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- Judgment, Heaven, hell, purgatory
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- Particular judgment: happens at the time of death
- Determines our destination 2 Cor 5:10
- Jesus on judgment: Luke 16:19-31 rich man and Lazarus
- What does each passage tell us?
- Final judgment (also called the general judgment)
- God’s final victory over evil at
the second coming
- When all will be revealed
- Will show the victory of Gods justice
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- Heaven: our eternal and complete union with God, the angels, saints,
loved ones…
- Where we will enjoy the beatific vision
- the face to face vision of God as he really is
- Jesus’ death and resurrection gives us access to Heaven
- We will be united with God but will retain our in, individual identity
- Symbols used for heaven:
- Wedding feast, light, peace, paradise, …
- Describe heaven: what will it be like, who will you see there, …
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- Purgatory: final purification for those who will enter Heaven
- 2 Macabees 12:39-46
- We must first be freed from all imperfections, let go of all attachments
- Will see how we affected others….
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- Hell: to die unrepentant, to refuse and deny God
- Eternal separation from God
- Done with full consent and free choice
- Matthew 25:41-46
- Matthew 13:41-42
- Matthew 13:47-50
- What does each of the above tell us?
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