Well for one of the most obvious places to look is our Creed, “the resurrection of the dead.”Where does it say that?
Thats just one aspect of hell. As another poster mentioned earlier, hell is spiritual, physical, and psychological torment.There is no fire in hell and it is not a punishment from God:
“These two punishments (eternal and temporal) must not be conceived of as a kind of vengeance inflicted by God from without, but as following from the very nature of sin.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1472).
Hell is the eternal separation from God freely chosen by a person:
“To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God’s merciful love means remaining separated from him for ever by our own free choice.” (CCC 1033)
"The images of hell that Sacred Scripture presents to us must be correctly interpreted. They show the complete frustration and emptiness of life without God. Rather* than a place, hell indicates the state of those who freely and definitively separate themselves from God, the source of all life and joy. This is how the Catechism of the Catholic Church summarizes the truths of faith on this subject: “To die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God’s merciful love means remaining separated from him for ever by our own free choice. This state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed is called ‘hell’” (n. 1033).
“Eternal damnation”, therefore, is not attributed to God’s initiative because in his merciful love he can only desire the salvation of the beings he created. In reality, it is the creature who closes himself to his love. Damnation consists precisely in definitive separation from God, freely chosen by the human person and confirmed with death that seals his choice for ever. God’s judgement ratifies this state." (John Paul II Heaven, Hell, Purgatory)
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eternal separation is inflicted by the person, affects them both spiritually and psychologically. Physical torment will be inflicted by Satan.Eternal separation from God is the worst thing imaginable. But if you are saying it is something inflicted by God then that heresy.
As far as the “end of time”, what you pointed out said, “On the Last Day”, it didn’t say ‘after the last day or when the last day ends but “On the Last Day”’.Well for one of the most obvious places to look is our Creed, “the resurrection of the dead.”
Secondly, take a look at Revelation. On the Last Day, all will be reunited with their corporal bodies.
Even today Heaven is a corporal place. The Blessed Virgin, Christ, Enoch, Elijah have all been assumed into Heaven, body and soul.
NO, Hell is going to be Satans place of punishment, how could he be inflicting anything when he himself will be tormented in this place…thats a common mistake many people make, they somehow think satan and the demons ‘rule’ over hell, but this could not be further from the truth, the bible clearly states hell was created as THEIR place of binding and punishment, not a place they can call their own and do whatever they want. LOLeternal separation is inflicted by the person, affects them both spiritually and psychologically. Physical torment will be inflicted by Satan.
The authentic interpreter of the Bible, The Roman Catholic Church, says the punishment is not from God. Can you love a “god” that inflicts someone with fire forever? Would you do that to someone? I advise you to RUN away from such a belief. A “god” that does that is not worthy of your love nor mine.NO, Hell is going to be Satans place of punishment, how could he be inflicting anything when he himself will be tormented in this place…thats a common mistake many people make, they somehow think satan and the demons ‘rule’ over hell, but this could not be further from the truth, the bible clearly states hell was created as THEIR place of binding and punishment, not a place they can call their own and do whatever they want. LOL
Another thing, if its just eternal separation from God, I know plenty of people living today with absolutely no religion or God in their lives, and they seem to be pretty happy, some are quite successful as well, so…?
To say that God inflicts punishment is heresy and advise you to take it down.Church Doctrine:
The description of the judgment made by Jesus Himself (Matt:25) and His final sentence to the reprobate (those that die in mortal sin) “Depart from Me, you cursed into everlasting fire” would suffice to establish the existence of Hell. Repeatedly Jesus recalls the thought of hell under effective images (Gehenna of fire, exterior darkness, weeping and gnashing of teeth, burning furnace ) Expressive too is the parable of the rich man and Lazarus.
The nature of hell: (a) pain of loss, which is the gravest punishment in the privation of God, the supreme supernatural end of man (The union with God in the Beatific Vision)
(b) pain of the senses namely:that which comes from external things which God uses to affect the devils and the souls of the damned (as well as their bodies after the resurrection). the chief pain of the sense is fire, not figurative but real which torments the spirit says St.Thomas through a bond or link put by God between fire and the soul. The pain of hell is substantially immutable (never changing) Nothing certain can be said about the place of hell. Hell is a state and a place of the damned.
there are some testimonies of some of the details of hell found in the lives of the Saints, such as St.Theresa of Avilla and others. More detail is given by St.Thomas
The condemnation is a self condemnation, and “punishment” is self inflicted. Blaming God will never work, in this world or the next.The authentic interpreter of the Bible, The Roman Catholic Church, says the punishment is not from God. Can you love a “god” that inflicts someone with fire forever? Would you do that to someone? I advise you to RUN away from such a belief. A “god” that does that is not worthy of your love nor mine.
It is Satans punishment too, he will just take it out on the human souls there and he is able to do that there because hes stronger, being an angel and all.NO, Hell is going to be Satans place of punishment, how could he be inflicting anything when he himself will be tormented in this place…thats a common mistake many people make, they somehow think satan and the demons ‘rule’ over hell, but this could not be further from the truth, the bible clearly states hell was created as THEIR place of binding and punishment, not a place they can call their own and do whatever they want. LOL
Another thing, if its just eternal separation from God, I know plenty of people living today with absolutely no religion or God in their lives, and they seem to be pretty happy, some are quite successful as well, so…?
After the death of the flesh, hell is a continuance of life without God. It’s just that the person enters of new phase since he is now existing without the flesh.To leave the presence and turn your back on God deliberately is to condemn yourself, it is the supernatural consequence of free choice. Not one due to ignorance. Hell is a person’s choice, God does not condemn unjustly. If you do not understand this check with a knowledgeable priest or theologian.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: “These two punishments (eternal and temporal) must not be conceived of as a kind of vengeance inflicted by God from without, but as following from the very nature of sin.” (CCC 1472)I find no conflict with my statments about The Catholic Doctrine on Hell, and the Catholic Catechism. I find confirmation. If we are Catholics we must follow the Church teaching before our own opinions, because it is to Her that Jesus “endowed” with divine assistance the gift of infallibility Believe me, if I thought that I was in conflict with her teachings, I would be the first to retract my statments.
Matt; 25Depart from Me you cursed into everlasting fire There are at least13 references in the Bible that God will punish those who die in mortal sin will go to Hell. God is not a sadist. I think you are letting your feelings do the talking, because somehow you don’t capture the truth. God is in control of the whole Universe, even Hell, as well as Heaven. I gave you Church teaching but you let your subjective judgement do the talking for you, and I can’t direct your mind to the truth of the Church’s teaching. To say that God does not punish sinners is a heresy He rewards the good, and punishes sinners. What is the final judgement all about?The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: “These two punishments (eternal and temporal) must not be conceived of as a kind of vengeance inflicted by God from without, but as following from the very nature of sin.” (CCC 1472)
According to the Catholic Church, God DOES NOT punish sinners. To say so is heresy and grave sin. I ask that you stop saying that Hell is from God for it create’s grave wounds in people and diminishes the image of God. A God that torches people with fire for all eternity is not worthy of love. Good thing that God doesn’t exist. Yes hell is real but it the self chosen exclusion from God freely chosen by a person.