11-24-2009, 08:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-02-2010, 01:32 AM by Director Michael.)
The spiritual effects upon one who chooses this path:
As stated,
- "G-d will be his portion" - the person will have a more personal relationship with G-d.
- "G-d will be ... his inheritance for all eternity" - the person will certainly merit to have a place of spiritual reward for his soul in the Heavens (after the end of his physical lifetime), and eternally in the World to Come after being resurrected. One's individual spiritual rewards in both places are granted "measure for measure," so these rewards will be greater than those of someone who was righteous (i.e., who observed the Torah's Noahide Code), but did not choose this higher path.
As stated,
- "G-d will be his portion" - the person will have a more personal relationship with G-d.
- "G-d will be ... his inheritance for all eternity" - the person will certainly merit to have a place of spiritual reward for his soul in the Heavens (after the end of his physical lifetime), and eternally in the World to Come after being resurrected. One's individual spiritual rewards in both places are granted "measure for measure," so these rewards will be greater than those of someone who was righteous (i.e., who observed the Torah's Noahide Code), but did not choose this higher path.