Does the Bible mention Purgatory?

We know the word Purgatory is not in the Bible, but also the story of Susanna, Chapter 13 of Daniel, is omitted in the King James Bible, and we could go on. The Old Testament Jewish prayed for the dead as we do today. Remember, God said one speck on the soul doesn’t get into heaven, it has to be cleaned.

What is the biblical basis for Purgatory?

The chief Old Testament verse that indicates the necessity of purgation after death (and thus implies a place or state where such purgation takes place—hence the name Purgatory) is 2 Maccabees 12:46: It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins.

Who invented Purgatory?

Jacques Le Goff
The most prominent modern historian of the idea of Purgatory, Jacques Le Goff, dates the term purgatorium to around 1170; and in 1215 the Church began to set out the actual length of time in Purgatory required of souls.

Why do Protestants not believe in Purgatory?

The classic Protestant argument against Purgatory, aside from the lack of biblical support, is that Jesus’ death eliminated the need for any afterlife redress of sin. Catholics reply that divine mercy doesn’t exonerate a person from the need to be transformed.

Is there such thing as purgatory?

purgatory, the condition, process, or place of purification or temporary punishment in which, according to medieval Christian and Roman Catholic belief, the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for heaven.

Where does the idea of purgatory come from?

According to the French historian Jacques Le Goff, the conception of purgatory as a physical place dates to the 12th century, the heyday of medieval otherworld-journey narratives and of pilgrims’ tales about St. Patrick’s Purgatory, a cavelike entrance to purgatory on a remote island in northern Ireland.

How does a soul get out of purgatory?

The council declared: [I]f they die truly repentant in charity before they have made satisfaction by worthy fruits of penance for (sins) committed and omitted, their souls are cleansed after death by purgatorical or purifying punishments, as Brother John has explained to us.

Can a Catholic not believe in purgatory?

Catholics don’t see purgatory as a place of pain and torment. Instead, it’s considered a place of expectant joy, although suffering occurs from the temporary distance. Why all this preparation? Catholics believe that God and heaven are worth it.

What religion believes in purgatory?

Do souls burn in purgatory?

They burn for it, with a yearning that surpasses the heat of any earthly fire.” In other words, the primary pain endured by those in purgatory is the loss of the sight of God. They suffer from what Tassone called, “a spiritual fever.”

Does the Bible teach the reality of Purgatory?

The second Bible passage where Jesus teaches the reality of purgatory is Matthew 5:25-26: Make friends quickly with your accuser, while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison; truly, I say to you, you will never get out till you have paid the last penny.

Does the Catholic Church teach the dogma of Purgatory?

Contrary to what many Protestants think, the Catholic Church didn’t make up the dogma of purgatory. It’s a belief that comes from our Lord himself as found in Sacred Scripture. Therefore, the Catholic Church can say in good conscience that it has been faithful to the great commission to teach all that the Lord has commanded.

What is the difference between Purgatory and sanctification?

Purgatory. Sanctification involves suffering (Rom. 5:3–5), and purgatory is the final stage of sanctification that some of us need to undergo before we enter heaven. Purgatory is the final phase of Christ’s applying to us the purifying redemption that he accomplished for us by his death on the cross.

Is the age to come in Matthew 12/32 refer to Purgatory?

But Jesus didn’t give any sort of clarification. Therefore, it’s reasonable to conclude that the age to come in Matthew 12:32 and the prison in Matthew 5:25-26 refer to purgatory. Contrary to what many Protestants think, the Catholic Church didn’t make up the dogma of purgatory.

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