For the past five months I have really started thinking about life, and death, a whole lot more. First I need to say that I am a Christian, I believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. We would not be here if it were not for them!
So I began wondering about the origins of life and what comes after death. I was also thinking about space, how the universe came into existence, and everything in it. I guess you could say I was pondering the concepts of evolution vs. creation. I mean everything has a beginning and an ending right? That's when I start thinking about God. If God made the universe, then who made God, how did he come into existence? I know a lot of this falls on faith, but this is what I've been thinking about. Also, can science really prove how the universe began. We know there is matter and antimatter, which when they come into contact with each other there is a great explosion. But where did they come from? God?
I would say I am a big fan of Dan Brown and the movies made from his novels. I know they are pure fiction, I get that, but the concepts presented in the novels are very thought provoking. If we look at Angels & Demons, which discusses the "God Particle", the meeting of matter and antimatter, going to the beginnings of the universe, and if science proves how the universe was created, where then does God come in? Well, science may be able to prove that, but again, where did matter and antimatter come from then???? Then you have The DaVinci Code with the Holy Grail being the royal bloodline of Jesus Christ. Could it be possible? Could Mary have been pregnant when Jesus was crucified? Can you imagine a living descendant of Jesus Christ alive today? And the Bible, choosing which gospels would be included in it. The council of Nicea, those members having the power to put what they wanted into the Bible. The gospel of Phillip was kept out, the Gospel of Mary was not included either, along with several other books chosen to not be a part of the great book. Also, nearly 1500+ years later, how many times has the Bible been revised? With so many interpretations out there, which one is right? Why don't we have access to those books that were not included in the Bible? Why is everything pertaining to that locked and tucked away in the Vatican??? What would it mean to have a living descendant of Jesus Christ with us today? I would completely understand their anonymity. If they were revealed, I'm sure there would be people out to destroy them and discredit them, among other things. Then you have The Lost Symbol, which, at one point in the book, talks about a weight scale, a very precise weight scale, so precise it measures a single sheet of paper. In trying to determine whether or not we, as humans, have a soul. A dying man agrees to be the first to test this, dying on the scale. The scale lightens slightly after his death, giving proof that the soul does exist in our body. Wouldn't that be incredible to prove that, showing we all have a spirit, a soul within us, that does leave our body upon death!
Now getting back to the universe and how it goes on and on and on and on. Where does it end? I have a hard time understanding that it "goes on forever". It's gotta end somewhere right? Then I come to life before me and death. Our planet has been around for millions/billions of years. Dinosaurs have been gone for millions of years. First there was Adam and Eve, then the cavemen, then Noah, Jacob, Isaac etc., who populated the planet, eventually leading to Jesus, and to us right now. People have been around for thousands of years. I don't want to be in the ground for thousands of years. I get fearful of dying, thinking about everything I'll miss, my kids, hopefully grandkids etc., but I also know there is more after death. I just wish we knew what happens after death. It's not so much what the meaning of life is, it's more about what happens after death. You'll be dead much, much longer than you were alive. So what is heaven like? Again, I have a hard time grasping "forever" in heaven.
So many unanswered questions about our creation and our life after death.
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