Secrets from Beyond The Grave

their religion die, many go to hell, and it is the responsibility of the living family members to provide for their ancestors in the afterlife. One way they provide for their ancestors is to burn paper money called hell money . They also have a set yearly time when they will burn paper credit cards, passports, even paper watches, microwaves, and small paper cars with the belief that once the paper is burned, it transfers into the afterlife, in hell, where the departed spirit of their loved one can use it. Many from this religion are very hesitant to believe in the Christian faith for fear that if they turn to Christ, there would be no one in the family who would provide for their departed loved ones in the afterlife. This is ancestor worship, and it is prominent in the Buddhist religion. After traveling as a missionary around the world, learning the culture and religions of those living in foreign nations, I have observed that whether educated or uneducated, and with or without an established religion, all men have similar questions that eventually come to mind. The questions are a combination of "Who created the world that I live in?" and "Is there a higher power or Creator God?" For example, the Aztecs and Incas were highly developed cultures that asked themselves where everything they saw in the world originated. While they had many gods, their philosophers thought the Creator might be the wind, the water, or the waves of the ocean. As their search for their Creator progressed, they realized that the moon was more powerful than water and wind, and for a time they thought the moon might be the Creator. Then they realized that the sun was much more powerful than the moon, and thus they became sun worshipers. What would have happened if a Christian would have reached these philosophers and explained the story of Creation and of the one God who created all things? Instead of worshiping the sun, they would be worshiping the Son! Because eternity is set in men's hearts, there is always the question of, "Where will I go when I die?" Something in each person, near death, begins to realize there is something beyond this life. There is an inner feeling that there is more than just a ceasing of existence. The difficulty is that while this desire to know is there, we cannot find God on our own. This is why the apostle Paul wrote in Romans 10:14-15: How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: "How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!" I once took my family on a tour of one of the largest temple compounds in India. As the priest took us from one place to another throughout this massive structure, I observed many idols made of wood and brass, and some of gold. Some were very large and almost overwhelming to the sight. While I was walking beside the priest, I heard the Lord speak to my Spirit and say, "This priest is sincere in seeking for Me, but he cannot find me." This Hindu priest was using idols and religious rituals to search for God, but the idols were blind, deaf, and could not help this man. Acts 17:24-30 details this search: God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things. And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us;