An Approach to Death and the Afterlife from the Worldview of the Great Controversy

Abstract

Death has always generated more questions than answers. Each culture has dealt withit in different ways. What are the most common beliefs about it? Why have they takenthe same reality in different ways? To answer these questions it is important to definethe concept of worldview, and how it affects the understanding of death and thebeliefs of punishment or reward after it. This article will describe various worldviewsand their integration with these themes. The worldview of the great cosmic conflict isproposed as the most appropriate to interpret the anthropological and eschatologicalaspects referred to. Finally, leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church are invitedto disciple at the worldview level regarding the death and destiny of humanity in theface of current proposals.