Where in the catholic church bible they mentioned about purgatory?

Answer 1

You've not missed the passages, as they aren't there. The original manuscripts do not allude to anything even remotely like this doctrine. What you've heard is ( in its' modern day form ) only held by Roman Catholicism.

BTW, neither of the two common Catholic Bibles even contain the word purgatory.

Thgis doctrine is very definitely spurious; it disagrees with the Biblical position that once a person dies, their opportunities on Earth cease; once dead, the next event is always the judgement of their deeds ( Hebrews 9 : 27 ), not having any further, or other, opportunities. That's why one must choose "yes or no" to the question of salvation through Jesus Christ ( alone ) : there simply is no after-life second-chance

option in God's plan. ( Why would there be ? Anyone who had been to the "other side" would choose to be redeemed, after seeing what the options really looked like ! That's a no- brainer !! ) We are all judged ( unless the penalty has been paid for by Christ ) on our own decision. ( That precludes any possibility of anyone else "praying us into heaven", since that would be (A) through someone else's decision, and (B) through human intervention ( as opposed to our free will, the all-important deciding factor ). God offers to pay the debt - each individual absolutely must choose to accept or decline for him/herself.

Answer 2

No. There is no biblical reference to purgatory, at least not in the New Testament. Although I disagree with the idea that The Bible is infallible, or that the Bible is the sole source of theological proof, I do think that if this supposed place called purgatory actually existed, then Jesus would have told us about it. Jesus repeatedly shows us a day of Final Judgment in which the dead are separated into the saved and the damned-nothing else. The saved go to paradise, and the damned go to hell. Purgatory is a very man-made doctrine. (This is just what I think. Feel free to disagree.)

Catholic Answer:

See the link below for a number of Biblical references to Purgatory.

Answer 3

You won't find the word purgatory anywhere in the Bible.

It is not a Bible teaching.

The New Catholic Encyclopedia states: "In the final analysis, the Catholic doctrine on purgatory is based on tradition, not Sacred Scripture."

A Dictionary of Christian Theology comments: "In the New Testament we do not find hell fire to be a part of the primitive preaching."

Answer 4

A:No, the Bible does not mention purgatory. The concept arose because of the ancient belief in saying prayers for the dead. Since prayers are not needed for souls already in heaven and are of no practical use for those in hell, the Catholic Church decided there must be an intermediate place of temporary purification in which prayers can be of assistance.

Answer 5

Well, the Catholic Church does not believe in Sola Scriptura (they don't believe that the Bible is the only final authority), they believe that the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, teaches truth. Therefore, purgatory is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, but some verses that point to it include:

Matt. 5:26,18:34/Luke 12:58-59

Matt. 12:32

Luke 16:19-31

1 Cor. 15:29-30

1 Peter 3:19; 4:6

Rev. 21:27

2 Macc. 12:43-45

1 Cor. 3:10-15

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Roman Catholic AnswerThe Bible does not mention the word purgatory, just as it doesn't mention many other words that are firmly believed by all Christians, however, the doctrine is plainly there as the background without which many verses of the Bible make no sense at all. Furthermore it has been taught and believed by all Christians from the very first and only denied by any group consistently since the sixteenth century. Please note that it is very dangerous to accept someone else's interpretation (as opposed to the interpretation of the Church established by Christ and guaranteed to be free of error) of the Bible, even if it it's your own. Jesus Christ, himself, explicitly taught (see Matthew 11:29) that we are to imitate him in humility. Without humility and docility to the Spirit we can not be saved. Being humble explicitly means be docile to the Holy Spirit and listening to Him in the Church.

extracted from A Biblical Defense of Catholicism by Dave Armstrong, Sophia Institute Press, Manchester, New Hampshire, 2003; from pp 119-145

As for souls of those who, after having received holy Baptism, have incurred no stain of sin whatever, and those souls who, after having contracted the stain of sin, have been cleansed, either while remaining still in their bodies or after having been divested of them as stated above, they are received immediately into Heaven." (Profession of Faith of Michael Palaologus, Pt. 2 From J. Neuner and J. Dupuis, eds., The Christian Faith: Doctrinal Documents of the Catholic Church {New York: Alba House, 1990})

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All Christians should seek after purity, perfection, and righteousness. Catholicism merely approaches this goal with the utmost seriousness by maintaining that some purification will be necessary after death for most of us, since holiness is a prerequisite for entering into the presence of God (Rev. 21:27).

