About the Soul After Death

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  • Many people ask About the Soul After Death since this topic is rather a mystery. Some people believe the particular judgment to be in the form of Aerial toll houses while others completely reject this idea and believe only in the particular judgment done by Jesus Christ directly and immediately. At the same time, there are some misconceptions about what and how we believe about the journey of the soul after death.
    Please, share your personal view of what you think about the soul's life after death.
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    CHAPTERS
    0:00 The Prologue
    0:54 What the Orthodox Church believes about the Soul after Death
    2:13 The Misconceptions about the Orthodox Teaching
    4:48 What happens to the soul after death
    6:09 Particular or Personal judgment
    9:45 Help is on the way!
    10:19 What else to watch
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 76

  • @OrthodoxTalks
    @OrthodoxTalks  5 місяців тому +15

    This is not an easy topic (well...none of them is...) but still, there are many views on life after death even within the Orthodox Church. I do not claim this to be the only true view because the future life is a mystery on its own. Hope this video will provide some grounds for positive thoughts... Asking for your prayers, Fr. Ivan

  • @CynthiaKarolak-hf3cj
    @CynthiaKarolak-hf3cj Місяць тому +4

    I'm Russian Orthodox and very proud of my faith. Amen

    • @CynthiaKarolak-hf3cj
      @CynthiaKarolak-hf3cj Місяць тому +2

      My husband passed away and I am lost without him. I pray he is in the arms of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 🙏💝

    • @alexpanagiotis4706
      @alexpanagiotis4706 Місяць тому

      ​@@CynthiaKarolak-hf3cjHe is...for sure. He is waiting for you

  • @jamesbarksdale978
    @jamesbarksdale978 5 місяців тому +6

    Thank you, Father. I'm not Orthodox, but have been interested in it for some time. Your videos are so succinct and clear, and I glean something from each one. Blessings!

    • @OrthodoxTalks
      @OrthodoxTalks  5 місяців тому +2

      Thanks be to God for giving us strength to carry each other’s burden!

  • @carolflower9672
    @carolflower9672 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you Father Ivan for your clear explanation of our Soul & body after death.

  • @Calciu_83
    @Calciu_83 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you Fr

  • @Zachary-Nichols
    @Zachary-Nichols 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for the video

  • @balsamitrovic4346
    @balsamitrovic4346 5 місяців тому +2

    Amin

  • @stalkek
    @stalkek 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you Father

  • @atomicsnowflake
    @atomicsnowflake 5 місяців тому +1

    That was lovely, thank you so much 🙏🏻☦️🕊️

  • @katme5479
    @katme5479 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for clarifying this. You have corrected my errors. God have mercy

  • @josueinhan8436
    @josueinhan8436 5 місяців тому +1

    Father, as a Reformed Christian, I'd like to understand more how our prayers affect the state of departed souls in light of what the Bible says. And how an Orthodox is supposed to deal with the silence of the Scriptures about praying to the departed? Thanks a lot!

    • @OrthodoxTalks
      @OrthodoxTalks  5 місяців тому +3

      We pray to God for the souls of the departed Who alone can change their state of being. This is the main theme of prayers for the departed this life. At the same time, we understand that only God knows if those people want to be with Him. Not having that information ourselves, we humbly ask God from the bottom of our loving hearts to grant them a "place of repose where all the righteous dwell." In addition, our prayers of love for the departed can be understood as witness to our sincere desire to see those people with us in Heavenly Kingdom. Again, only God can change the state of being of the departed this life (Ps.15:10 or Ps. 16:10 depending on the Bible you have) and our prayers are directed to Him alone.
      We do not pray TO the departed we pray FOR the departed this life. This has been the tradition from the very beginning of the Church starting with the first martyrs for Christ.

  • @Tyranthunter1821
    @Tyranthunter1821 21 день тому

    Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. Jesus will not put demons above you. Christ is the judge.

  • @WisdomSeeker369
    @WisdomSeeker369 5 місяців тому +2

    ☦️🕊🔥📿

  • @Terri7665
    @Terri7665 5 місяців тому +2

    thank you fr, in what way or how do our prayers help the departed?

    • @OrthodoxTalks
      @OrthodoxTalks  5 місяців тому +5

      Simply put, our prayers are witnessing that we would like to see our departed relatives and friends with us in God’s Heavenly Kingdom. The prayer of the Church for them add even more witnesses to that. If the souls of the departed are longing for God as well then God can apply His mercy to those souls. Help is not possible to the ones that reject God.

