Death and the afterlife (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards

Heaven and hell

Biblical teachings

Believers spiritually connected to heavenly realm through Christ

Faith in Jesus leads to eternal life not spiritual death

Physical death is not the end for believers

A prepared dwelling place for believers (many rooms)

Death is not the final end

A transition point from earthly to eternal life

Helps cope with fear of death or loss of loved ones

Supernatural events like apparitions as evidence

Consciousness or soul should continue after body dies

Good deeds rewarded and wrongdoing punished (sense of fairness)

Deeper sense of purpose and meaning in life

Their eternal destiny

With hope rather than despair