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What major religions believe in the concept of purgatory?
Catholicism is the major religion that believes in the concept of purgatory, a place where souls are purified before entering heaven. Some branches of Eastern Orthodox Christianity also hold beliefs similar to purgatory.
Do the Seventh-day adventists believe in purgatory and hell?
No we do not believe in purgatory, but we do believe in hell. We believe that when a person dies they remain in a temporary sleep until the second coming of Jesus. Heaven and Hell comes after the eternal judgment at the end of time
What is the Catholic's view of the requirements to get out of purgatory?
Purgatory is not so much a place as a state. Purgatory is the state of being purified to enter heaven. Nothing imperfect can enter heaven, so everyone who is saved and going to heaven must be perfect. Very few people die in a state of perfection, most of us will die with venial sin and the effects of forgiven mortal sin still on our soul. If you die in a state of mortal sin, then your only destination is Hades . If you die in a state of grace, then your destination is heaven, but God provides the state of purgatory, where one is "purged" of the effects of sin so that one becomes perfect and can enter the presence of God without being annihilated. As soon as all the effects and detritus of sin is gone and you are perfect, you leave purgatory and enter heaven.
How long do you stay in purgatory?
Christian view: for all eternity if you believe in Jesus Christ Muslims view: The second life after death and after the Day of Hudgement is eternal life. If you worshiped God as the one and only one God with no partner, no son, no companion, no associate, and no equivalence, then you will be accepted by God mercy in the Heaven (God paradise) where you live for eternity.
How did people feel about the sale of indulgences to forgive sins?
Protestants feel as most modern Catholics also, probably, feel - that indulgences represent one of the most shameful episodes in Church history. Indulgences - the sale of certificates 'guaranteeing' a reduced time in purgatory before entrance to heaven for those for whom they were bought - fall foul of Christian beliefs at several levels. Examples include: 1. Purgatory in itself goes against all that Christ taught. In the Book of Romans Paul makes it very clear that we are saved through God's grace and not through buying our way into heaven. The Book of Romans was the catalyst that caused Martin Luther, whilst reading it, to have a conversion through the Holy Spirit, and inspired him to nail his theses on the door of the church at Wittenberg where he castigated the Church for its corruption. That simple but profound deed was instrumental in kick-starting the Reformation and the formation of the Protestant Church, and, in turn and to be fair to the Catholic church, precipitated a reform within the Catholic church itself, where they had had a nasty wake-up call and decided that they too should put their own house in order from within. 2. The sale of indulgences meant that the rich could buy themselves into heaven (or, at least out of purgatory) which was totally against what Christ taught. His mission was with the poor, he championed the oppressed, he taught that the first in this life would be the last in the next, and maintained that we would be saved through his blood and God's grace and not by buying our way in. 3. The very concept of purgatory was denied by Christ himself. On the cross he told one of the thieves - the one who prayed for forgiveness - that 'this very day you will be with me in Paradise' - not in some half-way house called Purgatory. These three examples go part way to giving some idea what the majority of Protestants regard as their beliefs where indulgences are concerned. Of course, there will be those who think otherwise, but as a generalisation, the episode of selling these 'guarantees' was one of the most corrupt actions within the history of the Christian church, and is a real example of just what can go wrong when what should have been a loving organisation can become infiltrated by those who desired the ways of the world - riches and fame and power, rather than Christian service and love.
Can people go to pugatory?
No ''purgatory'' is not even real
Can people in purgatory haunt you?
No, because purgatory doesn't exist
Where do Catholics get the idea that their soul first goes to purgatory and then people on earth pray for them to go to heavend?
First of all, not everyone goes to purgatory before going to heaven. Some people die and go straight to heaven. Others are not completely free from sinful attachments. Because of their attachment to sin, they are not yet ready for heaven because as the Bible tells us, "nothing unclean can enter heaven." So they go to purgatory where they are purified. Second of all, the prayers of people on earth are not necessary for someone to go from purgatory to heaven. It is God who purifies the souls, and He doesn't need anyone's help. However, He allows us to participate with Him by praying for those in purgatory because as the Bible tells us, it is good to pray for one another. We pray for those in purgatory not because it is necessary for them to go to heaven, but because it is a charitable thing that God allows us to do for each other.
Use purgatory in a sentence?
I can't imagine going through purgatory after death. -OR- Purgatory is where people from a certain religion go through after death where they can clean themselfs from their sins or impurities, there they decide wether to go to hevan or hell. <---- That's kind of the religious definition but it still is a sentence.
What happen to people who died back then?
They go to Heaven, Purgatory, or Hell like everyone else does today when they die.
What is a place you go that starts with the letter p?
Purgatory.
Where in Ireland is st patricks purgatory?
In Lough Derg, county Donegal. It is a place of pilgrimage. There is an island in the middle of the lake that people go to.
Do you go to heaven after purgatory?
OpinionYes, when a soul enters purgatory it begins the cleansing process, (removal of sins) so the soul can be purely good and so worthy to be entirely in God's presence (heaven).In other words a soul in heaven is guarenteed a place in heaven.OpinionSome churches believe that Purgatory is a temporary state before you can go to heaven. While some other churches believe that it is a place for those not good enough for heaven, but too good for hell; and once in purgatory you remain there indefinitely.Other churches do not believe there is a purgatory at all; they believe that after death people go directly to heaven or hell depending on how God judges them.
What it is called when you do not go to heaven or hell?
Purgatory or something like that.
Where may Catholics go between death and heaven?
Purgatory.
Do you go to purgatory if you were good or bad when you were alive?
Some Christians hold that if you were good, but still a sinner (as we all are, according to most divisions of Christianity), you go to Purgatory where you are purged of your sins. For how long? Possibly until Christ rises again. Others say for some determined amount of time. Purgatory is especially part of the Catholic tradition, I believe. Personally, my definition is this: Hell is where you go when neither you nor your significant whoevers can forgive each other, Purgatory is where you go when you are waiting for your wife to forgive you, and Heaven is where go as soon as you quit worrying about those who would put you in hell or purgatory! So, I just entered Heaven, but I know both Hell and Purgatory always have their doors open for me! How about you?
Where do monsters go after they die?
Purgatory is the hell of monsters. They die and it is believed the place where they go.
