What is the belief that after death the body stays in the grave until the end of the world when it is raised?

• A. Resurrection
• B. Reincarnation
• C. Ascension
• D. Salvation

Answer: (A)

This belief describes bodily resurrection—the idea that after a person dies, the body stays buried and is later raised to life at the end of time. Resurrection means coming back to life in a physical body when the world is judged and renewed. It’s about the whole person (body and soul) being restored at the Last Day.

This fits the term resurrection best because it centers on rising again, specifically at the end of the world. Reincarnation is a different concept where a soul is reborn into a new life in a new body, not a single final raising at the end. Ascension refers to moving upward into a higher realm or being taken up to heaven, often after resurrection, rather than the dead remaining in the grave until a final raising. Salvation is about being saved from sin and receiving eternal life, not the act of raising the dead.