Life After Death Part III – Mystery of Death

Book excerpt: “Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html Table of Contents "The hard-hitting Extortionist of the Human Race" 6 / Question that Amaze Man 6 / Inborn Fear of Death 8 / The Greatest Mystery of the Wisdom of God 10 / Secular Philosophy about Death 15 / The unholy Humiliation of Man 15 / Mythological and Naive Representations 17 / Tombstones of the Ancient Greeks 19 / "Soul-rending Sadness" and "Concern for Death" 21 / Ambiguities and Contradictions 24 / Sorrow and Despondency 26 / Doubt and Limitation 30 / Death Invades the World 37 / Blissful Life of the Primordial 37 / Death is Connected to the Problem of our Freedom 40 / First Rebellion on Earth 42 / Death Sentence 'Confirmed on the same Day' 46 / Spiritual Death 49 / The Natural Consequence of our Crime is Bodily Death. 51 / Universal Phenomenon 55 / Just Us and No one else! 58 / “What a Feat Lies Ahead for the Soul!” 62 / Separation of Soul and Body 64 / Punishment Becomes a Boon 74 / So that We May Not Sin Forever 74 / Death Subdues our Vanity 76 / The Destruction of the Body is a Blessing 78 / Incitement to Sound Wisdom 80 / The Field of Martyrdom Opens up to us 82 / God Gives Hope 84 / God's Love for Mankind Transforms us "For the Better" 87 / The Incarnation of God the Word is the Beginning of the Abolition of Death 92 / “since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead” 92 / The Perfect Sinlessness of the Lord 96 / The Lord Opened up the Way to Heaven for us 98 / The Lord Destroys Death 100 / Omens of the Resurrection 103 / Crucifixion is the Abolition of Death 109 / Christ Died for All 109 / He Gives Life to People and Creation 113 / He is Crucified where Death Reigned 116 / "From Death we have Become Immortal" 118 / The Lord's Descent into Hell 124 / Victory Extends to Hell 124 / The Descent of Christ into Hell 126 “Give the Body, and Reproach God” 131 / Went down to Hell like a Winner 134 / "Bridge to New Life" 137 / [He] Made Hell into Heaven! 139 / Sunday - Ascension – Pentecost 146 / The Victory has been Approved 146 / Perfect and Shining in Eternity 148 / Direct and Visible Results 151 / "God and People United in one Race" 155 / [He] Gave us the Grace of the Holy Spirit 158 / Death Before and After Christ 163 / Death was Terrible before Christ 163 / Death Was "Intolerable and Worthy of Much Lamentation" 165 / Now it "only Bears the Name of Death" 166 / Only the Devil has "Remained Truly Dead"! 168 / Ignorance of the Hour of Death is a Boon! 173 / The Hour of Death is Unknown 173 / Why is the Hour of Death Hidden from us? 175 / Fear of Death 181 / Who is Afraid of Death?. 181 How to Overcome the Fear of Death? 185 / Death is the Door to Eternity 185 / "Cry but Be Quiet" 186 / Godly Behavior Concerning Death 188 / A Christian Thinks Creatively about Death 195 / "Calm down, Take a Look and See" 195 / "Where is the Self-satisfied Man?" 197 / "Look and Cry" 199 / May we Accept it as a Fruit of "Complacency and Constant Joy" 201 / Memory is Mortal 205 / Let's Remember Death 205 / Sin No More 207 / Strengthening Power 210 / The Memory of Death Combines Many Virtues 212 / What do the Tombs Teach us? 216 / "Let's go to the Coffins" 216 / Tombs of the Martyrs 218 / “Pray Often at the Graves” 219 / Death of Martyrs 222 / And death can be Better than Life 222 / "Root, Source and Mother of all Blessings" 224 / How do the Holy Fathers Comfort us? 227 / Death of our Loved Ones 227 / About Grief for a Spouse 229 / "Shall I Not Mourn my Son?" 234 / "Have you Lost your Son? Give Thanks to God" 238 / Blessed is the Death of Babies 241 / Which Death is Good and Which is Bad 249 / Is a Cruel and Unjust Death Bad? 249 / Death of Sinners 250 / Death of the Righteous 254 / Burial Rites (following) 259 / The Most Sorrowful Following of Our Church 259 / "Immaculate" 261 / Troparion according to the Immaculate 263 Tears, Sobs, Doubts, Hopes 265 / Beatitudes and New Testament Readings 268 / Farewell and Last Kissing 272 / “You Gaping Earth, Receive what has been created of You” 276 / Trial of Souls in Ordeals 280 / The Silent Beginning of the Future Life 280 / The Dying [ones] see the "Angelic Powers" 282 / Both Sinful and Righteous Souls are Tested at Ordeals 284 / Uncertain State of Souls 292 / The Soul Exists and Acts Without a Body 292 / Where do Souls Live after Death? 294 / Temporary Awaiting State 297 / How do Souls Live There? 300 / The Departed Know and Pray for us 302 / God Reveals Our Needs to the Righteous 306 / Sacred Commemoration of the Dead 311 / Prayers for the Dead 311 / Memorial Services 313 / Parental Saturdays and Kutya 315 / Are Commemorations of the Dead Beneficial? 317 / Good Deeds in Memory of the Dead 323 / Resurrection of the Dead 329 / The Idea of "Reincarnation" is Meaningless and Naïve 329 / Does Purgatory Exist? 331 / "I Await the Resurrection of the Dead" 333 / The Resurrection of Bodies Requires God's Justice 338 / We Should Rejoice when the Body is Destroyed 340 / [ι] Resurrection of Dead Bodies 342 / What will the Body be like when it is resurrected? 353 / With New Properties: Imperishable, Radiant, Eternal 353 / General Judgment 364 / There Will be Judgment 364 / Who Shall be the Judge? 369 / All Nations will Gather 371 / How will the Judgment Take Place? 376 / Immortal Death 383 / Does Hell Exist? 383 / What are the Punishments of Hell? 388 / Why is Hell Eternal? 393 / Eternal Paradise 409 / Future Kingdom 409 / Unspeakable and Incomprehensible Beauty 411 / The Deification of Man. 413 Bliss of the Righteous 416 / Endless Joy of Paradise 420 / The Longed Life of the Righteous 422 / Joyful Meeting 425 / The Happiness of the Righteous will be Endless 428 / The End of the World 436 / Behold, I Make All Things New (Rev. 21:5) 436 / About the Author 445 / List of abbreviations 445 Get into the timing. Wait for the One who is above time Timeless (achronos), invisible (aoratos), But for us made visible (oratos); Intangible (apselaphetos), of the impassive (apathes), But for us who have suffered (pathetos)