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Are There Souls in Hell Right Now?
Catholic.com ^ | April 11, 2014 | Tim Staples

Posted on 04/21/2014 11:30:24 AM PDT by GonzoII

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To: RedHeeler

You really did say **He probably isn’t concerned about that kind of subservience** didn’t you?

How am I misguided in addressing that?


41 posted on 04/21/2014 8:41:16 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: GonzoII

Well Jesus, being God, could be considered an authority on this subject, which He addressed in LUKE 16:

19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’

25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’

27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’


42 posted on 04/21/2014 8:43:58 PM PDT by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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To: Salvation

Yes, I surely believe that Christ is not concerned, with any kind of subservience. We have never been misguided, except by ourselves. That is Christ, in our logic, right?


43 posted on 04/21/2014 9:18:25 PM PDT by RedHeeler
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To: stisidore
"FYI- There are ways to shorten or eliminate purgatory for yourself and others"

But I thought purgatory provided a good and necessary "cleansing" before entering Heaven? Why would anyone want to shorten or eliminate such a blessing??
44 posted on 04/23/2014 10:26:44 AM PDT by armydoc
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