  • @Athonite
    @Athonite 5 місяців тому +3

    Thank you, Fr. Ivan! I've seen a lot of spicy debates about the tollhouses. I admit, I lost some sleep thinking about them myself.

    • @OrthodoxTalks
      @OrthodoxTalks  5 місяців тому +1

      Wonderful! Thank you for sharing!

    • @genesiskeglar6372
      @genesiskeglar6372 5 місяців тому

      Yeah seriously

    • @alexpanagiotis4706
      @alexpanagiotis4706 5 місяців тому +1

      There are no debates! There are orthodox and there are protestants. Debate closed. Lazar Puhalo was deposed and is a heretic.

  • @letifrinette8360
    @letifrinette8360 Місяць тому +1

    Hi father I would like to know whether married couples will still be together in the next life? I read that the perspective of the Orthodox Church is that marriage is eternal (in a spiritual sense). Is this correct?

  • @dystopian-future
    @dystopian-future 4 місяці тому +1

    Father, I was s...x...lly assaulted and since this I feel my sould has been damaged and broken and with it I carry great ptsd, anxiety and depression. You mentioned that after death, the soul does not change. Does this mean if I go to heaven (if God has mercy on me), that my soul in heaven, being unchanged, will forever be broken and damaged and hurt due to this horrible act of r...pe that I suffered here on earth? I feel like that means I will never truly have peace for all of eternity, but the constant reminder of what happened to me will plague my soul forever!

    • @OrthodoxTalks
      @OrthodoxTalks  4 місяці тому +3

      I’m sorry to hear about what happened to you. I’ll pray for you to become whole again. I said about our souls not being able to change in the context of repentance. Repentance is a change (μετάνοια). Once we are there, we are left to God’s mercy, His love and His righteous judgment. Our soul won’t be able to repent (change). However, God will heal every wound and make us whole again! So, in heaven you will definitely find peace in Christ and no longer feel broken, depressed. So, put your trust in our Savior Jesus Christ here on earth and you will definitely be healed in heaven!

    • @dystopian-future
      @dystopian-future 4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you so much for this Father, I find it very comforting@@OrthodoxTalks

    • @clivejames5058
      @clivejames5058 2 місяці тому

      @dystopian-future. If it's of any help, I discovered on my mother's death-bed that I was the product of rape. It was a terrible shock but actually explained why my mother had been cold towards me all my life and not my siblings. After the initial trauma and through prayer I was able to forgive my mother unconditionally as well as myself (as I always thought it was me who had done something wrong). I have no thoughts for the perpetrator, who was a long dead Uncle but for my mother and myself, I found peace through lots of love and prayer and taking joy in my faith. It took several months but eventually I found I had no anger towards her and no open wound in myself. God Bless.

  • @micahburnside2281
    @micahburnside2281 Місяць тому

    Which church fathers first outlined the orthodox teachings about the soul after death?

  • @JoyOfTheLORD.
    @JoyOfTheLORD. 5 місяців тому

    I don’t quite agree with the judgement theology about our soul. The only way to be in the presence of God is to be redeemed and in dwelt by the Holy Spirit. You need to be forgiven of all sin. According to scripture, when we pass from this life to the next, we will need to give an account for how we stewarded our life. However, the believer is not JUDGED by these things. We are judged by whether we believe on Jesus or not. The believer is seen as righteous by God because they have been marked by the Holy Spirit, and our faith is accounted to us as righteousness. So because of how salvation works, i don’t believe that the believer is judged based on their bad and good deeds, but that God will judge them as righteous. However, they will still need to give an account for their assignment in this life and how they stewarded what God gave them. This is how i believe it might be, but if i misunderstood what were saying, please explain so that i understand what you meant.

    • @OrthodoxTalks
      @OrthodoxTalks  5 місяців тому

      I agree with what you said about our judgement. I don’t know if you saw this video Why there is going to be the Last Judgment
      ua-cam.com/video/zv0LeRY-vvk/v-deo.html

  • @DANtheMANofSIPA
    @DANtheMANofSIPA 5 місяців тому +2

    Toll houses are not a heresy but we also should not be required to believe it

    • @OrthodoxTalks
      @OrthodoxTalks  5 місяців тому +3

      Agree

    • @alexpanagiotis4706
      @alexpanagiotis4706 5 місяців тому +1

      Tollhouses are ORTHODOX AND NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO DENY THEM. NOTHING OF ORTHODOX TRADITION IS ALLOWED TO BE DENIED!

