Quotes about Afterlife

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.

Live and die without prayer, and you will pray long enough when you get to hell.

There is an afterlife. I am convinced of this.

I believe that the difference between Heaven and Hell is not so much the climate as the company.

Preparing you for these two questions is the goal of this book. The first question will determine where you spend eternity. The second question will determine what you do in eternity. By the end of this book you will be ready to answer both questions.

Often the people most concerned about others going to hell when they die seem less concerned with the hells on earth right now, while the people most concerned with the hells on earth right now seem the least concerned about hell after death.