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Is Cremation Scriptural?
Is Cremation Scriptural?
The following event was not recorded in Scripture to prove cremation. It is important to know why something is included so that we can use it primarily for.the right purpose, and not misuse it for a wrong purpose.
Having set those protective boundaries, notice these 4 facts:
1. According to Genesis 22, Yahweh tested Abraham by commanding him to offer his son as a “burnt offering” (22:2).
2. According to Leviticus 6:10-11, the “burnt offering” was turned into ashes.
3. Therefore, Isaac as a burnt offering would have been turned into ashes.
4. Despite that, Abraham thought Yahweh could resurrect Isaac (Hebrews 11:19).
There are other arguments for cremation:
1. God creates man out of dust and dirt (Genesis 2), which foreshadows the resurrection.
2. Revelation 20:13 recognizes that some bodies will be resurrected out of the sea, meaning those bodies had not been buried in dirt or a cave.
3. Science teaches eventually every body eventually turns back to dust, so cremation is just a faster process of what happens naturally.
The point of contention is not whether God has the power, will, and good intentions to raise the dead from dust. God could have raised up Israel from stones (Matthew 3:9). The question is whether God disapproves.
According to Abraham, God was willing to resurrect from even from ashes. I conclude and concure. It is scriptural to be cremated.
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