Christians,please help me understand something?

Question

Ok I am not trying to offend I just wanna know what you think?

So when you are on your death bed, if you are aware you are about to die, do you guys get really excited cos you are off to see the big man upstairs???

or are you shitting your pants cos you may not really know what may happen???

I am going to be sad cos I wont see anyone again!

But i am just wondering, why do Christians cry when they are about to die??? I though you would be hi fiving everyone in the room cos its time to party up in heaven?

Shed a little light if you could?

Thank you!

Answer 1

Probably be accepting of death rather than looking forward to it.

We are all human and have a will to live, which is a great thing.

Answer 2

THERE ARE A FEW MATTERS HERE.

If you believe that you are going to be healed, then you not sad.

If you believe that God is calling you home, there is both sadness and joy.

You are of course joyful that you are going to heaven to be in a much better place.

But certainly there is sadness that you will miss all your loved ones.  However, the pain goes away after you die, because God says we no longer feel pain and hurt when we are in his kingdom.

When someone else dies, who you have known to have not known Jesus (to the best of your knowledge) and you are Christian, you always hope and pray they accepted Jesus before their death.  This always seems to bother me (and many others I'm sure).

The pain of this will also be lifted when we are in heaven.  We will have no memory of those who were not saved, because God said he does not want us to feel that pain either.

I hope this helps.

Answer 3

When my devout mother was on her death bed, she wanted to be happy about it, or at least content.  She saw it the way you described.  But her minister refused to talk with her about it, which made her extremely angry.  So she talked to me, her witchy daughter on the opposite coast, and we found we had more in common than either of us realized.  I spoke to her in the symbols with which she was familiar, but I didn't lie to her.  I believe her death was peaceful.

Answer 4

Everyone has a hard time letting go of earthly possessions. I think my biggest fear would be being judged by God for my sin. Perhaps I need stronger faith.

Answer 5

Cute question!!! Well, I'm a christian and I love living, but the bible says that no matter how great life is, or for that fact how S****y it can be, the best is yet to come. So yeah I am OK with dying. I want to see jesus and have him say "Well done daughter", but I can wait a bit longer. Not sure if I understand the Christians crying before they die bit. Lots of deaths are instantaneous, but if I knew I was going to die I would have complete peace, knowing that I was secure. And no I wouldn't be shitting myself. I'm not scared of dying. How I die would be more of a concern to me.

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Christians cry on their deathbed for they knew they'd be away from their relatives..but then, some may cry due to overwhelming joy to finally be in heaven..

things vary. emotions vary as well.

anyway all's gonna end well in heaven.

Answer 7

nobody wants to die

all true and pure christians will sooner or later meet the man upstairs when we pass away but we can only live life to remember once so might as well live up the life god gave and then when its time we will know its time to meet him  

Answer 8

I think part of it is the permanence of the thing.  You only do it once, and you know you're going to miss folks.

Answer 9

some are ready and Sarene    more those who have  reached a good age  but  all are still sad  to be leaving Friends and family  behind.  many are in pain  as they reach the end  you can  not judge  their behaviour on simply what they expect after the die  I am  sure if heaven  but have  no idea  how I will feel when the time  comes.

Answer 10

Well i think that its all spiritual... Some time people cry cause they will miss you or others, some cry cause they are in pain and they are ready to go... But there are those who cry out because they know that they have not been pleasing to God and they feel like they are going to perish in h**l... The best thing you can do for them is pray that there soul is saved and the make it to heaven were they can have a big party...  Order this free book and it will really enlighten you on a lot...  www.the-end.com...  God bless you on your journey!!

Answer 11

I am a Christian but because I have never died I don't know how I would feel on my death bed.  Maybe we cry because we are leaving people behind that we love.  Maybe it is fear of the unknown.  I know that I am going to heaven when I die.  But at the same time, I don't like to think about leaving my children behind.  God gives us the peace to know where our futures lie. Even when Jesus died on the cross He asked God why he had forsaken him.  Death is a normal part of living but when God created the world he never meant for man to die.  The sins of Adam and Eve caused mans days to be numbered.  Hope this helps and God bless you.  

