Well, who can argue with a bishop who’s dead and, I guess, giving us the benefit of his first hand knowledge?
From the judgement of anti-christ and his defeat by Saint Michael the archangel there will be about 45 days given for souls of those times to repent and do penance…those people will need the necessary Graces to live this earthly life under Satan’s constant attacks ( of the flesh, of pride, avarice, envy, etc.) and not commit a mortal sin OR they must be able to make an " act " of Perfect Contrition before their demise and the last judgement.Why are you scandalized by my signature name? These are MY interpretations according to the Holy Bible and certain prophecies of the Saints along with my conjectures… in short… they’re not infallible teachings.but then neither is the modern day catechism, when they teach that Catholics and Muslims worship the same God!!!Well, who can argue with a bishop who’s dead and, I guess, giving us the benefit of his first hand knowledge?
Question: what about the souls of the people who are still alive at the time of the Last Judgement? If purgatory ceases to exist at that time, how will they be purified and able to enter heaven and behold the beatific vision? Will they just be sent to hell since there is no purgatory to purge them by fire?
Now that may seem an abstract question for a bishop who is already in purgatory, but it won’t be an abstract question for the billions of humans who will still be alive on earth at the Second Coming and suddenly find that there is no way to get themselves purged.
Well, as you know the Bible is rather harsh on those who want to communicate with the spirits of the dead! Necromancy and all that! So would you mind assuring us that we are corresponding with a live person?
Apocalypse 3 vs 1-4 Might I ask of you… Why Fr ? in Fr Ambrose. Are you a Father … a Priest of God?
Luke 16:19-31 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.** But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.** Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house: For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
Priestmonk. Russian Orthodox Church. Irish by ancestry. Parish priest for the past 20 odd years…
And you live in Middle Earth, ???
Is that in Ireland?Sorry, doing too many things at once. Yes, I’m an Irish Kiwi. Parish is Wellington, New Zealand. Bona fides: rocor.org.au/ Click on Parish Directory and look for NZ parishes. Like your Sardis reference… it makes sense now.And you live in Middle Earth, ???
Peace be to you, Father…please… pray for me,…In Christo Et Maria
I just read this book too. It's a quick read, but very interesting. Of course, one need not accept any private revelation as fact, but it's certainly something to consider. But I did not read in the book that Purgatory is a real place with real fire. The souls of Purgatory described it as a real state, if not place, with real suffering to purify our souls. Fire was not mentioned (I don't think). The book also mentioned masses for the dead, and indulgences as effective to help souls in Purgatory, something we don't hear much of in this day and age, but valid nonetheless.
So do you believe that there is no fire in purgatory?
I cannot find myself able to agree that there are many theologoumena for the Orthodox - beliefs which they may pick and choose. In fact only 2 come to mind immediately…
This does not work for the Orthodox. For example if we follow that line of logic, the Orthodox would be able to accept or reject the dormition/assumption of the Mother of God since it has never been dogmatized in the East. But of course we *must *accept it - this month there is as always a strict two week fast preceding the feastday and the feastday itself on 15th August is celebrated with enormous solemnity and joy in all churches. Can you imagine any priest taking the line: “The assumption has never been dogmatized and it remains a theologoumenon; I reject it myself and so I will not keep this fast and I will not celebrate the feastday on the 15th!!” Not to believe it, even though it has never been dogmatized by any Council, would place a person outside the Orthodox faith.
No. You seem to be mixing Orthodox and Catholic categories of theological certainty and doing justice to neither.