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This is Papua New Guinea, the
land of mystery. This is a land
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of ancient cultures, many
of them are unique and diverse.
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Their festivals, practices
and customs in keeping with this
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land are colorful and mysterious
and today we're setting out in
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search of one of the most
amazing and mysterious of all,
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the Smoke Mountains of Papua
New Guinea. We came to explore
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one of the most bizarre rituals
of the ancient world, the death
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and mourning customs of
the remote Anga tribe and their
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unusual mummification practices.
Apparently, they smoke cure the
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bodies of the dead and
place them along cliff faces
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overlooking their village.
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These mummies have
fascinated anthropologists
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writers and film makers
for more than a hundred years.
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But few have been able to
tell fact from fiction. Most of
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what's known about the
mummies is based on hearsay,
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exaggeration or flight of
imagination. So we are setting
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off to discover what we can for
ourselves. Join me on an
incredible journey to
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search for the smoke mummies
of Papua New Guinea. And in our
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search we might just unravel
one of the greatest mysteries
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of all, what
happens to us, after we die.
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Our journey in search of
the smoked mummies of Papua New
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Guinea started in Lae, the
second-largest city in Papua New
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Guinea. We've hired a light
aircraft to fly us into a bush
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airfield at Menyamya. Now
Menyamya is in the heart of
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Anga country and is truly
remote. It's a district center
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in the Moresby Province which
is a gateway to the highlands of
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New Guinea. Here the Anga people
still follow a subsistence
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lifestyle and wear their
traditional dress on special
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occasions. In the past they were
considered violent and fierce
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warriors, often attacking more
peaceful tribes in the region.
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Although the Anga are a peaceful
people today their fierce
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reputation and warrior heritage
is displayed in the traditional
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welcome that awaits us on our
arrival at the bush airstrip.
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We are greeted by a group
of men and women in traditional
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dress as we set foot on their
land. The welcome ritual begins
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with the leading warrior
advancing and circling. He
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returns to the group and then
they all rush in with attacking
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and threatening gestures,
shouting and brandishing their
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primitive but deadly weapons
including bows and arrows,
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spears and clubs. It's a
confronting and intimidating
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experience as they wave their
weapons menacingly at your head.
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However, it's with some relief
that their demeanor changes and
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we're welcomed into their
territory and given permission
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to continue our journey.
For centuries the Anga tribe has
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tribe have practiced a unique
mummification technique, smoke
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curing. They used to smoke their
dead and leave the mummified
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bodies in burial caves and
cliff ledges to watch over their
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descendants. While this practice
has mostly died out with the
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coming of Christianity the
skeletal remains and what is
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left of their leather-like skin
still keep guard from where they
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were placed years ago. Most of
the smoked corpses are found in
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the Aseki district several hours
drive from here. So we've got to
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travel deeper into the jungle by
four-wheel drive. It's necessary
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to carry everything we need
with us as there's nothing much
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available once we leave
Menyamya. The Menyamya region
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is known for its tangled and
impenetrable rain forest. This
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tropical jungle is filled with
some of the most spectacular
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butterflies, orchids and birds
on planet earth. These jungles
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are home to a fabulous array of
orchids. Orchids are the largest
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group of all living flowers
and there are over 3000 known
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species of orchids in New Guinea
more than any other country in
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the world. They thrive in these
tropical rain forests. They come
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in all shapes, sizes and colors
and they are truly magnificent.
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These jungles also have a
remarkable and beautiful array
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of butterfly species. There
are nearly a thousand different
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butterfly species in New Guinea.
