Quotes about Afterlife

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, and death shall be no more, death thou shalt die.

Life after death is the elephant in the living room, the one that we are not supposed to notice.

If we can understand that death is not the end but is really a transition into the next life, the great part of life, that frees us up into receiving God's courage and his help.

Hell is not evil; it's a place where evil gets punished. Hell is not pleasant, appealing, or encouraging. But Hell is morally good, because a good God must punish evil.

The whole difficulty of understanding Hell is that the thing to be understood is so nearly nothing.

Well—watching the contortions of the damned is supposed to be a favourite sport of the angels; but I believe even they don't think people happier in hell.

Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.

That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place.

Two places are ordained for man to dwell in after this life. While he is here, he may choose, by God's mercy, which he will; but once he is gone from here, he may not do so. For whichever he first goes to, whether he like it well or ill, there he must dwell forevermore. He shall never after change his dwelling, though he hates it ever so badly.

The question of Heaven, the question of what happens after death, is one which a lot of people in our culture try to put off as long as they can, but sooner or later it suddenly swings round and looks them in the eye.

Religion is for people who are afraid of going to hell; spirituality is for those who have been there.