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Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Dtruthspeaker: 10:12am On Nov 23, 2025
JooEeL:
And after that, body decomposition.

Take several seats at d back bro.
Na you last come grin
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by BodePolScience: 10:13am On Nov 23, 2025
MaxInDHouse:
The judgment in this context is not what most people think rather it's about the 1,000 years reign of Christ.
During that time mankind will be given a thousand years to live without anyone getting sick or dying, no criminals will be allowed because Christ will rule the earth using faithful people to handle matters. Revelations 20:5-6
Some people will still die during Christ's thousand year reign not due to oldage or sickness but for their unbelief after living for just 100 years! Isaiah 65:20

Before Jesus start his rulership there will be resurrection throughout the earth but who and who will be resurrected?

Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice  and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment. John 5:28-29

Note that Jesus didn't say it's Christians that will have life or unbelievers that will be judged rather he said it's about good deeds so by that time Christians will be teaching people everywhere all the good things Jesus taught in the Bible and many will respond positively but there will be people who will not agree as they will insist on practicing their former religions even when they realize that such religions no longer exist that's why they will start criticizing the Christians but after 100 years they will die without sickness or oldage.

So who are the RIGHTEOUS and who are the UNRIGHTEOUS?

The RIGHTEOUS are those who has been declared righteous by God for knowing and practicing pure worship in their past life {Hebrews 11:4-34} so they will be raised back to life so as to have their own benefits under Christ's reign! Job 14:13-15, Daniel 12:13

The UNRIGHTEOUS are people who don't know God's laws but lived by their own conscience {Romans 2:14-15} God will remember them and bring them back to life so that both faithful servants of God in ancient times and Christians may teach them how to practice pure worship.

The last and the least are the WICKED who don't care about God or virtue they lived as if there is no God {Psalms 10:4} and treated their neighbors wickedly so such ones will never be allowed to come back they will rotten in their graves forever! Psalms 9:17
All of these because a book said so.
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Dtruthspeaker: 10:14am On Nov 23, 2025
GanagiBitrus:
So MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PEACE is a useless prayer. 🤔
Yep.
It's just a public show
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Hhh4444: 10:17am On Nov 23, 2025
3Si69:
Those who brought you the Bible and Qur’an are now stopping you from preaching in their countries because they know they sold lies to you and you believed them. They are keeping their children safe from you so you don’t sell the lies back to them. No heaven, no hellfire. It’s all lies, no claims support it and no one can prove it. Jesus was just an ordinary man like you who lived and died, the same way you will when it’s your time. Nothing like prayer, stop wasting your time.
an average black man is too gullible. In this age and time, people still believe thrash.
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by 3Si69: 10:18am On Nov 23, 2025
Dtruthspeaker:
Wrong.
It is because God has finished using them to ensure that everyone has heard, so that no man can claim "I did not know Lord".

Or did you not see a policeman shoot a woman dead for calling him a dem0n?
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, old man! Where was your Lord when churches were attacked and those gullible ones were killed, and others were kidnapped, waiting for their families to pay ransom to set them free? You believe prayer can’t set those kidnapped free but can make you prosper or protect you from evildoers? What kind of brain is in your head?
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Arrowhead71: 10:18am On Nov 23, 2025
Praying for dead is just wasting of time .... if you are not with God before you died and buried...no amount of prayer can help you or save you
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by timilehin007(m): 10:28am On Nov 23, 2025
MaxInDHouse:
The judgment in this context is not what most people think rather it's about the 1,000 years reign of Christ.
During that time mankind will be given a thousand years to live without anyone getting sick or dying, no criminals will be allowed because Christ will rule the earth using faithful people to handle matters. Revelations 20:5-6
Some people will still die during Christ's thousand year reign not due to oldage or sickness but for their unbelief after living for just 100 years! Isaiah 65:20

Before Jesus start his rulership there will be resurrection throughout the earth but who and who will be resurrected?

Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice  and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment. John 5:28-29

Note that Jesus didn't say it's Christians that will have life or unbelievers that will be judged rather he said it's about good deeds so by that time Christians will be teaching people everywhere all the good things Jesus taught in the Bible and many will respond positively but there will be people who will not agree as they will insist on practicing their former religions even when they realize that such religions no longer exist that's why they will start criticizing the Christians but after 100 years they will die without sickness or oldage.

So who are the RIGHTEOUS and who are the UNRIGHTEOUS?

