Death and the Afterlife

Question 1

Define death

Answer 1

When the soul separates from the body

Question 2

Define particular judgement

Answer 2

Before God, we take final responsibility for our lives

Question 3

Define heaven

Answer 3

Eternal union and happiness with God

Question 4

Define hell

Answer 4

Eternal separation from God

Question 5

Define beatific vision

Answer 5

Seeing God face-to-face

Question 6

Define eschatology

Answer 6

The study of the last things, including the end of time

Question 7

What is eschatology a branch of?

Answer 7

Theology

Question 8

What is eschatology influenced by?

Answer 8

The Book of Revelation and other parts of the Bible

Question 9

Define Parousia

Answer 9

The Second Coming or Return of Jesus

Question 10

Define Last Judgement

Answer 10

The end of time when Christ will judge all of humanity

Question 11

Define martyr

Answer 11

Those who went to their death rather than deny their faith

Question 12

Name any three of the five images for heaven that are found in scripture

Answer 12

Wedding feast
Wine of the kingdom
The Father’s house
The heavenly Jerusalem
Paradise

Question 13

When does Particular Judgement occur?

Answer 13

After a person’s death

Question 14

When does the Last Judgement occur?

Answer 14

At the end of time

Question 15

What are the Four Last Things?

Answer 15

Death
Particular Judgement
Heaven
Hell

Question 16

What is Purgatory?

Answer 16

A temporary state of purification for people who are good persons when they die but still need to be freed from minor sinfulness or selfishness

Question 17

Where do you go after Purgatory? Can this change?

Answer 17

Heaven
No; Purgatory is temporary and all people in Purgatory will inevitably go to Heaven

Question 18

What is the Catechism of the Catholic Church?

Answer 18

A book that summarizes all of the Catholic Church’s teachings

Question 19

Which Bible Testament talks about an afterlife?

Answer 19

The New Testament

Question 20

Why does bodily death occur?

Answer 20

Original Sin

Question 21

What is bodily resurection?

Answer 21

When our souls will be reunited with new, incorruptible bodies

Question 22

What is the basis of the dogma of the resurrection of the dead?

Answer 22

Jesus’ Resurrection

Question 23

Do Catholics pray for the deceased? Why or why not?

Answer 23

Yes
In order to continue our relationship with them and assist them on their journey to Heaven

Question 24

What is Hell often pictured as? Why?

Answer 24

A place of fire
A garbage pit outside of Jerusalem

Question 25

What should going to Hell actually be understood as?

Answer 25

The natural and logical consequence for a person who has already decided to separate him/herself from God here on earth

Question 26

When is All Soul's Day?

Answer 26

November 2

Question 27

What is the purpose of All Soul's Day?

Answer 27

It's a special day to pray for the dead

Question 28

When will the Kingdom of God come into perfection?

Answer 28

The end of time

Question 29

What will happen at the end of time? (3)

Answer 29

All creation will be transformed There will be a new heaven and earth All creation will be in perfect relationship with its Creator

Question 30

Are Heaven and Hell physical places? How do we describe them

Answer 30

No Through metaphors and analogies

Question 31

What does the Church teach about where people of other religions will go after death?

Answer 31

Good people of all religions who sincerely seek God and try to do God's will may achieve eternal salvation

Question 32

How did the "Heaven is Real" boy get to Heaven? What did he see?

Answer 32

A group of angels picked him up Jesus

Question 33

How did the "Heaven is Real" boy die?

Answer 33

His parents thought he had the flu, but his appendix had actually burst. He lived with it for five days, but the poison got to him

Question 34

What things did the "Heaven is Real" boy talk about seeing in heaven that he couldn't possibly have known?

Answer 34

His mother's miscarriage of his little sister, his great-grandfather's appearance, and where his father had been praying during his surgery

Question 35

How did the "Heaven is Real" boy describe Heaven?

Answer 35

Everyone had wings, although hsi were smaller than the others' Nobody was old There was a lot of colors, people, and animals

Question 36

According to the near-death experience video, what do most people who have been revived after bieng pronounced dead remember death to be like?

Answer 36

Floating peacefully down a dark tunnel toward a bright light, sometimes meeting friends and family members along the way

Question 37

What did Dr. Morse ask of his child patients who had been revived from death?

Answer 37

Describe what death was like and, if they couldn't, draw him a picture of what they had seen

Question 38

What are some examples of images children produced of their near-death experiences?

Answer 38

A long, dark tunnel with a rainbow bridge leading to heaven Floating out of their body towards Jesus and the angels and a door where the dead people were White lights and clouds surrounding them, seeing their grandparents

Question 39

What did the girl who almost drowned say she saw after her death?

Answer 39

Floating out of her body, going down a long tunnel, a hole opening in heaven so she could see her brother, being asked by her guardian angel whether she'd like to stay or return to life (chose to return to see her mom and loved ones)

Question 40

What did the girl who almost drowned say Heaven was like?

Answer 40

Fun and full of love

Question 41

Who was the girl who almost drowned's guardian angel?

Answer 41

Her great-grandma Dora, who she'd never met

Question 42

What shapes our eternal destiny?

Answer 42

The kind of moral life we lead

Question 43

What do Christians await? (4)

Answer 43

The Parousia The Last Judgement The reuniting of every dead person's body and soul The final transformation of all creation

Question 44

Where is the Book of Revelation found in the Bible?

Answer 44

The last book in the New Testament

Question 45

What do many books, movies, video games and TV shows center around?

Answer 45

The end of time

Question 46

Summarize the message of the Book of Revelation in two words

Answer 46

God wins

Question 47

What does John receive and record in the Book of Revelation?

Answer 47

A vision from God

Question 48

To whom are the short pastoral letters written? (7)

Answer 48

Pergamum Thyatira Smyrna Ephesus Laodicea Philadelphia Sardis

Question 49

What do the remaining 19 chapters of Revelation focus on?

Answer 49

Evil and persecution at large

Question 50

What is the poetic imagery and language similar to?

Answer 50

The Old Testament Prophets

Question 51

What does the number four reference?

Answer 51

The elements of the Earth and physical creation

Question 52

What does seven signify?

Answer 52

Completeness and perfection

Question 53

What does 666 mean in our culture?

Answer 53

Serious trouble

Question 54

In chapter 12, who does Michael the archangel defeat?

Answer 54

The dragon

Question 55

What empire does the coded language of the book predict?

Answer 55

The fall of the Roman Empire

Question 56

What is John clear about concerning Jesus’ second coming?

Answer 56

It will be a swift surprise, like a thief in the night

Question 57

What century are John’s writings not a prediction for?

Answer 57

The 21st century

Question 58

In chapter 21, what is promised to be wiped away and what two things will be no more?

Answer 58

Every tear from their eyes Death and mourning