The Last Things

Question 1

What the first two objections to praying to the dead

Answer 1

It is not biblical , Scripture says it is not Biblical

Question 2

What is the third objection?

Answer 2

Ask Balogen to pray for me. The more people to pray to the better

Question 3

What are three student cited beliefs to praying to the dead?

Answer 3

The saints are connected with specific causes, professions, relating to a fellow human being to feel a more personal connection, adds varietys to one’s prayer life

Question 4

What is the fourth objection?

Answer 4

By praying to the saints, you are committing idolatry because you are ascribing god like power to someone other than God

Question 5

What two things are we actually doing?

Answer 5

We are asking them to pray for us, we are praying with them

Question 6

What is objection 5?

Answer 6

We worship the saints, which is a form of idolatry

Question 7

What people like to do that may confuse others

Answer 7

Praying in front of a Saints statue. We recognize that they are not God even of our phrases suggest otherwise

Question 8

Three reasons to venerate the saints

Answer 8

An expression of the communion of saints, a channel of petitions through which the intercessions is entreated, and a means of providing the faithful with examples of virtue to emulate

Question 9

The no surprises idea

Answer 9

I did not chose hell, you did

Question 10

The soul understanding

Answer 10

God makes the soul see with all clarity. God communicates this act to the soul, which it can not dispute. By this act, the soul understands in some state its unity or separation from God

Question 11

How the two Luke passages confirm Particular Judgement

Answer 11

That there is indeed a heaven and hell and that it will be based on actions

Question 12

Basis of judgement

Answer 12

What you did will get you to heaven or hell

Question 13

What is a metaphor for hell

Answer 13

Fire and darkness where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth

Question 14

Why some Christians don’t believe in hell response

Answer 14

Justice passage says that your way of life will determine if you go to hell. Your choice

Question 15

What is Purgatory

Answer 15

A state of purification from venial sins so that souls achieve the purity necessary to enter the joy of heaven

Question 16

The three states of the Church are

Answer 16

Church Militant, Church Triumphant, and Church Suffering

Question 17

Does time and place exist in Purgatory

Answer 17

Going to Purgatory and that we will soon join God

Question 18

Two descriptions of Purgatory

Answer 18

The removal of all the barriers between ourselves and God’s love
The transformation of all love of self into all love of God

Question 19

How the George and Susan story connects to us

Answer 19

When we see the greatness of God, this realization hurts us immediately. We realize that we have rejected God

Question 20

Core belief about Purgatory

Answer 20

Something happens to prepare us to spend all of eternity of god

Question 21

Three elements of Heaven

Answer 21

The state of everlasting life in which we see God, become like him in glory, and enjoy eternal happiness

Question 22

Reasons why halos and robes are associated with heaven

Answer 22

Halos represent holiness, robes is what people wore in Jesus’ time, harps come from Rev 5:8, clouds come from the idea that heaven in above Earth

Question 23

How is Peter portrayed?

Answer 23

As a keeper to the pearly gates, as he is given the keys to heaven and the power to bind and loose by Christ (Matthew)

Question 24

What is beatific vision?

Answer 24

An insight of the wonder God’s invisible, inner essence

Question 25

Is there pain in heaven!

Answer 25

Revelation confirms that there will be no tears and that there will be no more death. The human brain must be configured, without painl to recognize God’s justice and eternal damnation

Question 26

What is aeveternity

Answer 26

Departed souls existed in a state that shares some properties with time and eternity

Question 27

Will be get bored in heaven?

Answer 27

No because the worship in heaven id far deeper and richer than anything we will experience on Earth

Question 28

What the passage on Abraham and Elijah tell us about

Answer 28

That Abe is atill alive

Question 29

Revelation passage on unity

Answer 29

He will dwell with them and the will be his people and God himself will always be with them.”

Question 30

Philippines passage on the resurrection of the body

Answer 30

Our bodies will be like Jesus’s glorified body

Question 31

Mystery section

Answer 31

We do not know what is in store for us in heaven but it would be spectacular

Question 32

Complete happiness

Answer 32

There will be no sadness