| The belief that at the End of Days the dead will rise again is considered so important, it is part of the declaration of faith that most Muslims, Christians and Jews perform at various times of their life and attendance to worship. |
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| Both Islam and Christianity share a common bond in believing that at the end of days a prophecy will come true and all the dead will come back to life in bodile resurrection. |
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| Excluding End Times prophecies implying the spontaneous creation of human bodies out of thin air, the principle function of this prophecy implies the redemption of the dead. In Islamic, Jewish and Christian esoteric writing, many philosophers have argued over the centuries that until the End of Days, all those faithful who have departed may not have yet entered Heaven. That until the arrival/return of the Messiah, the gates of Heaven are yet to be opened. |
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| A similar but less popular philosophy is that just as the gates of Heaven are finally open, the concept of Hell is also closed. That there will be no more damnation. |
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| Taken together, the implication of this critically important prophecy is that upon the End of Days, all souls will be redeemed. |
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| This however remains a highly controversial interpretation of this common and key prophecy. For many Christian groups and most Muslims adhere to the notion that the majority of the world is condemned to Hell and only a few are chosen to be saved. Such thinking is supported by the secret re-written scriptures of the Holy Qur'an by Uthman, by other texts over the centuries which emphasized damnation as a key feature of the End of Days. |
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| However, the most enlightened and inspiring fulfillment of this prophecy is for an event and instrument to come into existence that effectively ends the war in heaven (heaven and hell) and redeems all souls. This then would truly and literally herald the dead rising again. |
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