Is there a place in the middle of heaven and hell?

What is purgatory? Purgatory is the state of those who die in God’s friendship, assured of their eternal salvation, but who still have need of purification to enter into the happiness of heaven.

What is the concept of heaven and hell?

Many Christians believe that all souls will be judged by God. Those who are judged as worthy will have a place in Heaven, but those who are judged as being full of sin will go to Hell.

Why do you pray for the dead?

According to the Catechism in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, “We pray for (the dead), because we still hold them in our love, and because we trust that in God’s presence those who have chosen to serve him will grow in his love, until they see him as he is.”

Do you burn in purgatory?

They burn for it, with a yearning that surpasses the heat of any earthly fire.” In other words, the primary pain endured by those in purgatory is the loss of the sight of God. They suffer from what Tassone called, “a spiritual fever.”

Is there a difference between heaven and Hell?

Truly, Jesus spoke of Heaven as a real place and his inspired writers did as well. Hell is not as widely accepted as Heaven. Although the Bible speaks as much or more about Hell some people just cannot accept the idea of eternal punishment from a good and benevolent God.

What does the Bible say about Hell?

Although the Bible speaks as much or more about Hell some people just cannot accept the idea of eternal punishment from a good and benevolent God. Oddly, many of the same passages that speak of Heaven are also the ones that speak of Hell.

Did Jesus believe you die and your soul goes to heaven or hell?

Our view that you die and your soul goes to heaven or hell is not found anywhere in the Old Testament, and it’s not what Jesus preached. I have to show that in my book, and I lay it out and explain why it’s absolutely not the case that Jesus believed you died and your soul went to heaven or hell.

Is there reward and punishment in heaven and Hell?

Heaven means there is reward after this life, and hell means there is punishment after this life. One of my first columns for the Jewish Journal made the moral and intellectual case for an afterlife. So I will confine my comments here to ultimate reward and punishment.