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Watch this young boy describe his own past life experience...
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There are so many mysteries in this universe, life after death and reincarnation are only two of them. If you look up into the sky you only see in black-and-white, but you are missing the amazing and mysterious colors of the universe. You are missing the mystery that is your soul; for the unseen far exceeds that which is seen and comprehended by us mere mortals.
We are a product of our physical world. When we are contemplating the spirit, our rational mind tells us that if you can't see it, it doesn’t exist, thus you don't believe it. If I told you that you can see into another dimension, and there you can find another world that you can visit, would you believe me? If I told you that reincarnation is a fact, would you scoff?
For thousands of years, religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and others have accepted the concept of reincarnation as normal and operative in the universe. This is how they see the human soul advancing and learning; being born, living, dying, and being reborn again, until the soul reaches perfection by either merging in the Divine, or into the oblivion of the Oneness of all. Both Hinduism and Judaism trace their roots to roughly 3,000 BCE. Even Plato, in the 5th–4th century BCE, believed in an immortal soul that participates in frequent incarnations.
We are a product of our physical world. When we are contemplating the spirit, our rational mind tells us that if you can't see it, it doesn’t exist, thus you don't believe it. If I told you that you can see into another dimension, and there you can find another world that you can visit, would you believe me? If I told you that reincarnation is a fact, would you scoff?
For thousands of years, religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and others have accepted the concept of reincarnation as normal and operative in the universe. This is how they see the human soul advancing and learning; being born, living, dying, and being reborn again, until the soul reaches perfection by either merging in the Divine, or into the oblivion of the Oneness of all. Both Hinduism and Judaism trace their roots to roughly 3,000 BCE. Even Plato, in the 5th–4th century BCE, believed in an immortal soul that participates in frequent incarnations.
The Jewish faith (and even Islam) over time has believed in pre-existence of souls, or perhaps even reincarnation. The notion of reincarnation, while held as a mystical belief by some, is not an essential tenet of traditional Judaism. ... Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), however, teaches a belief in reincarnation, gilgul nashamot (גלגול הנשמות). Gilgul means cycle or wheel, and nashamot is the plural for souls. Hence the belief is universal in Hasidic Judaism, which regards the Kabbalah as sacred and authoritative.
But even the common man in Jesus’ time at least understood the concept of pre-existence. We read in the Gospel of John 1:20-21 that the people asked John the Baptist who he was…
"They inquired. 'Are you Elijah?' He said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the prophet?' He answered, 'No.'”
In Mathew 11:10-13, the Gospel quotes Jesus as reciting Malachi 3:1...
“'I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.' I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist… And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come."
Thus, although there is no evidence of the belief in reincarnation in the writings of the Jewish faith during Jesus’ time, evidentially the people thought that it might be possible that John the Baptist could be the prophet Elijah reborn and come back to lead Israel… and the same for Jesus.
The same can be said of Jesus. In Matthew 16:13-14 we read,
"When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciple, 'Who do people say the Son of Man is?' They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.'”
So, it appears that the Jewish population thought that (at least with the prophets), they could come back to life somehow; however, to them this probably meant that the prophets could inhabit the body and spirit of another teacher in their world, but it certainly isn’t clear.
Later, the mystery of rebirth might have been in the minds of the disciples when they asked Jesus about a blind man that they encountered along the road (John 9:1-2) …
"Jesus saw a man who had been blind since birth. His disciples asked him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parent, that he was born blind?'"
"They inquired. 'Are you Elijah?' He said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the prophet?' He answered, 'No.'”
In Mathew 11:10-13, the Gospel quotes Jesus as reciting Malachi 3:1...
“'I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.' I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist… And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come."
Thus, although there is no evidence of the belief in reincarnation in the writings of the Jewish faith during Jesus’ time, evidentially the people thought that it might be possible that John the Baptist could be the prophet Elijah reborn and come back to lead Israel… and the same for Jesus.
The same can be said of Jesus. In Matthew 16:13-14 we read,
"When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciple, 'Who do people say the Son of Man is?' They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.'”
So, it appears that the Jewish population thought that (at least with the prophets), they could come back to life somehow; however, to them this probably meant that the prophets could inhabit the body and spirit of another teacher in their world, but it certainly isn’t clear.
Later, the mystery of rebirth might have been in the minds of the disciples when they asked Jesus about a blind man that they encountered along the road (John 9:1-2) …
"Jesus saw a man who had been blind since birth. His disciples asked him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parent, that he was born blind?'"
Jesus Healing the Blind Man
If the man had been born blind, then the disciples are assuming that the man himself wasn’t responsible for his condition; he either sinned in a past existence before being born again in his present body, or his parents were being punished. Unfortunately, we don’t know what Jesus thought about the subject, because he says, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned.”
I’m not in any way an expert in Islam, but it does make you wonder when you read in the Quran, Sura 2, Al-Baqara (The Cow), Verse 28…
"How can you make denial of Allah, who made you live again when you died, will make you dead again, and then alive again, until you finally return to him?"
"How can you make denial of Allah, who made you live again when you died, will make you dead again, and then alive again, until you finally return to him?"
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According to data released by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2009 survey), not only does 25% of the world believe in reincarnation, but 24% of American Christians expressed a belief in reincarnation as well! Do you?
If you do remember a past life, have you discovered an historical event that matches that memory? Have you had a déjà vu experience that can't be explained? Have you been hypnotized and found yourself experiencing a past life? Have you been declared clinically dead, and then returned to this world, having had a Near Death Experience (NDE)? If you have had an experience, email that experience to our host at: ron@authortalk.audio. Use the word "Reincarnation" as the subject. |
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