Death, Judgment and Eternity
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“Separation of the soul from the body, the human body decays, and the soul goes to meet God, while awaiting its reunion with the glorified body.” –
CCC 997
• as a return to dirt (Gen 3:19);• as a departure (2 Tim 4:6; Phil 1:23);• to be at home (2 Cor 5:8-9);• a discarding of a tent (2 Pet 1: 13-14);• a sleeping (Mt 9:24, Jn 11:11-13);• a rest (Rev 14:13);• a return to God (Eccl 12:7);• to be with Christ (Phil 1:23); and• to live with Christ (2 Tim 2:11).
“Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man (Adam), and death came through sin, and so death spread through all because all have sinned.” Rom 5:12
“Of every tree in the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Gen 2: 16,17
“Because God did not make death, He does not delight in the death of the living.”
Wis 1:13
• Death entered into this world by sin (Romans 5:12).
• So all will die, with the exception that those who are alive at the return of Christ at the end, will never die ( 1 Thess 4:13-17).
• In verse 17: "Then [at His return, and after the resurrection of the dead] we the living, will be taken together with them [the risen dead] in the clouds to meet the Lord" (Cf. 1 Cor 15:51).
Jesus’ own death “has transformed the curse of death into a blessing” (CCC 1009;
Rom.5:19-20).
He conquered death and opened the possibility of salvation for all (CCC 1019);
An end to the earthly life.
To a Christian, death has a positive meaning:
• “For me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (Phil 1:21).
• Through Baptism, we die with Christ, Sacramentally, in order to live a new life.
•If we die in Christ’s grace, physical death completes this “dying”, - incorporating us eternally with him;
Christians experience a desire for death:
•“My desire is to depart and be with Christ” (Phil 1:23);
•“I want to see God, and in order to see him I must die”
(St. Teresa of Avila);
•“I am not dying, I am entering life” (St. Therese of Lisieux).
“I am the resurrection and the life. Those believe in
me, even though they die, will live and everyone who lives and believes in me will
never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26
“Death is swallowed up in victory.
Where, O death, is your victory?Where, O death, is your sting?”1 Cor 15: 54-55
"it is appointed to die once and after that comes the judgment" (Heb 9:27).
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive recompense, according to what he did in the body, whether good or evil.” 2 Cor 5:10
• Each man receives his eternal retribution in his immortal soul at the very moment of his death, in a particular judgment that refers his life to Christ: either entrance into the blessedness of heaven-through a purification594 or immediately,595 -- or immediate and everlasting damnation - CCC 1021
Heaven is Fullness of Communion with God
Purgatory is defined as a state of being, the
continuing process of purgation or purification of the soul after human death.
For those who when they die are guilty of less serious sin [venial sin], where they will
undergo purification.
Purgatory is a sign of God's mercy on those who have
honestly sought to know God and to do His will in this life and yet die in some degree
of bondage to sin or the effects of sin.
“For our God is a consuming fire.” Heb 12:39
“….the builder will be saved, but only as through
fire.” 1 Cor 3:15
“The genuineness of your faith, more precious than
gold that is perishable even though tested by fire, may
prove to be for praise, glory, and honor at the revelation
of Jesus Christ.”1 Pet 1:7
• 2 Maccabees 12:42-46 – Pray for the dead
• Baruch 3:4 - Baruch asks the Lord to hear the prayers of the dead of Israel. Prayers for the dead are unnecessary in heaven and unnecessary in hell. These dead are in purgatory
• “Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” Heb 12:14
• “But nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life.”
Rev 21:27
• CCC 1030 - All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven
• CCC 1032 - This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for the dead, already mentioned in Sacred Scripture: "Therefore [Judas Maccabeus] made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin." From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God.The Church also commends almsgiving, indulgences, and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the dead:
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Hell is the State of Those who Reject God and a state of eternal damnation
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“These will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, separated from the eternal presence of the Lord and from his might.” 2 Thess 1:9
CCC 1035 - The teaching of the Church affirms the existence of hell and its eternity. Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell, where they suffer the punishments of hell, "eternal fire.“ The chief punishment of hell is eternal separation from God, in whom alone man can possess the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he longs.