It's forests are graced by these
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magnificent creatures and
are home to the world's largest
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butterfly, the Queen Alexandra
Birdwing. It's got a wing span
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over 25 cm. These jungles are
also home to one of the richest
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and most varied array of birds
in the world. Over 700 species
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of birds inhabit these forests
including 36 species of birds of
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paradise, probably the
most spectacular and beautiful
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feathered creatures on our
planet. The raggiana bird of
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paradise is the national emblem
of Papua New Guinea. These
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magnificent birds are
distinguished by striking color
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and bright plumage of yellow,
blue, scarlet and green. These
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spectacular colors make them
the world's most dramatic and
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attractive birds. These jungles
are also home to some unique and
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amazing animals including
the tree kangaroo. Now to many
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people the suggestion that a
kangaroo could live up a tree is
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fantasy, yet deep in these
mysterious forests there are
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extraordinary kangaroos that
do just that. Once you leave the
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district center it's like
stepping back into the stone age
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People follow a lifestyle and
live much the same way as they
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have for thousands of years.
In fact, 80 percent of the
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population of Papua New Guinea
five million rural people make a
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living from subsistence farming.
Only one fifth of the population
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earns a wage. It's extremely
rough in spectacular country.
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The further inland we get the
worse the road gets. It's a bone
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jarring journey with large pot
holes, muddy ruts, sharp bends,
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washouts and river crossings.
When it rains driving becomes
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hazardous. As we near Asiki
the rain arrived and the muddy
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and slippery conditions made
progress almost impossible. Our
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vehicle got hopelessly bogged
in the red mud and it took a lot
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of time, patience, and effort
to get moving again. This was
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repeated several times. Now
there's about a dozen sites in
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the Asiki district where smoked
corpses can be found. So we're
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trying to find where the most
accessible mummies are and also
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ones that are in good condition.
So we meet two of the tribal
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leaders. They will advise us,
organize permission for us to
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travel deeper into this region
and then guide us up to the
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cliff ledge where the mummies
are. As we are now entering the
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Asiki region and new tribal
territory, we are given another
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traditional welcome. Once again
it starts in an aggressive and
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threatening way. As soon as
we arrive and get out of the
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vehicle the two tribal leaders
advance shouting and waving
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their weapons in a bold, hostile
and frightening challenge. After
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another confronting encounter
involving clubs, spears and bows
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and arrows things settle down.
We're invited to follow and are
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granted permission to proceed
further. Our journey takes us
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deeper into the jungle in
our search for the mysterious
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mummies. Our guide leads us
towards the village entrance
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pointing in the direction
of the cliff ledge high in the
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mountains where the mummies
are located. After serious
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discussion and negotiations we
are given permission to view the
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mummies, but we are now on what
is considered sacred ground to
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these villagers and so another
welcome ceremony awaits us. This
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is by far the most fierce and
hostile we've yet experienced.
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A group of villagers covered in
mud and wearing pigs tusks and
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other adornment confront us
armed with a frightening array
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of weapons. I'm told it's
going to be _, wet and muddy so
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it's off with the regular
clothing and into expedition
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gear and something more
appropriate and just as well.
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The final stage of our journey
to the mummies is a laborious
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climb through the jungle that's
riddled with stinging nettles
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and spider webs. The track is
so steep and overgrown in parts
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that it's necessary to climb on
all fours. It's difficult to get
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up here to the mummies. They are
perched up here on this cliff
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ledge. There's no flat ground
to stand on here and it's very
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slippery and easy to lose your
footing. But this is what we've
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been searching for and so we
slipped and slid and struggled
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and battled to get up here. The
mummies are more macabre than
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anything I'd imagined. There's
14 of them in this group.
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They're all sitting in life
like positions or curled up like
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fetuses inside large baskets.
They're supported by a banded
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platform and scaffold. They're
smeared with red clay and in
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various stages of decomposition.
There's parched sections of skin
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and muscle clinging to their
skeletons. The mummification
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process is carried out carefully
and respectfully. When someone
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dies an experienced person in
the art of mummification makes
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an incision in the feet, knees
and elbows of the deceased so
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that the body fats can drain
into containers. The fat is
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smeared onto the body of the
living relatives to impart the
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strength of the dead to
the living. Leftover fats are
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used for cooking. Then the eyes,
mouth and anus are sewn shut
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to keep air from entering the
body before it's subjected to
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the smoking process. This takes
weeks, sometimes even months.
