Spiritual Death for Old Testament people

[savedbychrist]

It is by the sanctifying grace from Christ that we became spiritually alive. Is it correct to say, that holy people in the Old Testament like Abraham and Moses, who were in Limbo after death, had all been spiritually dead before Christ died and preached the Gospel to them in there? But didn’t Jesus say, “Moses also shewed, at the bush, when he called the Lord, The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; For He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: for all live to Him.” (Luke 20:37-38)?

Also, what about modern day people who died without knowing God and being baptized? If they are saved, at what moment would they become spiritually alive? At death? After private judgement?

 

[Soubirous1]

Moses was at the Transfiguration.

 

[savedbychrist]

Moses was at the Transfiguration.

So was he resurrected and in heaven by then already? But the heaven’s gate was still closed. How did he do so before Jesus’ redemption was finished?

 

[Soubirous1]

God is not bound by time.

 

[Dan_Defender]

Is it correct to say, that holy people in the Old Testament like Abraham and Moses, who were in Limbo after death, had all been spiritually dead

No it is not. They were not in Heaven, but spiritually in a good place, waiting for Heaven. Spiritually alive, very much so.

 

[savedbychrist]

No it is not. They were not in Heaven, but spiritually in a good place, waiting for Heaven. Spiritually alive, very much so.

So how were they spiritually alive, despite carrying original sin and not been baptized? Or did holocausts have already cleansed their sin?

 

[JGD]

The Church’s traditional teaching on this topic is contained in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Here’s the link to Article 5 which contains the teaching. Hopefully it will answer all your questions. If not, keep asking - we’ll see if we can find the answers!

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