The RIGHTEOUS are those who has been declared righteous by God for knowing and practicing pure worship in their past life {Hebrews 11:4-34} so they will be raised back to life so as to have their own benefits under Christ's reign! Job 14:13-15, Daniel 12:13

The UNRIGHTEOUS are people who don't know God's laws but lived by their own conscience {Romans 2:14-15} God will remember them and bring them back to life so that both faithful servants of God in ancient times and Christians may teach them how to practice pure worship.

The last and the least are the WICKED who don't care about God or virtue they lived as if there is no God {Psalms 10:4} and treated their neighbors wickedly so such ones will never be allowed to come back they will rotten in their graves forever! Psalms 9:17
Pls, which church do you worship. I think your explaination seems more meaningful and worth paying attention to, I want to know more. Which is your denomination amongst the churches
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by AdaAwka1: 10:30am On Nov 23, 2025
Hhh4444:
an average black man is too gullible. In this age and time, people still believe thrash.
Go and live abroad and see how whites are promoting christianity and Jesus Christ. Ask Donald Trump
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by femi4: 10:48am On Nov 23, 2025
cutecommend:
I tell you the sincerest truth: all those you know who have died are either in heaven or hell. There is no temporary place of repentance people go to when they die, and no prayers can take a dead person who died in sin to heaven.

The best you can offer a person that is about to die is to lead them into accepting Jesus Christ and repenting of their sins. if you have a sick or hospitalized relative, friend, family member or anyone that is about to die, the first thing to do for them is to tell them to accept Jesus Christ and repent of their sins. Praying for them when they are already dead is a very useless prayer.

Today is a beautiful day, it is a time to accept Jesus Christ and repent of all your sins. Again, looking at what is going around, the insecurities etc, it is important to be prepared for eternity.

Hebrew 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement"
After death, your actions or inactions does not affect them
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Nchenches: 10:51am On Nov 23, 2025
Purgatory is real for Catholic faithful.
Praying for some dead one in Purgatory is believed by Catholic faithful as a means to pardon by God who would then send the dead from Purgatory to heaven.
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by EmekaBlue(m): 10:52am On Nov 23, 2025
Yes.. First to purgatory then to heaven
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by karmaolu1(m): 10:55am On Nov 23, 2025
I pitty some ISWAP MEMBERS grin grin
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Maryiah(f): 10:55am On Nov 23, 2025
GanagiBitrus:
So MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PEACE is a useless prayer. 🤔
Only God can judge. Pray for the dead if you can.
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by CTNCONCEPT: 11:02am On Nov 23, 2025
sunnyfats:
From my research

Hebrew 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement

This is not the final judgement tho

See the following proof

John.5.28 - Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice
John.5.29 - and come forth--those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.


Dan.12.2 - And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt.



From the bible, we understand that
HELL is a place of torment
HELLFIRE is like a lake of fire in a city called hell
Later on, the whole of hell will be crushed into that lake
Rev.20.14 - Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Those who die with bad character and records are going to hell (not yet the lake of fire)

Im still researching on where the righteous ones go....so I am open to learning too..
Islam already have your answer
The place the dead first go to is "Barzakh"
So research more on it
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by MaxInDHouse(m): 11:03am On Nov 23, 2025
timilehin007:
Pls, which church do you worship. I think your explaination seems more meaningful and worth paying attention to, I want to know more. Which is your denomination amongst the churches.
I am Maximus one of Jehovah's Witnesses!
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Abee79(m): 11:07am On Nov 23, 2025
Heaven does not exist.
If heaven is real and it's streets are made of pure gold and has all those precious stones and pleasures as they claim, I assure you, the "white man" will NEVER allow the black man have easy access to it. Simple VISA to their ordinary country here on earth, they are denying upandan, but they want (and encourage) EVERYONE to freely go to "heaven" for good behaviour.
Reason this thing! 😅🤣🤣
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by MaxInDHouse(m): 11:08am On Nov 23, 2025
BodePolScience:
All of these because a book said so.
The clock is tickling your time is expiring think about your future politics is taking away the best of you but at the end you have nothing to benefit from it other than hating your neighbor for no just course.

A word is enough for the wise!🙂
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by wellmax(m): 11:09am On Nov 23, 2025
Christianity does not teach that. After death its judgment.

If prayer for the dead is true, then let’s live anyhow and leave some money to mobilise prayers for after we’re gone.

It’s a false teaching by some religious
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by MaxInDHouse(m): 11:09am On Nov 23, 2025
That is not heaven o! smiley

Abee79:
Heaven does not exist.
If heaven is real and it's streets are made of pure gold and has all those precious stones and pleasures as they claim, I assure you, the "white man" will NEVER allow the black man have easy access to it. Simple VISA to their ordinary country here on earth, they are denying upandan, but they want (and encourage) EVERYONE to freely go to "heaven" for good behaviour.
Reason this thing! 😅🤣🤣
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by JuanDeDios: 11:13am On Nov 23, 2025
cutecommend:
I tell you the sincerest truth: all those you know who have died are either in heaven or hell. There is no temporary place of repentance people go to when they die, and no prayers can take a dead person who died in sin to heaven.

