Reincarnation

Judaism, Islam and Christianity have different notions of life after death and heaven and hell. But, there are common messages shared by all of them. They are: If we live upright, tolerant and in a kindly fashion, we will be rewarded in our next life. If not, we will be punished. Another belief is that each and every one of us has only one life, and in this life, we have to prove ourselves morally and spiritually.

Christianity gradually expunged reincarnation as it spread from the West to the Middle East, and seven centuries later, Islam suppressed them as it began to spread south and east.

History

The above-mentioned religions do not believe in reincarnation. But, the belief in it is widespread, ancient and powerful. The religion of the world's greatest civilizations have believed that reincarnation may be combined with transmigration, which is soul entering the body of animal. They included the Celts, the ancient Greeks and the Romans.

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