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- Dictionarypurgatory/ˈpəːɡət(ə)ri/
noun
- 1. (in Catholic doctrine) a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven: "all her sins were forgiven and she would not need to go to Purgatory"
adjective
- 1. having the quality of cleansing or purifying: archaic "infernal punishments are purgatory and medicinal"
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The term itself, which literally means to purge or cleanse, did not come into existence until around 1175 - 1225 A.D. (dictionary.com). The belief in purgatory is void of any serious doctrinal support. It is not a teaching inspired by God. It is a teaching that was first clearly expressed by the Roman Catholic Church as early as the Council of ...
1) The atmosphere (sky) that surrounds the earth. 2) The Universe or what we call Space. 3) The place where His throne is located. The concept that the Bible teaches there are levels of heaven highly likely originated with the Middle Ages' poem entitled "Divine Comedy" by Dante (written somewhere between 1308 - 1321).
An ever-burning hell, with the express purpose of torturing forever those humans who refuse to repent, does not exist. God's plan is to bring back to life, in a future resurrection, the countless billions who never had a full chance to understand the gospel. It is at that time that their minds will be opened.
Famine of the Word - Fear. Feast (Holy) Days. Feast of Tabernacles (Booths) Fellowship - First Mention Principle. First Resurrection - Firstfruits. Fivefold Ministry - Forgiveness. Formal Equivalence. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Frankincense - Friendship - Funerals.
Holy laughter is a phenomenon that occurs at certain Charismatic gatherings. Some participants (from a handful, to almost the whole audience at times) find themselves laughing uncontrollably for no particular reason, sometimes even to the point of falling out of their chairs and rolling on the floor in convulsions of laughter. Holy laughter can ...
Jewish Rabbinic literature (The Talmudic Tractate Chagigah 12 b) teaches there are seven heavens. These distinct heavenly levels are the following. 1) The first of the seven heavens is called the Vdon, in which there is the sun. 2) The second celestial area is called Riqia, in which the sun shines, and the moon, stars, and planets are fixed.
The first scripture you are referring to regarding heaven and the apostle is Philippians 1:23, where Paul states he has a strong desire to leave life and be with Jesus. The second scripture is in 2Corinthians 5:8 where he says to be absent from the body, or dead, is to be with Jesus Christ. One important aspect to realize here is that in the ...
A gruesome history. Anciently, the Hinnom valley was one of the places where the idolatrous Israelites worshipped the pagan gods Moloch (Molech) and Baal using, among other things, fire (the fire of Gehenna). Many of the kings of Judah and Israel personally endorsed such worship.
The truth is that a person certainly can lose their salvation after they are called and receive God's Holy Spirit! A person who has accepted Jesus as their Savior has merely begun their training in righteousness. They must first live a righteous life and remain faithful to the end before they fully receive their reward.
Destruction of the sinful cities. Johannes Jakob Hartmann. Webster's Dictionary defines sodomy as having sex (either orally, through the anus, etc.) with a person of the same gender (e.g. homosexuality and lesbianism) or with any kind of animal (bestiality). This explanation of the term is roughly supported in the Scriptures.