    • @mmr1137
      @mmr1137 2 місяці тому

      ​@@alexpanagiotis4706It is not "tradition". In order to become tradition it must be accepted by all Church fathers and also to be reccognised on some Ecumenical council. When St. Mark of Ephesus rejected catholic dogma about Purgatory during Council of Florence in 1449 he didn't say anything about aerial toll houses. So if aerial toll houses was considered serious Orthodox Church and St. Mark of Ephesus would mention that 100%.

    • @alexpanagiotis4706
      @alexpanagiotis4706 2 місяці тому +1

      @@mmr1137 IT WAS ACCEPTED BY ALL CHURCH FATHERS

    • @alexpanagiotis4706
      @alexpanagiotis4706 2 місяці тому +1

      @@mmr1137 St. Mark of Ephesus did not deny the mediate state of souls. The question was a created fire that purifies.

  • @aknightwhosaysni2475
    @aknightwhosaysni2475 5 місяців тому +1

    "The dead know nothing" What is it people don't understand about that?

    • @alexpanagiotis4706
      @alexpanagiotis4706 5 місяців тому +2

      The dead know everything!

    • @guyanehkeshishian5638
      @guyanehkeshishian5638 5 місяців тому

      That was written before Jesus Christ.

    • @aknightwhosaysni2475
      @aknightwhosaysni2475 5 місяців тому

      So people don't die then. You both prefer to believe Satan's first lie.

    • @aknightwhosaysni2475
      @aknightwhosaysni2475 5 місяців тому

      @alexpanagiotis4706 If the dead know everything, why does the bible say the dead know nothing. You need to explain your silly comment.
      Which recieved a silly heart ❤️ from channel

    • @alexpanagiotis4706
      @alexpanagiotis4706 5 місяців тому

      @@aknightwhosaysni2475 American protestant nonsense

  • @M-i-k-a-e-l
    @M-i-k-a-e-l 5 місяців тому +2

    From 20 years of rather thourough studies, I must say that the concept of reincarnation holds some deep truths to it.
    Please, if anyone haven't studied the topic in depth, I mean esoterically, then spare me any dogmatic points.
    Yes, glad you asked, I am a christian and Jesus did come in the flesh.

    • @johnnyd2383
      @johnnyd2383 5 місяців тому +5

      Reincarnation is pagan teaching and has no place in Christianity.

    • @M-i-k-a-e-l
      @M-i-k-a-e-l 5 місяців тому

      Have you done full research?@@johnnyd2383

    • @mrjustadude1
      @mrjustadude1 5 місяців тому +1

      It doesn't really matter if you like the idea or not based on 20 years of studies. It's a Heterodox opinion

    • @M-i-k-a-e-l
      @M-i-k-a-e-l 5 місяців тому

      @@mrjustadude1 Opinions are worth two dead flies. Truth is truth.

  • @danbujor5991
    @danbujor5991 5 місяців тому

    Bodies are just material elements, dirt.
    The life force that came from God return to Him, and saved souls wait in Paradise (next to the place for the devil's and followers) for the resurection.

  • @danbujor5991
    @danbujor5991 5 місяців тому

    I see the souls in front of God ONLY after the resurrection, NOT before.
    Definitely no biblical support for praying to save the dead.

    • @josueinhan8436
      @josueinhan8436 5 місяців тому +1

      So you're missing texts like the Parable of Rich Man and Lazarus, the Souls praying to God under His altar, in the Book of Revelation; also you're ignoring what the Apostle Paul says here: "I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed." (Ph 1:23). Look that even in Paradise, the souls are yet before the face of the Lord, they are "with Christ" there.

    • @OrthodoxTalks
      @OrthodoxTalks  3 місяці тому +2

      The Bible is a part of the same Holy Tradition of the Church as prayers for the dead.

    • @mmr1137
      @mmr1137 2 місяці тому

      Can you give me Biblical reference dor that? As we know Jesus died, was in spiritual world and resurected on third day. And after he resurected he was 40 days with people before he went to heaven.

    • @clivejames5058
      @clivejames5058 2 місяці тому +1

      @danbujor5991 The New Testament does contain a plausible instance of prayer for the dead. After praying for the household of a man named Onesiphorus, the apostle Paul goes on to pray “may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that Day” (2 Tim. 1:18). Paul twice mentions “the household of Onesiphorus” (2 Tim. 1:16, 4:19), but does not greet him with the rest of his household and speaks of him only in the past tense. Many scholars have concluded that Onesiphorus had passed away and thus Paul was praying for the departed. There is also 2 Macc. 12:42.

  • @danbujor5991
    @danbujor5991 5 місяців тому

    Rethink that. The body has a sinful nature that works against us and God.
    Very, very wrong to say that OUR body will be resurrected. We will get a CELESTIAL perfect immortal body.