The best you can offer a person that is about to die is to lead them into accepting Jesus Christ and repenting of their sins. if you have a sick or hospitalized relative, friend, family member or anyone that is about to die, the first thing to do for them is to tell them to accept Jesus Christ and repent of their sins. Praying for them when they are already dead is a very useless prayer.

Today is a beautiful day, it is a time to accept Jesus Christ and repent of all your sins. Again, looking at what is going around, the insecurities etc, it is important to be prepared for eternity.

Hebrew 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement"
Who knows? Those Italian Mafia and Mexican cartel assassins, when they die, their families don't joke with taking their bodies to church for prayers.

I doubt it though.
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by MaxInDHouse(m): 11:16am On Nov 23, 2025
tctrills:
and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment
John 5:28-29
You quoted it, all shall hear His voice and all will be resurrected both good and evil
See below

timilehin007:
Pls, which church do you worship. I think your explaination seems more meaningful and worth paying attention to, I want to know more. Which is your denomination amongst the churches
These are people we are searching for {Luke 10:6} not just arguing aimlessly with people like you! 1Corinthans 9:26

So continue with your folks. smiley
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by psalmsjob: 11:16am On Nov 23, 2025
cutecommend:
I tell you the sincerest truth: all those you know who have died are either in heaven or hell. There is no temporary place of repentance people go to when they die, and no prayers can take a dead person who died in sin to heaven.

The best you can offer a person that is about to die is to lead them into accepting Jesus Christ and repenting of their sins. if you have a sick or hospitalized relative, friend, family member or anyone that is about to die, the first thing to do for them is to tell them to accept Jesus Christ and repent of their sins. Praying for them when they are already dead is a very useless prayer.

Today is a beautiful day, it is a time to accept Jesus Christ and repent of all your sins. Again, looking at what is going around, the insecurities etc, it is important to be prepared for eternity.

Hebrew 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement"
These very verse you quoted is what disproves you doctrine that you just spew like it is the truth even as "good" to they eye as it is, is a lie. Two or three sincerest lies in one grin

What is sin to a man who had accepted Jesus as his lord and savior and who had thereby taken both the spiritual life of Jesus as well as his physical life here on earth? There should be no question of "sin" again in the vocabulary or thinking of such a person because he is righteous in God's eyes.

Sin and Hell exist in religion just as the Hebrew is for Hebrews and especially for Hebrews who had not accepted Jesus as his lord and savior. But a non Hebrew Christian, who is not practicing Judaism in the name of being a Christian, knows that to be in heaven you have to work to keep up the faith that Jesus only is your salvation not in your supposedly "good" works or not in not "sinning" as you think. Because obedience is what God wants from us originally at the garden of Eden we are the ones who chose to know what is good and bad, heaven and hell etc but what we need is eat from the tree of life which is faith in Jesus and we are good and free forever.

Therefore, it is not the religion that you practice "good doings" that get you into heaven but the faith in Jesus that you keep. You can practice any religion and still believe and keep faith in Jesus for your salvation.

Religion is between you and others but your salvation is between you and God.

Everyone created by God cannot die as God cannot die but they have a state, i.e a state of being in God.
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by CTNCONCEPT: 11:20am On Nov 23, 2025
Prayer meet the dead, especially from the good children they left behind and also from ongoing charity they have done while alive, like planting of fruit trees, boreholes, donations etc that someone is still benefiting from. The best and more beneficiary is the prayers and good deeds the dead carried out while alive.
Islam gives load of details on different subject other religion struggle to comprehend, Islam is a guide for your earthly life.
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by tctrills: 11:21am On Nov 23, 2025
MaxInDHouse:
See below



These are people we are searching for {Luke 10:6} not just arguing aimlessly with people like you! 1Corinthans 9:26

So continue with your folks. smiley
Well let me just teach you no need to argue.
Jesus Christ taught that both the bad and good will be resurrected after they hear His voice.
So we learn that the dead will hear His voice and then both good and bad with come out of the Grave.
I hope you learn from this
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by MrGerald(m): 11:29am On Nov 23, 2025
cutecommend:
I tell you the sincerest truth: all those you know who have died are either in heaven or hell. There is no temporary place of repentance people go to when they die, and no prayers can take a dead person who died in sin to heaven.

