B601; Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, Limbo Flashcards
What is a quote in Hebrews 9:27 that talks of judgement?
And just as people are appointed to die once, and then to face judgment. Hebrews 9:27
What are the Christian beliefs of heaven?
This is a place where Christians believe they can be in the eternal presence of God.
The Bible describes it as a place of beauty with blinding light and singing.
In Revelations 4, how is heaven described?
“A rainbow, resembling an emerald” encircling the
throne of God. From this throne come “flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of
thunder”. In front of the throne is what appears to be a “sea of glass, clear as crystal”.
How do Christians interpret this quote?
Christians interpret this as how perfect and awe inspiring heaven will be. Heaven is
believed to be a place where there is no suffering and evil.
What is said about heaven in Relevations 21:4
‘There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain’ Revelation 21:4
What does the concept of heaven offer to people?
Comfort to the people who have not had the easiest life. Believing in heaven offers comfort in times of suffering, it encourages people to be obedient and want to serve God. For Christians it offers a purpose to life.
What does Matthew say about a rich man entering heaven?
Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:24
How is hell described in The Old Testament?
A place of indescribable, eternal torture for non-believers. The church often used fear of hell as a way of getting people to follow their religion.
How is hell described in Revelation 21:8
But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death. Revelation 21:8
What is said about hell in both The Old Testament and The New Testament?
Those who reject Jesus Christ are repeatedly cited as those that God will send to Hell.
What is said about the belief in Jesus and Hell?
The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see
life, but God’s wrath remains on him. John 3:36
Why do Christian’s today seek God’s love?
There are some Christians today who do believe that hell is a place of eternal punishment.
But they also know that God is loving and forgiving. For this reason people should seek his
love. Therefore it is plausible to assume God does not send people to Hell, people choose
to send themselves.
What is said about God in Romans 1:18,21,25
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of people who suppress the truth by their unrighteousness, 21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but they became futile in their thoughts and their senseless hearts were darkened. 25 They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creation rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever! Amen.
Romans 1:18,21 and 25
What are other Christians believe about hell?
Other Christians view hell as a place of
complete annihilation which means to be
destroyed both body and soul, as animals which
are without souls. Many Christians do not
believe descriptions of hell to be exact, but are
used symbolically to represent the pain of a life
without God’s Love.
What is purgatory?
Catholics believe it is between both Heaven and Hell
