our gratitude…
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tonyrey
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The grave can’'t seem so daunting when you know you will share it with your beloved…
During the last months of her life my mother often said “God is good”. I thought they are fitting words for her grave - and simple as well as profoundly true.
Many people think it is a morbid subject but this thread already proves otherwise. The Church used to stress the importance of meditating on death but it seems to have gone out of fashion…
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Charlemagne_II
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The final significance of death is the Judgment we have put off until that day. 
meltzerboy
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There is a concept of heaven in Judaism, only the details were not given to us in the Torah. Therefore, Judaism believes that the main focus of life as G-d intended is our present earthly life. We leave what happens after our earthly demise in the hands of G-d. Meanwhile, we should act in keeping with the moral behavior specified in the Hebrew Bible.A delightful idea!
I’m surprised there’s no concept of paradise in Judaism…
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