Do you think the rich man was in purgatory? (Luke 16)

[vz71]

So he wanted to decrease his punishment, because he had been a scandal to his brothers.

Where does this scandal appear in scripture?

 

[James248]

Where does this scandal appear in scripture?

It is an inference based on Scripture. Obviously the rich dude wanted his brothers not to join him in hell. Why? My statement delt with the why.

 

[vz71]

It is an inference based on Scripture. Obviously the rich dude wanted his brothers not to join him in hell. Why? My statement delt with the why.

So we must accept the premise of hell to see the selfishness of his request.
And then we can use this selfishness as evidence of hell.

I am getting dizzy.

 

[ericc]

Such as:

++++ Beatific Vision
+++ Beatific Vision
++ Beatific Vision

• Beatific Vision
  0 No Beatific Vision (unbaptized infants)

• No Beatific Vision
• • No Beatific Vision
• • • No Beatific Vision
• • • • No Beatific Vision

I think Aquinas has something similar to this but not as colorful, just many words