diff interpretations of judgement, heaven, hell, purgatory

Question 1

christian teaching

Answer 1

• catholic church believes there’s particular judgement & general judgement
• pj - straight after death to determine eternal fate
• gj - take place second coming of christ
• those free from sin directed to eternal joys of god’s presence
• those whose sins not remitted are directed to purgatory to prepare for heaven

Question 2

judgement, heaven, hell as physical

Answer 2

• almost universally held in west till modern
• at end of world chirst return in glory to judge all humans by their deeds
• those holy go to heaven those committing mortal sins go to hell
• those needing cleansing of sufferring go to purgatory

Question 3

judgement, heaven, hell and purgatory as spiritual

Answer 3

• modern catholic understand it this way
• heaven spiritual state
• purgatory not a place

Question 4

as psychological realities

Answer 4

• product of human mind
• life lived in accordance with one’s convictions is spiritually fulfilled so experience joy
• opposite for those living in inner conflict