CCC 1037 - God predestines no one to go to hell; for this, a wilful turning away from God (a mortal sin) is necessary, and persistence in it until the end. In the Eucharistic liturgy and in the daily prayers of her faithful, the Church implores the mercy of God, who does not want "any to perish, but all to come to repentance"
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“But about that day or hour no one knows, nor
the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard ! Be alert ! Yu do not know
when the time will come.Mark 13:32-33
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sinsand I look forward to the resurrection of the deadand the life of the world to come. Amen
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“ Do not be astonished at this; for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.” John 5:28-29
• So all will die, with the exception that those who are alive at the return of Christ at the end, will never die ( 1 Thess 4:13-17).
• In verse 17: "Then [at His return, and after the resurrection of the dead] we the living, will be taken together with them [the risen dead] in the clouds to meet the Lord" (Cf. 1 Cor 15:51).
CCC 1038
The resurrection of all the dead, "of both the just and the unjust," will precede the Last Judgment. This will be "the hour when all who are in the tombs will hear [the Son of man's] voice and come forth, those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment." Then Christ will come "in his glory, and all the angels with him. . . . Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. . . . And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
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• “Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this; when he is revealed, we will be like Him, we will see Him as He is. 1
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• Since we know what Christ’s body was like we can determine some of the qualities of our resurrected body;
• “appeared suddenly then dissappeared.”
• “passed through walls.”• His body seem to be the same as
it was before death; but it was different;
• He even changed his appearance so that his disciples couldn’t recognise Him .
Luke 24
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• Traditionally, Theologians have described these resurrected bodies as having the characterics of ;
• Identity;• Entirety; ( body with a dominant
soul);• Immortality . (eternal)
• These characteristics will also be present in bodies of souls condemned in hell.
• Those condemned in Hell will have conditions necessary for suffering the eternal punishment of hell, but not the glorification of the Lord shared by those in Heaven.
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• Traditionally, Theologians have described these glorified and perfected bodies as having four “transcentdent qualities”;
• Impassibility; ( freedom from physical evil, death, sickness and pain)
• Clarity; ( freedom from defects and endowment with beauty and radiance);
• Agility ; ( where the soul moves the body and there is freedom of motion)
• Subtility; (body is completely spiritualised under the dominion of the soul)
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He ascended into heavenand is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again in gloryto judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.
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(Then Jesus told the crowds and his disciples: ...)"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.' ... Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.” Matt 25: 31-41
• CCC – 1038;
• CCC – 1039;
• CCC- 1040;
• CCC – 1041.
• There will be a new Heaven and a new Earth;
• In the resurrection to new life the new creation will share in the glory of God;
• Both the new universe and all people in Heaven will experience what perfect happiness and fullfilment is
“The former heaven and the formerearth had passed away, and the sea was no more. I also saw the holy city, a new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is with the human race. He will dwell with themand they will be his people and God himself will always be with them [as their God].Revelation 21 : 1-3
The CCC teaches ;
“After the Universal judgment, the righteous will reign forever with Christ, glorified in body and soul.
CCC- 1042
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I believe in one God,the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all things visible and invisible.
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I believe in one Lord Jesus Christthe Only Begotten Son of God,born of the Father before all ages,God from God, Light from Light,
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true God from true God,begotten not made, consubstantial with the Father;through him all things were made.For us men and for our salvationhe came down from heaven,
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and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
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For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried,and rose again on the third day,in accordance with the Scriptures.
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He ascended into heavenand is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again in gloryto judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.
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I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.
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I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sinsand I look forward to the resurrection of the deadand the life of the world to come. Amen
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