The Church earnestly recommends that our ancient custom of burying the dead be observed. Cremation, however, is permitted unless it has been chosen for reasons which are contrary to the Christian teaching on the resurrection of the body. Reincarnation is the erroneous concept that the souls of the dead return to earth in new forms or bodies. After death and individual judgment a person may go to heaven for all eternity, or to purgatory temporarily and then to heaven, or to hell for all eternity. Right now we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then we will see face to face.
Eternity means no beginning, end or change.
We speak of God s eternity, referring to his unending, unchanging Being. We will share in eternal life after death. The particular judgment, also called the individual judgment, is Christ s judgment of a person immediately after death. The beatific vision is the clear and immediate vision and experience of God enjoyed by the angels and saints in heaven. He took me in the spirit to a great high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God with God s glory.