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Everyone
dies. What happens then?
Is there a future life? If there is, will it be one of happiness,
or one of suffering and sorrow?
Is our eternal destiny fixed at death, or is there an opportunity
for salvation?
The
Hall of judgment after death, where the deceased
is sentenced to eternal destiny in Paradise or hell.
Ancient
Egyptian writers expressed their imaginative vision of the journey
of the soul after leaving the body to the sky until it reaches
the court where the deceaseds heart is weighed against Maets
feather that symbolizes justice, truthfulness, rightness
and bounty. Then, the deceased is sentenced to eternal Paradise
or Hell.
In
heaven, called Iyarows fields, the deceased
enjoys eternal youth without sickness, senility, or death. He
is dressed in magnificent clothes that never wear out or get dirty,
eats and drinks the most delicious food, fruits and fresh water.
Besides, he enjoys eternal peace of mind, safety, and peace as
there is no evil souls, snakes, beasts or insects.
In
hell, the bad people are thrown, where they undergo eternal punishment
in certain lakes full of water like fire flames, voracious crocodiles,
snakes, and vipers. Besides, the guardians of these lakes are
voracious beasts that inflict all sorts of torture on wicked hell
residents.
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