Answer 12

You don't understand because your soul is broken... it's a severe medical condition that can only be treated by a chainsaw/heart transplant.

Answer 13

I thought Christians became Holy Ghosts when they died who said anything about seeing a fat man up stairs.

I do not know i am half dead right now in Afghanistan

Marine Corps.

Answer 14

I think it depends on the person.  A lot of people have trouble letting go of things on Earth.  This is all we've known, our whole life!  It isn't that most of us are scared of what's waiting for us on the other side (maybe some are, but most aren't), we're scared of how our loved ones will be able to live without us.

I remember, the summer before my dad died, one day I heard him and my mom fighting.  He was saying that it wasn't fair that he would never see his children grow up (I was ten at the time, the youngest of four), nor would he get to see his grandchildren grow up.  He was ANGRY that he was going to be leaving us behind.  He was ready to die, sure, but he didn't think it was fair to leave us, when we were so young.

A couple months later, he slipped away in his sleep, in a hospital room.  When the nurses found him, he had a small smile on his face.  Does that sound like someone who was crapping his pants in fear?

I hope I meet my death the same way.  I also hope this answers your question.  :)

Answer 15

Depends on the level of faith the individual has, the manner of death, and what "religious" doctrines they have been taught.

Regardless, if I were to die naturally after a long life as the Patriarchs did under full expectation and knowledge that I was dying and my life was ebbing to an end, I would still be saddened because I would miss seeing my great, great grandchildren growing up.  I would know that I, being a patriarch and example within my own family, am leaving it in the hands of others with uncertaintly as to if they will continue to be upright.  At the same time, I would be giving them comfort and assurance that we would be together, that I will greet them in Heaven where we could all worship God together once again.  I would be joyful knowing my time on this earth is finally done and I get to leave all the pain, suffering, wickedness, and so on.

However, if I were involved in an accident or came down with a terminal disease which snuffed my life out suddenly and prematurely, I would be deeply saddened for the loss my family will experience.  

When I am about to die, will I cry?  Probably.  A lot of it will be in joy.  And, I plan on having a joyous funeral, inviting EVERYONE to the site of my resurrection to see where I will arise to meet Christ in the air when He returns.

Answer 16

Well it would be kind of like moving to Palm Springs, you are excited but you will miss the people you associate with everyday.

Answer 17

Crying can be an emotion to show how you will miss someone. To die is to live, so I understand what you are saying.

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Answer 18

Death means the grave. There will be no Heaven until after the Judgment Day. Everyone who has died so far is right where you left them, in the ground. Most Christians I have seen die were happy that they were about to get some rest, though. Grieving is for the living, since we have to go on without them, but the dying are usually pretty mellow and the calmest person in the room. We should take a lesson from that, but we never seem to.

Answer 19

According to the Christianity death conceder as moving and  not dead end.

Answer 20

Lack of faith when u have faith u no longer fear death

check this website www.Angelspeake.com

after reading this go to the web site all ur questions will be answered there.

"Fear of Death"

  Hello Trudy,

First and foremost thank you for writing such a wonderful and amazing book! It was given to me from a co-worker who attended your seminar that you gave at Viacom in NY in April 2002. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend.

She gave me the book through a simple conversation we had on death and how I expressed to her how I have difficulty accepting that I am going to die and my loved ones are going to die also. The fear of death has become so overwhelming for me, that I cringe and I'm nearly brought to tears with every thought of it. In telling her that, she said she had something that might help me and it was your book "Angelspeake". I now believe after reading your book--two times so far--that she was the angel who was supposed to give me this book to read. By far, it is a breath taking book with great spiritual information.

