✨ Reincarnation in Christianity — A Forgotten Truth of the Soul

✨ Reincarnation in Christianity — A Forgotten Truth of the Soul

By Pawan Upadhyay

Independent Researcher & Discoverer of the Pressure–Curvature Theory

🔹 The Eternal Nature of the Soul

The soul is unborn and immortal.

It neither takes birth nor dies.

The soul is created by the eternal divine energy of God and continues its journey beyond the limits of a single human life.

As the Scripture says:

“Before I formed thee in the womb, I knew thee.” — Jeremiah 1:5

This verse reveals that God knew every soul before its physical birth — because the soul existed even before entering the body.

🔹 Resurrection and Rebirth

The Resurrection of the Body means the awakening of the physical body through divine power.

The Resurrection of the Spirit means the rebirth of the soul in a new body through divine will.

Both are true — because both express the victory of divine life over death.

When Lord Jesus Christ raised Lazarus from the dead, the same soul of Lazarus re-entered his body. Later, Lazarus again died in old age. This means man dies once in one earthly life, but the immortal soul continues its journey — fulfilling Hebrews 9:27 in its true spiritual sense.

🔹 Divine Forgiveness and the Cycle of Birth

When Jesus healed the man blind from birth, He revealed that the man’s suffering was connected with past causes.

The Lord said,

“Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.” — John 9:3

Through this divine act, Jesus forgave the sins of all his previous births — showing that divine mercy extends beyond one lifetime.

Jesus Christ Himself is the embodiment of divine forgiveness, restoring both body and soul.

🔹 Reincarnation in the Words of Jesus

Jesus told His disciples about Elijah’s return:

“But I say unto you, that Elias is come already… Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.” — Matthew 17:12–13

This clearly reflects the idea of the same soul appearing again in a new body — a spiritual confirmation of reincarnation.

Even the early followers of Christ believed that souls could return again in new forms to complete their divine journey of purification and redemption.

🔹 The Divine Word and the Soul

Lord Jesus Christ was Himself the Divine Word made flesh (John 1:14).

The Word is eternal — it cannot perish, just as the soul cannot perish.

If the Word of God manifests in many ways through ages, why can the divine soul, created in God’s image, not continue its manifestation through many lives?

Reincarnation thus becomes a reflection of the eternal creative Word of God, which renews life again and again.

🔹 Conclusion

Reincarnation in Christianity is not a denial of resurrection — it is its spiritual fulfillment.

The resurrection of the body is temporary; the resurrection of the soul through rebirth is eternal.

Through every life, the soul learns, purifies, and returns closer to God.

Reincarnation is therefore a divine process of salvation, guided by God’s eternal will and mercy — the same mercy revealed through Jesus Christ, who conquered sin and death for all souls.

Written by:

Pawan Upadhyay

Independent Researcher & Theologian

Discoverer of the Pressure–Curvature Theory of Gravity

Email: pawanupadhyay28@hotmail.com