The secret life of the soul after bodily death

Phenomena of a person’s mental life after his bodily death Contents Chapter 1. The death of people Mysterious omens of the death of people Chapter 2. The exodus of the soul from the body 1. Stories about the exodus of the soul from the body, drawn from the works of St. Gregory the Great. 2. The death of the righteous according to stories in letters of obvious witnesses 3. Omens of the death of people from a time closer to us 4. Thoughts about death 5. Beyond earthly life 6. Life after beheading. 7. Psychology of the feeling of approaching death 8. Physical death 9. Death is only a metamorphosis Chapter 3. Stories about the appearance of the souls of dead people, confirming the existence of an afterlife 1. About the appearance of souls after their separation from the body, according to the Holy Scriptures. 2. The appearances of departed souls, represented by church history 3. Several stories about the appearances of the souls of deceased ordinary people. Appendix A. Refutation of the opinion that the appearance of the souls of the dead is impossible B. Explanation of the facts of the appearance of the dead C. In what bodies did the souls of the dead appear? D. Refutation of objections to the facts of the appearance of the dead. D. Ghosts and Science E. Science and the afterlife Chapter 4. Ordeal (private trial after death) 1. The afterlife. 2. Stories about a private trial following the death of a person. 3. How does private court work? Chapter 5. The afterlife in general 1. The question of the corporeality of the soul in the first period of the afterlife. 2. The place of residence of the souls of the dead after the descent of Jesus Christ into hell. 3. The certainty of the afterlife. Chapter 6. The afterlife fate of the righteous 1. Special revelations of God about the eternal bliss of the righteous. 2. New Jerusalem (Rev. XXI). 3. Description by the holy fathers of the bliss of the righteous. Appendix A. High preparatory conditions for the beatitude of the saints. Judgment and glorification of the saints B. The benefits of the beatitude of the saints Chapter 7. The afterlife of sinners 1. Visions of the torment of sinners. 2. What will be the torment of sinners? (according to the teachings of the Holy Fathers). 3. Unquenchable fire. 4. The undying worm. Appendix A. Evidence of the eternity of torment B. Image of hell and the future torment of the sinner in it C. About the subsequent time in the life of sinners in the next world D. About the degrees of torment Chapter 8. About the intercession of the living for the dead 1. The foundations of the church's teaching on the intercession of the living for the dead in the Holy Scriptures. 2. Remembrance of the dead has existed in the Christian Church since the time of the apostles. 3. Patristic explanations of why and how our prayers can be beneficial for the dead. 4.Private commemoration of the dead. 5. Stories about the saving power of prayers for the dead. Appendix A. Resolution of some questions and perplexities regarding prayers for the dead B. Will people recognize each other in the afterlife? B. About the difference between sexes in the future life Chapter 9. Antichrist 1. Time of the end of the world 2. Personality of the Antichrist. Chapter 10. About the resurrection of the dead 1. About the resurrection of the dead according to the belief of St. saints of God. 2. Thoughts about the resurrection of the dead. 3. Examples of resurrection from the dead. You might be interested in: