Life after death - Judgement
According to Jewish belief, the Day of JudgementThe last day, when God judges all of humanity according to how they have lived., or Yawm al-DinThe Day of Judgement (yawm means 鈥榙ay鈥, and din means 鈥榡udgement鈥)., will occur after the coming of the MessiahThe promised deliverer of the Hebrew nation at the end of times..
Jews believe that God judges how good or bad people have been in order to decide their destiny in the afterlifeLife after death.. This is often seen as motivation to behave well and obey all of God鈥檚 rules.
God will bring every deed into judgement 鈥 whether it is good or evil.
Some Jews believe that they will be judged as soon as they die, while others believe that they will be judged by both God and the Messiah on the Day of Judgement. On this day, some Jews believe that everyone will be resurrection (Judaism)A Jewish belief that people will rise from the dead when the Messiah (or Mashiach) comes. so that they can be judged, while others believe that only those who are morally good will be resurrected.
Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake; some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.
Question
What does Yawm ad-Din mean?
Day of Judgement