So far I've seen, two positive experiences in which I asked my angel for its assistance and my requests were answered. It brought chills all over my body and I felt that saying "thank you" was not enough. I was overwhelmed. I just want to say, your book has been a blessing in disguise for me, and through the grace of our Lord, you both succeeded in producing such a great piece of work. Much continued success and many blessings to you and your family.

Sincerely,

Lisette

Angelspeake  



911 Vision

About two weeks after 9/11/01, I had a dream that I was on one of the planes that crashed into the towers. I didn't think it was anything but me trying to deal w/the tragedy, but the feeling of what went on during that flight stayed w/me. Last year, one of the news magazines that was interviewing the families about the loved ones they lost that day. They were talking about how special their loved ones were and then they began to show pictures. I don't remember the flight attendant's name, but I immediately knew it was one of the flight attendants I had been talking to before the plane went into the tower. And the information you sent today, from Fr. Mike, was the last piece to convince me that I had experienced something different from just a dream. One of the things that the flight attendant told me: when the time was right to let people know what happened. Although, it looks like Fr. Mike beat me to it. Anyway, here is the dream

I don't know how I got on the plane, but I was sitting w/families, talking w/flight attendants and just enjoying the flight when I realized that there was something else about this plane. I don't know what made me realize that this was one of the planes that went into the tower.

At first, I was having a hard time deciding if I should bring this up - let people know that this plane wouldn't make it to its final destination. I began to just look at the families, etc. and saw how much they all loved each other. There were no crying babies (which would have been normal). None of the older children were loud, but rather they seemed to be enjoying playing in the aisles of the plane. I remember thinking that it was too bad they wouldn't be reaching their loved ones at the final destination. I thought that maybe it was for the best - not knowing what unspeakable thing was about to happen. That is when a little girl came up to me and told me that they knew what was going to happen. They had agreed to this... all of them had agreed to this. They all seemed to glow - it reminded me of Touched by an Angel when the angels let the person know who they are.

I remember just looking at all of these people and thinking that the children will never have the chance to experience first loves, etc. but they told me I shouldn't be upset about that because this was what they were suppose to accomplish here. I wanted to talk to as many people as I could but I could see we were beginning to get close to the towers. I just kept asking them, "Aren't you afraid of what will happen when this plane goes into the building?" They told me that knew they would be going home and there was reason to be fearful. Then the flight attendant told me that I would need to leave since we were so close to the towers. I couldn't remain on the plane because that wasn't part of my life plan. I was supposed to let people know that they didn't suffer, there wasn't panic on the plane and they went home quickly.

So, thanks for the info from Fr. Mike - it verified some of the things that I had been told.

God's love and blessings,

Kate H.



Source:www.Angelspeake.com

Answer 21

I've wondered something similar.  If it's at the end or just before.

  Is it as your body shuts down that you realise, or is it when all that's left is your mind, no sensation, just the ever dwindling downward spiral of your thoughts as you realise there is only nebulous darkness?

Answer 22

I am not trying to sound rude but I have never died.  You will not be able to get a proper response to this question.

Answer 23

"I am going to be sad cos I wont see anyone again!"

You'll be just as sad when you no longer exist as you were before you existed -- not at all.  Brain death equals nonexistence.

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Answer 24

If Christians are crying on their death bed I think it might be because they have to say good bye to those they love, not because they have some doubt about what will happen to them after they die.

However, I suppose there may be some who are a little scared. The unknown, no matter how well we are prepared, is a little scary sometimes. Kinda like the first time a woman gives birth. They know it will bring forth a child they love, but not having experienced it makes it a little scary.

Answer 25

I would like to say that I rated this as interesting.

The Bible says that death results in us turning to dust (Gen. 2:7) and not immortal beings (Ezekiel 18:4).

In layman's terms, we were not meant to die or have loved ones taken from us. (Ps. 37:29)

The preceeding scripture says that we will live on the earth forever. The concept of "everyone goes to heaven instantly" is simply not true.