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After the body is smoke-cured
it's covered in red clay and red
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ocre to deter insects and
predators. The mummy is then
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placed in burial caves or
along cliff ledges like this one
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overlooking the village. The
villagers then believe that the
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the mummy becomes a watcher
or a guardian for the village.
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Great warriors are given
special positions higher up on
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the cliffs to watch out
for enemies and invaders. These
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modern day warriors
while standing here with their
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ancestors who they tenderly
and lovingly placed here to
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watch out over their village
and they believe that they are
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watchers or guardians that are
keeping them safe and protecting
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them from danger. The highest
respect that these warriors can
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give their ancestors is to place
them here on this cliff ledge in
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this position of honor and
prestige. The very sight of a
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row of charred red bodies
hanging off the mountains might
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seem quite grotesque. In fact,
I find it quite disturbing and
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distressing. It's not something
we're used to. But for the Anga
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people it's the highest form
of respect for the dead. When I
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look at these mummified corpses
lined up along the cliff ledge,
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the question that keeps crossing
my mind is where really are
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these people? And it raises the
age old question - what happens
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after we die? It's an age old
question. Men and women through
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the centuries have wondered
about the same thing. They've
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wrestled with the uncertainty of
death. What really happens to us
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after we die? Every civilization
and all religions have
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endeavored
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to provide answers. All of their
theories and explanations fall
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into three primary view points
about death. The first view is
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quite popular today but
utterly dismal. And here it is:
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When people die that's the
end. They simply stop living and
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there is nothing beyond this
life. At death it's all over.
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It's final. That's it.
The second view teaches:
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that people are immortal.
Everybody lives forever. They
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never actually die. At death
they just continue on living
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somewhere in some shape or form.
Then the third view teaches that
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people are mortal. They all can
and do die. But there is life
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after death and this after
life is always connected to one
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person, Jesus Christ, and comes
through resurrection. Now these
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three viewpoints about death
are very different from each
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other. They are conflicting
views. And so the question is
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how do we decide which one is
right. How do we find out what
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really happens when a person
dies. Well I believe that there
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is only one place to settle all
the confusion about death. There
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is only one reliable source
of information that reveals
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ultimate truth and that's
the Bible, the word of God. The
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Bible unlocks the mystery
of death. Jesus stated it
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succinctly. Here's what he said
in John the 17th chapter and
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verse 17:
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So let's find out exactly what
the Bible says on this subject.
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Let's find out what really
happens to a person after they
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die. Well firstly the Bible
clearly teaches that there is
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life after death. It calls it
eternal life or everlasting life
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Please notice what the
Bible says in John chapter 3
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and verse 16:
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The Bible says that eternal
life is possible and is totally
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dependent on belief in Jesus
Christ and accepting him as
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Savior. Eternal life is a gift
from God. Here's what the Bible
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says in Romans
chapter 6 and verse 23:
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The Bible says we've all sinned
and that the wages of sin is
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death. The Bible says we're not
inherently immortal. Man does
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not naturally possess eternal
life in himself. Because we've
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all sinned and made mistakes
we die. We're not immortal. The
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Bible says that only God is
immortal. Here's what it says in
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1 Timothy:
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So the Bible says that only
God is immortal. People are not
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immortal. We don't naturally
live forever. Because of our
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sins and mistakes we are subject
to death. We die. But if we
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believe in Jesus and accept him
as our Savior, then we receive
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the gift of eternal life from
God. But that eternal life is
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always connected to one person,
Jesus Christ, and belief in him.
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And that gift of eternal life
only becomes a reality at the
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resurrection when Jesus returns
the second time. Eternal life,
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the gift of God, only comes
at the resurrection. Here's what
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the Bible says
in 1 Thessalonians
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chapter 4, verses 16 and 17.
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Aren't those priceless words?
When Paul wanted to comfort
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loved ones of those who had died
in Christ, this is what he said.
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He pointed them to the
resurrection. This is the Bible
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hope, the blessed hope.
It doesn't seek comfort in
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religious ritual, mummification
or false theories. It focuses
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on the great day when God will
raise the dead. Death will be
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overcome at the second coming
of Christ. We have the promise
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of eternal life now. We have the
assurance of eternal life now.
