Death and the Afterlife Flashcards
(Learn the bible passages included)
1
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Purgatory - 2 Maccabees 12:46
not a quote
A
Jews prayed for the dead who were in a place they could be helped
2
Q
Matthew 12:32 on purgatory
A
‘either in this age or in the age to come’
3
Q
Matthew 5:26 on purgatory
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‘you will not get out until you have paid the last penny’
4
Q
How does Pope Gregory read Matthew 12:32?
A
temporary state of purgatory ‘in an age to come’
5
Q
What does St Paul say about purgatory in his letter to the corinthians?
Which Malachi 3:2 idea does this support?
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‘if the work is burned, the builder will suffer loss; the builder will be saved but only through fire’
Supports idea of the refiner’s fire and fuller’s soap
