Eschatology

Question 1

When is paschal candle used?

Answer 1

• baptism,funeral and Easter Vigil

Question 2

What does parts or paschal candle represent?

Answer 2

• Candle (risen christ)
• Alpha and omega represent christ is eternal
• 5 grains of incense represnt 5 wounds

Question 3

How does last judgement reflect catholic beleifs?

Answer 3

• Christ is centeral figure emphasising judge of all
• Christ’ right hand is raised reflecting parable of sheep and Goat
• Everyone except Jesus and Mary is naked showing everyone is equal

Question 4

Features and meaning of tombstone?

Answer 4

• RIP expresses hope that person is in heaven
• tombstone of cross indicates person beleived in Jesus and eternal life

Question 5

Monument features and meanings?

Answer 5

• Wealthy christians burried in Sarcophagi shows they beleived in Jesus
• Decorated with skeletons saying they face death and judgement like everyone else

Question 6

Remberence gardens features and meaning?

Answer 6

• areas of peace and beauty (reflect on peace and beauty of heaven)

Question 7

What will happen after cosmic disaster?

Answer 7

• Son of Man will come to judge whole creation
• End of current will order to lead to creation
• Reign of God established

Question 8

Christians beleif on end of time?

Answer 8

• Jesus’ ressurection meant end of world would happen shortly
• All people resurected the taken up presence of God

Question 9

Christians beleifs about ressurection over the years?

Answer 9

• Live in life of ressurection
• Prepares judgement after death

Question 10

What does St Paul say in his letter of ressurection?

Answer 10

• Compares earthly body and the ressurected body to the relationship between a seed and a plant. Jesus was ressurected in full body

Question 11

What are the 4 last things?

Answer 11

• Death
• Judgement
• Heaven
• Hell

Question 12

Whats death?

Answer 12

• Transition to a new phase of life
• When body dies soul continues to live on
• Soul judged by God

Question 13

Whats Judgement?

Answer 13

• When die they’ll be judged by God
• God will consider everything a person has done in life
• God’s judgement will be merciful

Question 14

What’s heaven?

Answer 14

• If people are judged favourably they’ll enter heaven
• state of eternal happiness in presence of God

Question 15

Whats Hell?

Answer 15

• If people are judged unfavourably they’ll enter hell
• Hell is state of seperation from God

Question 16

What’s purgatory?

Answer 16

• effects of sins are removed so person can feel happy in prescence of God
• Can be quickened by people doing prayers

Question 17

What’s particular judgement?

Answer 17

• Happens immediately after person dies
• When God Judges on personal individual bases
• Results in the person going heaven,hell or purgatory

Question 18

What’s final judgement?

Answer 18

• Happens end of time
• Christ will come in glory at end of time
• Reign of God will be established

Question 19

Other christian beleifs about purgatory?

Answer 19

• Don’t beleive in purgatory
• Judgement doesn’t happen after death

Question 20

Whats the Rich man and Lazurus?

Answer 20

• A rich man who never gave food to the poor and there was a homeless man in front of his gate and he ignored him. Rich man went hell, Lazurus went heaven. Rich man calls out to Abraham

Question 21

What is cosmic reconciliation?

Answer 21

• God the father created the universe with God the son
• Sin broke harmony
• Jesus was able to destroy power of sin and death
• Whole creation fully restored and made perfect at end of time

Question 22

What did the second vatican council say about the end of time?

Answer 22

• Christ will come in glory as the judge and saviour
• No one should automatically think they should go heaven or hell
• ## God doesn’t send people to hell

Question 23

A quote preparing for end of time?

Answer 23

• “since however we know not the day nor the hour. On our Lord’s advice we must be constantly vigilant”

Question 24

Anointing of sick actions and meanings?

Answer 24

• Preist sparkles room with holy water
  (Rem of baptism)
• Lays hands on head of sick person (Holy spirit fills person to give beleif)
• Blesses an oil (hope of new life)
• Holy communion is given (christ is present)

Question 25

What happens in vaticum action and meaning?

Answer 25

• Dying person holds crucifix (sharing christs death)
• Repeat promises at baptism (reminded faith of God)
• Bible reading and prayer given (God is with them)
• Person recieves last holy communion (christ is with the On new journey)

Question 26

What happens in reception of body and meaning?

Answer 26

• Body taken to church in coffin (Deceased person taken back to God)
• Church doors coffin is sprinkled with holy water (reminder of baptism)
• Coffin is placed by Paschal candle (shows the light of risen christ)

Question 27

Funeral mass meaning and what happens?

Answer 27

• Priest holds mass (praying around deceased person) (requiem)
• readings of mass focus of effect of christs ressurection
  (Reflects christ’s death and ressurection made life after death possible.

Question 28

What happens in cremation and meaning?

Answer 28

• Holy water sprinkled (baptism)
• Waves smoke (rep peoples prayers)
• Say lazurus story (hope they’ll meet deceased person again)
• Prayer said for mourners (hope they’ll meet them again)
• Lord’s prayer is said (child of God)

Question 29

What does church teach on care of dying?

Answer 29

• All human life is holy and sacred
• All human life should be respected
• All life belongs to God
• People have duty to give ill and elderly all care and support they need

Question 30

Why is catholic church against euthinasia?

Answer 30

• considered murder and unacceptable
• only God has right to take life away
• lowers value of life
• suffering is being part of human

Question 31

What did Julian of Norwich say?

Answer 31

• She asked Jesus why there is heaven and hell.
• Jesus replied “there should be sin,but all will be well”
• This is because God gave free will