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But it's always connected to
Jesus and the resurrection. We
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only receive eternal life when
Jesus returns a second time and
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the resurrection of the dead
takes place. The Bible makes
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this crystal clear in the great
chapter on the resurrection,
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1 Corinthians
15. Listen to this:
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But how can we be certain
that this is right, that this is
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going to happen? Well we already
have a guarantee. We've got the
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evidence. You see Jesus
resurrection was an event that
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New Testament writers could
whole heartedly affirm. After
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Christ's death, they'd seen him
alive, spoken with him, touched
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him. This was no wandering
spirit. This wasn't their
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imagination. This was flesh
and blood reality. It was this
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marvelous event the resurrection
of Jesus that enabled the
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disciples to know for sure that
death could be overcome. It was
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their guarantee. Not because
of anything they had done, not
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because of human effort, but
solely because of the work of
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God. The followers of Jesus,
Christians, understood that
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believers can be resurrected
just as their Lord had
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resurrected. Eternal life is
in Christ. Notice what the Bible
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says in John
chapter 6 and verse 36:
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That's where our hope must lie.
In Jesus. He alone possesses the
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key to the grave. Eternal life
is a gift from him. The Bible
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makes this crystal clear.
Listen to what it says in 1 John
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chapter 5 and verse 11:
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That's the key to living
forever. It's making the right
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connection, believing in Jesus.
Eternal life is in Jesus. Our
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eternal life depends on
connecting ourselves with him.
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The Bible writers all placed
their hope in Jesus and the
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resurrection. Their faith was
based entirely in a future event
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that would echo their Lord's
resurrection. They knew that
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Jesus had promised the
believer this in John chapter 6
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and verse 54:
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Yes when Jesus returns the dead
in Christ will be raised and
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will live forever. Until then
they sleep in the grave. The
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Bible consistently pictures
death as a sleep that only
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Christ's coming awakens. In
fact, the Bible refers to death
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as a sleep no less than 53
times. David, Daniel, Paul and
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Jesus himself all referred to
death as a sleep So what happens
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after we die? Well the Bible
says that believers in Jesus
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remain in the grave in the sleep
of death until Jesus comes and
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resurrects them to live forever.
This is the Bible hope, the
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blessed hope We can have
confidence in this hope. Why not
00:24:10.85\00:24:16.22
make it your hope
right now as we pray.
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Our dear heavenly Father, thank
you for your word the Bible and
00:24:20.12\00:24:24.93
the great truths it reveals. I'm
so thankful for the hope we have
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in Jesus Christ and the
resurrection. We don't have to
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live under the shadow of death
anymore. If we accept Jesus as
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our personal Savior you've
promised to give us eternal
00:24:38.37\00:24:43.04
life. His resurrection assures
us that it will be repeated for
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each of us at his second coming.
We look forward to that day.
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Keep us faithful until then. We
ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.
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Papua New Guinea is a land
of mystery. The mummies of Papua
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New Guinea are a reminder if
the question we all ask about
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perhaps the greatest mystery of
all: What happens after we die?
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Ancient cultures, men and
women through the centuries have
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wrestled with the uncertainty
of death. They've been perplexed
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over the unknown. Is there
any way we can find reliable
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information about what really
happens when a person dies?
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I believe there is. In fact,
I'm convinced there's only one
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reliable source of information
regarding life after death and
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that's the word of God. The
Bible unlocks the mystery of
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death. If you'd like to know
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truth about death then I'd like
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journey to Papua New Guinea in
search of the mysterious mummies
00:27:28.58\00:27:32.88
of Asiki and our reflections on
the resurrection and the Bible's
00:27:32.91\00:27:36.69
hope of life after death, then
be sure to join us again next
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week when we will share another
of life's journeys together.
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Until then remember the ultimate
destination of life's journey.
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Now I saw a new heaven and a new
earth. And God will wipe away
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every tear from their eyes.
There shall be no more death nor
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sorrow nor crying. There shall
be no more pain for the former
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things have passed away.
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