LIFE AFTER DEATH

~ 12 ~ LIFE AFTER DEATH “When I am dead, will I then be raised up again?” This question may hover on the periphery of the conscious-ness of even those who do not have any deep convictions of the reality of life after death, but the fact remains that very few people give any direct attention to the question of the afterlife. The plain truth that tomorrow’s life is not willingly and eagerly contemplated in the present world is surely an indication of conscious or subconscious doubt as to its existence. If, however, we give serious thought to this reality, it becomes easily comprehensible. God, wishing to put us to the test, has not divulged the secrets of life after death to us, but has spread His signs throughout the world which, if pondered over, can lead us to a true realization of the essence of all things. This universe is a mirror in which we can gaze upon the image of the next world. It is common knowledge that human beings have not always existed in their present state. Man is derived from a formless substance, which gradually