After Death

[BrooklynBoy200]

I have some questions to ask about what happens when you die.

1. When you die in a state of Mortal Sin, do you descend straight into Hell, or do you get another chance to repent, or do you get judged first, etc.
2. Do you get judged before you go into Purgatory?
3. Does everyone go to Purgatory? Even the people going to Hell?
4. Is Purgatory like, torture or something? Like, whats it like there? I know it’s like a cleansing, but thats all.

 

[ncgolf]

1. When you die in a state of Mortal Sin, do you descend straight into Hell, or do you get another chance to repent, or do you get judged first, etc…

We know the consequence of mortal, unrepented sin is hell, but the exact sequence I do not know. It does seem logical that judgement occur first then hell. What occurs at judgement and how the process works is unknown. There is speculation on what chances to repent one may get while either near death or before judgement but it is just speculation … others posting may have more knowledge about this.

1. Do you get judged before you go into Purgatory?

Yes, judgement occurs before Purgatory.

1. Does everyone go to Purgatory? Even the people going to Hell?

No, all souls in Purgatory are destined for heaven … eventually, no one in Purgatory will end up in Hell. Some go directly to heaven without the need for Purgatory … that would be the best would’nt it.

1. Is Purgatory like, torture or something? Like, whats it like there? I know it’s like a cleansing, but thats all

It is painful because it is pure spiritual pain. The knowledge we get at death makes the longing for God much greater for us than what have on earth so we know what we are missing so I would not call it torture but it is an intense spiritual pain.

 

[Joe_Kelley]

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4. Is Purgatory like, torture or something? Like, whats it like there? I know it’s like a cleansing, but thats all.

Purgatory is a purgation or cleansing. I would think it might be the spiritual equivalent of the physical cleansing of wounds and burns in a hospital emergency room - most unpleasant, but most necessary for healing.

 

[Fidelis]

When each of us dies, our souls are immediately taken to the presence of God and judged. This is called the Particular Judgment. At this point we begin our eternal destiny. If we are going to hell, our souls go directly there. If we are deemed worthy of heaven, our souls will go directly to heaven, or if we are going to heaven but are in need of purification, we may go to Purgatory first for a while (everyone in Purgatory will eventually go to heaven). Whatever our fate, our souls will stay there (heaven or hell) until the end of time, at which time the Second Coming will occur.

At the Second Coming at the end of time, those Christians still alive will be taken to heaven (what some Protestants think of as of the rapture). Then will occur the General Judgment. At that time the souls of the living and the dead will be reunited with their bodies and brought together in God’s presence and judged before all. Those who have already been judged in the Particular Judgment will be brought from wherever their souls were -heaven, hell or Purgatory-- and have their judgment confirmed before all, so that both the justice and mercy of God will be manifest to all.

After this, time and Purgatory will be no more and all will enter with their souls and bodies into their eternal destiny, either hell or heaven.

This is an extremely bare-bones sketch, so if you want to get the details, see the five articles I linked below:

rosary-center.org/ll57n1.htm
rosary-center.org/ll57n2.htm
rosary-center.org/ll57n3.htm
rosary-center.org/ll57n4.htm
rosary-center.org/ll49n6.htm

 

[BrooklynBoy200]

When each of us dies, our souls are immediately taken to the presence of God and judged. This is called the Particular Judgment. At this point we begin our eternal destiny. If we are going to hell, our souls go directly there. If we are deemed worthy of heaven, our souls will go directly to heaven, or if we are going to heaven but are in need of purification, we may go to Purgatory first for a while (everyone in Purgatory will eventually go to heaven). Whatever our fate, our souls will stay there (heaven or hell) until the end of time, at which time the Second Coming will occur.

At the Second Coming at the end of time, those Christians still alive will be taken to heaven (what some Protestants think of as of the rapture). Then will occur the General Judgment. At that time the souls of the living and the dead will be reunited with their bodies and brought together in God’s presence and judged before all. Those who have already been judged in the Particular Judgment will be brought from wherever their souls were -heaven, hell or Purgatory-- and have their judgment confirmed before all, so that both the justice and mercy of God will be manifest to all.

After this, time and Purgatory will be no more and all will enter with their souls and bodies into their eternal destiny, either hell or heaven.

This is an extremely bare-bones sketch, so if you want to get the details, see the five articles I linked below:

rosary-center.org/ll57n1.htm
rosary-center.org/ll57n2.htm
rosary-center.org/ll57n3.htm
rosary-center.org/ll57n4.htm
rosary-center.org/ll49n6.htm

So wait…at the Second Coming, won’t the people who were in Hell before just be judged to Hell again and the people in Heaven just be judged to Heaven again?

 

[LilyM]

So wait…at the Second Coming, won’t the people who were in Hell before just be judged to Hell again and the people in Heaven just be judged to Heaven again?

The differences are that their bodies will be resurrected at the end of time to share in the fate their souls have already been sent to, and all other people will be made aware of their sins and good deeds rather than it just being between them and God.