Heaven, Hell and Purgatory Flashcards
Heaven
It is a place where the believer experiences unending bliss and joy. The joy will be in the vision of God that each person experiences.
The Firmament
A biblical idea relating to the structure above the atmosphere, believed to be a vast solid dome.
The Empyrean
The highest part of heaven, thought by early Christians to be the dwelling place of God.
The Blessed
Those who are rewarded with heaven.
Hell
A place of permanent, everlasting punishment.
Purgatory
A traditional Catholic idea of a ‘between’ state so that a person can be purified after death before they go to heaven.
Beatific Vision
In Christian theology, the beatific vision is the ultimate direct communication of God to a person.
Intellectual Vision
Supernatural knowledge in which the mind receives an extraordinary grasp of some revealed truth.
Limited Election
The idea that God has only chosen some to be saved.
Unlimited Election
The idea that all people are called to salvation but not all are saved.
Universalism
Universalism refers to the beliefs that all humans will be saved through Jesus and eventually come to harmony in God’s kingdom.
Final Judgement
In Christianity and certain other religious traditions, the final judgement by God of all humankind.
The Parable of the Sheep and Goats
A parable used by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew teaching that all those on earth at that time will be brought before God, and He will separate them, “as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.”