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The Bible itself -- closely examined -- doesn't compel us to think that God's work of grace in each soul is instantaneously completed at the moment of physical death. If approached without an ultimately groundless bias against any process of sanctification after death, the biblical data is sufficient to establish the Catholic position, or at least make it plausible enough to accept on the basis of a Tradition very well-attested throughout the history of the Church up to the Protestant Reformation, when it was first rejected outright.

Psalm 66:12: "Thou didst let men ride over our heads; we went thorough fire and through water; yet thou has brought us forth to a spacious place."

This verse (above) was considered a proof of Purgatory by Origen (Homily 23 on Numbers) and St. Ambrose, (In Ps. 36; Sermon 3 on Ps. 118) who posits the water of Baptism and the fire of Purgatory.

Ecclesiastes 12:14: "For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil."

Isaiah 4:4: "When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion and cleansed the bloodstains of Jerusalem from its midst by a spirit of judgment and by a spirit of burning" (see also Isa. 1:25-26).

St. Francis de Sales, the great Catholic apologist of the sixteenth century, commented on this vers3e as follows:

"This purgation made in the spirit of judgment and of burning is understood of Purgatory by St. Augustine, in the twentieth book of the City of God, Chapter 25. And in fact this interpretation is favored by the words preceding, in which mention is made of the salvation of men, and also by the end of the chapter, where the repose of the blessed is spoken of; wherefore that which is said - 'the Lord shall wash away the filth' - is to be understood of the purgation necessary for this salvation. And since it is said that this purgation is to be made in the spirit of heat and of burning, it cannot well be understood save of Purgatory and its fire. (St. Francis de Sales, The Catholic Controversy (CON) Henry B. Mackey, trans. {Rockford, Illinois: TAN Books, 1989}, 358).

Mr. Armstrong goes on to quote and explain:

Micah 7:8-9

Malachi 3:2-4

2 Maccabees 12:39-42, 44-45

When our Lord and Savior talks about the afterlife, he never denies that there is a third state, and the overall evidence of his utterances in this regard strongly indicates that he accepted the existence of Purgatory.

Matthew 5:22: "But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother shall be liable to the council, and whoever says, 'You fool!' shall be liable to the Hell of fire."

St. Francis de Sales elucidate the implications of this statement of Christ:

It is only the third sort of offense which is punished with Hell; therefore in the judgment of God after this life there are other pains which are not eternal or infernal -- these are the pains of Purgatory...

Matthew 5:25-26 "Make friends quickly with your accuser, while you are going 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" (see also Luke 12:58-59).

Origen, St. Cyprian, St. Hilary, St. Ambrose, St. Jerome, and St. Augustine say that the way which is meant in the whilst thou are in the way [while you are going with him to court] is no other than the passage of the present life: the adversary [accuser] will be our own conscience . . . as St. Ambrose expounds, and Bede, St. Augustine, St. Gregory [the Great], and St. Bernard. Lastly, the judge is without doubt our Lord . . . The prison, again, is . . . the place of punishment in the other world, in which, as in a large jail, there are many buildings; one for those who are damned, which is as it were for criminals, the other for those in Purgatory, which is as it were for debt. The farthing [penny] . . . [represents] little sins and infirmities, as the farthing is the smallest money one can owe.

Now let us consider a little where this repayment . . . is to be made. And we find from most ancient Fathers that it is in Purgatory: Tertullian, (The Soul, 100, 10.) Cyprian, (Epistle 4, 2), Origen, (Homily 35 on Luke 12) . . . St. Ambrose, (Commentary on Luke 12) St. Jerome. (commentary on Matthew 5) . . . Who sees not that in St. Luke the comparison is drawn, not from a murderer or some criminal, who can have no hope of escape, but from a debtor who is throw into prise till payment, and when this is made is at once let out?

Mr. Armstrong then goes on to explain the following verses from the ancient Fathers of our faith:

Matthew 12:32

Luke 16:9

Luke 16:19-31

Zechariah 9:11

Ephesians 4:8-10

1 Peter 3:19-20

1 Corinthians 3:11-15

1 Corinthians 15:29

2 Corinthians 5:10

2 Corinthians 7:1

Philippians 2:10-11

Revelation 5:3, 13

2 Timothy 1:16-18

Hebrews 12:14

Hebrews 12:29

Revelation 21:27

For a complete explanation of these verses and their interpretation by the Fathers of the early Church please get Mr. Armstrong's book (link below)

Answer 7

The Bible does not speak of Purgatory. It only speaks of Earth,Heaven,and Hell. The Bible says you either go to Heaven or Hell when you die.

Answer 8

It does not address or reference purgatory.