The best you can offer a person that is about to die is to lead them into accepting Jesus Christ and repenting of their sins. if you have a sick or hospitalized relative, friend, family member or anyone that is about to die, the first thing to do for them is to tell them to accept Jesus Christ and repent of their sins. Praying for them when they are already dead is a very useless prayer.

Today is a beautiful day, it is a time to accept Jesus Christ and repent of all your sins. Again, looking at what is going around, the insecurities etc, it is important to be prepared for eternity.

Hebrew 9:27 "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgement"
You don't have the deep knowledge of the scripture or all these people that just started carrying bible and forming I Sabi pass others. After Jesus resurrection which places did he visit and for what purpose?
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by MaxInDHouse(m): 11:31am On Nov 23, 2025
I have gotten a reasonable audience and that's all we are sent to do! Luke 10:6

timilehin007:
Pls, which church do you worship. I think your explaination seems more meaningful and worth paying attention to, I want to know more. Which is your denomination amongst the churches
So it's OK continue with your folks!🙂

tctrills:
Well let me just teach you no need to argue.
Jesus Christ taught that both the bad and good will be resurrected after they hear His voice.
So we learn that the dead will hear His voice and then both good and bad with come out of the Grave.
I hope you learn from this
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Zocalite: 11:37am On Nov 23, 2025
This isn't true according to muslims

They have pray for buhari, abacha, bin laden, etc after they died and they are in heaven now running errands for allah
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Zocalite: 11:42am On Nov 23, 2025
CTNCONCEPT:
Prayer meet the dead, especially from the good children they left behind and also from ongoing charity they have done while alive, like planting of fruit trees, boreholes, donations etc that someone is still benefiting from. The best and more beneficiary is the prayers and good deeds the dead carried out while alive.
Islam gives load of details on different subject other religion struggle to comprehend, Islam is a guide for your earthly life.
I saw the video of bandits slaughtering a captive and they were shouting "allahu akbar"

When army finish them

So the good children of those criminals will plant fruit and do borehole so they will go heaven

Lolzzzzz 🤣
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by highchief1: 11:47am On Nov 23, 2025
Dtruthspeaker:
A sinners wish!

If not, why you do you panick when death comes?
we pannick because we don’t want to leave this world of cold Heineken and tight greezy pusies not because of heaven or hell.religion don upturn una Brian.
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Zocalite: 11:48am On Nov 23, 2025
psalmsjob:
These very verse you quoted is what disproves you doctrine that you just spew like it is the truth even as "good" to they eye as it is, is a lie. Two or three sincerest lies in one grin

What is sin to a man who had accepted Jesus as his lord and savior and who had thereby taken both the spiritual life of Jesus as well as his physical life here on earth? There should be no question of "sin" again in the vocabulary or thinking of such a person because he is righteous in God's eyes.

Sin and Hell exist in religion just as the Hebrew is for Hebrews and especially for Hebrews who had not accepted Jesus as his lord and savior. But a non Hebrew Christian, who is not practicing Judaism in the name of being a Christian, knows that to be in heaven you have to work to keep up the faith that Jesus only is your salvation not in your supposedly "good" works or not in not "sinning" as you think. Because obedience is what God wants from us originally at the garden of Eden we are the ones who chose to know what is good and bad, heaven and hell etc but what we need is eat from the tree of life which is faith in Jesus and we are good and free forever.

Therefore, it is not the religion that you practice "good doings" that get you into heaven but the faith in Jesus that you keep. You can practice any religion and still believe and keep faith in Jesus for your salvation.

Religion is between you and others but your salvation is between you and God.

Everyone created by God cannot die as God cannot die but they have a state, i.e a state of being in God.
"You can practice any religion and still believe and keep faith in Jesus for your salvation"

This statement is a fallacy

But

Let me ask, which church do you attend?
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by coolheaven: 11:49am On Nov 23, 2025
[quote author=Mrexcell post=137571079]What about people who die and reappear again in another area where people don't recognise them to live a normal life is this apparition from God or from the devil? [I think such stories are fasle. Those are well cook-up stories]
Re: Does Praying For The Dead Make Them Go To Heaven? by Dtruthspeaker: 11:53am On Nov 23, 2025
highchief1:
we pannick because we don’t want to leave this world of cold Heineken and tight greezy pusies not because of heaven or hell.religion don upturn una Brian.
When have ever panicked when you were leaving a hotel after a night of forn and drinks?

Never!

But you will definitely panick when EFCC picks you up from that same hotel and room after all the forn and drinks.

So, you see, you are deceiving yourself
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