# LIFE AFTER DEATH (Part 1) - Metropolitan of Nafpaktos Hierotheos

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Published: 2026-04-13T13:56:27+00:00
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## Resource

Purchase a copy of the book for your home, parish, or monastery from the publisher Birth of the Theotokos Monastery: https://pelagia.org/el/Product/life-after-death-10-30-005.aspx CHAPTER 1: THE PARABLE OF THE RICH MAN AND LAZARUS ABOUT LIFE AFTER DEATH The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus Interpretive analysis of the parable CHAPTER 2: THE SEPARATION OF THE SOUL FROM THE BODY Definition of the soul The creation and genesis of the soul Death and ancestral sin The mystery of the soul's departure from the body The taxing of souls The intermediate state of souls The death of infants CHAPTER 3: EXPERIENCES AFTER DEATH Contemporary after-death experiences Critique of these experiences from an Orthodox point of view The discernment of experiences CHAPTER 4: THE IMMORTALITY OF THE SOUL Immortality of the soul according to philosophy Immortality of the soul according to Orthodox theology Thnetpsychism and the Orthodox Church CHAPTER 5: THE PURIFYING FIRE The discussions at Ferrara-Florence about the purifying fire The teaching of Saint Mark Eugenicus about the purifying fire Dogmatic discussion is needed Paradise and Hell exist There is no purifying fire Theological arguments against the existence of a purifying fire Interpretation of an Apostolic passage Patristic passages in the dialogue The eternal fire is Uncreated What is the source of the Latin's teaching about the purifying fire Telegram episode with free downloadable sections as MP3: https://t.me/athoniteaudio/658 Listener Support appreciated: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U5LVZ28LK275C

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