okay so stop me if you’ve heard this one a rabbi a pastor and an imam walk into a
a rabbi a pastor and an imam walk into a
a rabbi a pastor and an imam walk into a bar okay so it wasn’t barred was a diner
bar okay so it wasn’t barred was a diner
bar okay so it wasn’t barred was a diner to discuss my shows a story of God about
to discuss my shows a story of God about
to discuss my shows a story of God about resurrection so the pastor says cause a
resurrection so the pastor says cause a
resurrection so the pastor says cause a Christian the idea of resurrection is
Christian the idea of resurrection is
Christian the idea of resurrection is huge for us you know we believe that
huge for us you know we believe that
huge for us you know we believe that Jesus was resurrected even just hearing
Jesus was resurrected even just hearing
Jesus was resurrected even just hearing the word resurrection for me as an
the word resurrection for me as an
the word resurrection for me as an American Jew it resonates so strongly as
American Jew it resonates so strongly as
American Jew it resonates so strongly as a Christian word so I’ve always been
a Christian word so I’ve always been
a Christian word so I’ve always been curious his resurrection have a place in
curious his resurrection have a place in
curious his resurrection have a place in Jewish faith there is concepts of
Jewish faith there is concepts of
Jewish faith there is concepts of resurrection of the soul we do believe
resurrection of the soul we do believe
resurrection of the soul we do believe in a God that gives life to the dead now
in a God that gives life to the dead now
in a God that gives life to the dead now on a metaphoric level we can understand
on a metaphoric level we can understand
on a metaphoric level we can understand that to be a person who’s maybe not able
that to be a person who’s maybe not able
that to be a person who’s maybe not able to function that God gives life to that
to function that God gives life to that
to function that God gives life to that person and on a literal level it could
person and on a literal level it could
person and on a literal level it could mean that at the end of days that there
mean that at the end of days that there
mean that at the end of days that there is a resurrection and a return the
is a resurrection and a return the
is a resurrection and a return the resurrection of a resurrection of the
resurrection of a resurrection of the
resurrection of a resurrection of the people and a return to the Land of
people and a return to the Land of
people and a return to the Land of Israel I see what about in Islam we
Israel I see what about in Islam we
Israel I see what about in Islam we believe that every human being after
believe that every human being after
believe that every human being after their death will be resurrected in their
their death will be resurrected in their
their death will be resurrected in their physical sense and stand before God a
physical sense and stand before God a
physical sense and stand before God a judgment you have probably more sex with
judgment you have probably more sex with
judgment you have probably more sex with in Christianity more sex square by sex
in Christianity more sex square by sex
in Christianity more sex square by sex forever within Christianity and
forever within Christianity and
forever within Christianity and all the other major religions combined
all the other major religions combined
all the other major religions combined so there’s a lot of different
so there’s a lot of different
so there’s a lot of different perspectives eternal life begins the
perspectives eternal life begins the
perspectives eternal life begins the moment that you marry your spirit with
moment that you marry your spirit with
moment that you marry your spirit with God through faith in His Son Jesus our
God through faith in His Son Jesus our
God through faith in His Son Jesus our bodies now are mortal
bodies now are mortal
bodies now are mortal they are susceptible to destruction to
they are susceptible to destruction to
they are susceptible to destruction to death if we’re going to live forever
death if we’re going to live forever
death if we’re going to live forever we need new bodies so resurrection is
we need new bodies so resurrection is
we need new bodies so resurrection is pretty much more of a shedding off of
pretty much more of a shedding off of
pretty much more of a shedding off of that which is not eternal might be
that which is not eternal might be
that which is not eternal might be possible for us to at some point
possible for us to at some point
possible for us to at some point transfer the consciousness to some kind
transfer the consciousness to some kind
transfer the consciousness to some kind of computer simulation given the
of computer simulation given the
of computer simulation given the advances of Science and Technology and
advances of Science and Technology and
advances of Science and Technology and human engineering with regards to
human engineering with regards to
human engineering with regards to genetics can we intervene and derail
genetics can we intervene and derail
genetics can we intervene and derail God’s plan by prolonging our lives I
God’s plan by prolonging our lives I
God’s plan by prolonging our lives I think there’s a lot of danger and
think there’s a lot of danger and
think there’s a lot of danger and complication when we head down that
complication when we head down that
complication when we head down that route because everything else on our
route because everything else on our
route because everything else on our earth is on a cycle of everything that
earth is on a cycle of everything that
earth is on a cycle of everything that lives then dies God has blessed us with
lives then dies God has blessed us with
lives then dies God has blessed us with technologies and medicines so I don’t
technologies and medicines so I don’t
technologies and medicines so I don’t think that God gets mad at you for
think that God gets mad at you for
think that God gets mad at you for trying to do everything in your power to
trying to do everything in your power to
trying to do everything in your power to live longer as long as you do it with a
live longer as long as you do it with a
live longer as long as you do it with a healthy understanding that your days are
healthy understanding that your days are
healthy understanding that your days are ultimately in God’s hand one peaceful
ultimately in God’s hand one peaceful
ultimately in God’s hand one peaceful image that’s always resonated with me is
image that’s always resonated with me is
image that’s always resonated with me is that when we die our souls join with God
that when we die our souls join with God
that when we die our souls join with God and God is like the the river or the
and God is like the the river or the
and God is like the the river or the waterfall and we’re each like an
waterfall and we’re each like an
waterfall and we’re each like an individual strand of that waterfall so
individual strand of that waterfall so
individual strand of that waterfall so all flowing together with God and still
all flowing together with God and still
all flowing together with God and still part of the whole
and Hinduism there’s this notion of you
and Hinduism there’s this notion of you live through this life and if you do a
live through this life and if you do a
live through this life and if you do a good enough job you’ll be reincarnated
good enough job you’ll be reincarnated
good enough job you’ll be reincarnated in a better form and then you can keep
in a better form and then you can keep
in a better form and then you can keep moving up the ranks until eventually you
moving up the ranks until eventually you
moving up the ranks until eventually you don’t need to be reincarnated anymore in
don’t need to be reincarnated anymore in
don’t need to be reincarnated anymore in the Islamic tradition you only get one
the Islamic tradition you only get one
the Islamic tradition you only get one chance and if you don’t make it here
chance and if you don’t make it here
chance and if you don’t make it here you’re kind of resurrected and in that
you’re kind of resurrected and in that
you’re kind of resurrected and in that in the hereafter in either heaven or
in the hereafter in either heaven or
in the hereafter in either heaven or hell or you might be resurrected many
hell or you might be resurrected many
hell or you might be resurrected many more times and eventually purge then
more times and eventually purge then
more times and eventually purge then make your way up so it’s a very similar
make your way up so it’s a very similar
make your way up so it’s a very similar concept but instead of the resurrection
concept but instead of the resurrection
concept but instead of the resurrection happening here it happens in the
happening here it happens in the
happening here it happens in the hereafter are there any particular
hereafter are there any particular
hereafter are there any particular near-death experiences that have
near-death experiences that have
near-death experiences that have corroborated your belief or disbelief
corroborated your belief or disbelief
corroborated your belief or disbelief the story of the person who had drowned
the story of the person who had drowned
the story of the person who had drowned for between 15 and 18 minutes and then
for between 15 and 18 minutes and then
for between 15 and 18 minutes and then came back to life and his view of light
came back to life and his view of light
came back to life and his view of light seems to be a common theme amongst
seems to be a common theme amongst
seems to be a common theme amongst people and those who came back saw the
people and those who came back saw the
people and those who came back saw the light they felt comfortable they felt
light they felt comfortable they felt
light they felt comfortable they felt warm they weren’t afraid what it does
warm they weren’t afraid what it does
warm they weren’t afraid what it does corroborate is this notion that the soul
corroborate is this notion that the soul
corroborate is this notion that the soul lives on beyond the physical body and
lives on beyond the physical body and
lives on beyond the physical body and it’s striking that all of these people
it’s striking that all of these people
it’s striking that all of these people had such similar experiences and stories
had such similar experiences and stories
had such similar experiences and stories to come back with it’s really
to come back with it’s really
to come back with it’s really fascinating to me the process of death
fascinating to me the process of death
fascinating to me the process of death in the body and how it takes time for
in the body and how it takes time for
in the body and how it takes time for the cells to break down and for the
the cells to break down and for the
the cells to break down and for the death process to begin and
death process to begin and
death process to begin and process of the body seems to be separate
process of the body seems to be separate
process of the body seems to be separate from the experience of the soul there’s
from the experience of the soul there’s
from the experience of the soul there’s a believed to be absent from the body is
a believed to be absent from the body is
a believed to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord
to be present with the Lord
to be present with the Lord and so in a lot of Christian traditions
and so in a lot of Christian traditions
and so in a lot of Christian traditions you’re not sad for them you believe that
you’re not sad for them you believe that
you’re not sad for them you believe that they have gone on something incredible
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