What happens to the spirit after death?

Answer 1

One view:'Spirit' in the Bible is basically a 'force' or an 'energy'.Like saying that "The horse is spirited." The spirit of the horse is nothing but an energy.

Also you might contrast it with 'emotions'. What happens to 'emotions' when you die? They are simply not there. 'Emotions' do not take on 'personage' and travel elsewhere.

Example:

A battery can operate a fan, a radio, a laptop. What happens when you turn the off button? The fan comes to a stop. What happens to the energy that once ran the fan? It becomes 'latent / dormant'. It is still available, it is in the power of your hands. But the energy by itself can do nothing, unless the fan is there; and unless YOU, the operator, unless you turn the button back into the 'on' position. The energy runs 'through the fan' to make it come 'alive'.

Likewise when we die. The 'force / spirit' that keeps us alive does not have personality, it is merely a 'force'. It becomes 'latent' to the person who formerly had it.

The person returns to the dust, from whence it came; -- and the 'force / spirit' returns back into God's hands, to use as he sees fit. If God resurects the person back from death; God would return the 'life-force' (or spirit) back to that person.

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Answer 2

Opinion: Well, If you have accepted Jesus as your Savior, then it will go to Heaven! But unfortunately, for the people that don't, they go to Hell.

Opinion: It is believe that it can go to a place of light, good, pleasure and of the Creator of our souls and spirits (God) or a place of darkness, bad, suffering, and of the destroyer of souls and spirits (Satan). Some even believe the spirits of some get stuck on earth because of unfinished business or a longing they cannot let go of, or even because their death was so sudden, traumatic, violent, and shocking, their spirit becomes confused and cannot find its way of where it needs to be.

Answer 3

King Solomon, gifted with wisdom above all, was inspired to write:

Ecclesiastes 12:7

New King James Version (NKJV)

7 Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,

And the spirit will return to God who gave it.

He also tells us in 9:5 that the dead know nothing. Elsewhere in the Scripture, death is akin to being in a deep sleep (Mark 5:9). We are also told of a call to Judgment when in Ezekiel 37 the dead of Israel are called to awaken and are given new bodies. As Israel always went first, most likely this is what will happen for all the dead as Paul alluded to in 1 Corinthians 15:38-55.

Remarkably, these new bodies will have the minds, memories and thoughts of the old person. It seems then, that the 'spirit in man' returns to God for safekeeping and is restored, like a computer's memory, into the new body to face the Judgment. How else can all past acts, thoughts, interactions, words of an individual be brought open for the Judge of Mankind to review with each of us (see Daniel 7:10 and Revelation 20:12)?

Answer 4

Jewish answer: The spirit (the soul) continues to exist. It no longer has free-will and is no longer in control. It quickly realizes that the body is dead and that it is now too late to accomplish anything new.

One of the central beliefs of Judaism, as stated in the Talmud (Mishna, Sanhedrin 11:1) and codified by Maimonides (1135-1204), is that the soul continues to exist and is treated in accordance with the person's actions while he or she was alive. This applies to all people, whatever their religion.
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) doesn't dwell at length on the afterlife; and nor does Judaism spend a lot of time speculating on its details. However, that is not meant to diminish from its importance. Rather, the Torah implies that we are to use the bulk of our energies in keeping God's ways in this world, with our feet firmly planted on Earth, while nonetheless not losing awareness of our beliefs.
Our ancient sages stated the importance of being aware of the next world: "This world is a mere entrance-hall before the afterlife" (Mishna, Avot ch.4).

All outstanding accounts are settled after this life. Some cases illustrate this point, since this entire world wouldn't be enough to reward a Moses or punish a Hitler. And while we're alive, knowledge of the future world serves as one of the motivations to keeping God's will.

The Tanakh does not delve into detail of the rewards of the righteous because religions could compete with more and more poetic promises. Also because belief in the afterlife was shared by all ancient societies and needed little reiteration. Besides, it would be like describing the colors of a sunrise to someone who was blind from birth.
It is, however, referred to briefly in Torah verses such as Genesis 15:15, which states that "You (Abraham) will come to your fathers in peace and will be buried in good old age." Coming to his fathers does not mean simply to be buried with them, since Abraham was not buried with his ancestors. Such verses are stated many times.
The prophets are more explicit with such references (see Isaiah 26:19 and 66:24, Daniel 12:13, Zechariah 3:7, 1 Kings 8:30, 2 Kings ch.2, Ecclesiastes 12:7). The afterlife is spoken of at length in the Talmud. More than 20 pages of Talmud (Sanhedrin 90-110, Rosh Hashanah 16-18, and other passages) are given to this subject.

See also:

God exists

The key beliefs of Judaism

How do you know there are a heaven and hell?

Answer 5

Most religions believe that humans have a soul that will somehow survive death; here are some of the different beliefs held by different groups of people:* Our soul goes to a world that is different to this one (known as "heaven", "paradise"; or perhaps "hell"). (Islam, Bahá'í Faith, some branches of Christianity...)

* Our souls remain in a dormant state until the day of the final judgment. Then we will arise from the dead. (Some branches of Christianity)

* After a while, our soul returns to this world, in another body - which may be a human body, or the body of an animal. (Some eastern religions, such as Buddhism)

* There is no such thing as an afterlife. (Atheists)

Answer 6

One of the central beliefs of Judaism, as stated in the Talmud (Mishna, Sanhedrin 11:1) and codified by Maimonides (1135-1204), is that the soul continues to exist and is treated in accordance with the person's actions while he or she was alive. This applies to all people, whatever their religion.
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) doesn't dwell at length on the afterlife; and nor does Judaism spend a lot of time speculating on its details. However, that is not meant to diminish from its importance. Rather, the Torah implies that we are to use the bulk of our energies in keeping God's ways in this world, with our feet firmly planted on Earth, while nonetheless not losing awareness of our beliefs.
Our ancient sages stated the importance of being aware of the next world: "This world is a mere entrance-hall before the afterlife" (Mishna, Avot ch.4).

All outstanding accounts are settled after this life. Some cases illustrate this point, since this entire world wouldn't be enough to reward a Moses or punish a Hitler. And while we're alive, knowledge of the future world serves as one of the motivations to keeping God's will.

The Tanakh does not delve into detail of the rewards of the righteous because religions could compete with more and more poetic promises. Also because belief in the afterlife was shared by all ancient societies and needed little reiteration. Besides, it would be like describing the colors of a sunrise to someone who was blind from birth.
It is, however, referred to briefly in Torah verses such as Genesis 15:15, which states that "You (Abraham) will come to your fathers in peace and will be buried in good old age." Coming to his fathers does not mean simply to be buried with them, since Abraham was not buried with his ancestors. Such verses are stated many times.
The prophets are more explicit with such references (see Isaiah 26:19 and 66:24, Daniel 12:13, Zechariah 3:7, 1 Kings 8:30, 2 Kings ch.2, Ecclesiastes 12:7). The afterlife is spoken of at length in the Talmud. More than 20 pages of Talmud (Sanhedrin 90-110, Rosh Hashanah 16-18, and other passages) are given to this subject.

See also:

God exists

The key beliefs of Judaism

How do you know there are a heaven and hell?

Answer 7

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