[NYer]

Sister Faustina's Vision of Hell

"I, Sister Faustina Kowalska, by the order of God, have visited the Abysses of Hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify to its existence...the devils were full of hatred for me, but they had to obey me at the command of God, What I have written is but a pale shadow of the things I saw. But I noticed one thing: That most of the souls there are those who disbelieved that there is a hell." (Diary 741)

The Apostle of Divine Mercy St. Maria Faustina Kowalska of the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy

"Today, I was led by an angel to the Chasms of Hell. It is a place of great torture; how awesomely large and extensive it is! The kinds of tortures I saw: The First Torture that constitutes hell is:      The loss of God. The Second is:      Perpetual remorse of conscience. The Third is      That one's condition will never change. The Fourth is:      The fire that will penetrate the soul without destroying it. A terrible suffering since it is a purely spiritual fire, lit by God's anger. The Fifth Torture is:      Continual darkness and a terrible suffocating smell, and despite the darkness, the devils and the souls of the damned see each other and all the evil, both of others and their own. The Sixth Torture is: The constant company of Satan. The Seventh Torture is: Horrible despair, hatred of God, vile words, curses and blasphemies.

These are the Tortures suffered by all the damned together, but that is not the end of the sufferings. Indescribable Sufferings There are special Tortures destined for particular souls. These are the torments of the senses. Each soul undergoes terrible and indescribable sufferings related to the manner in which it has sinned. I would have died There are caverns and pits of torture where one form of agony differs from another. I would have died at the very sight of these tortures if the omnipotence of God had not supported me. No One Can Say There is No Hell Let the sinner know that he will be tortured throughout all eternity, in those senses which he made use of to sin. I am writing this at the command of God, so that no soul may find an excuse by saying there is no hell, or that nobody has ever been there, and so no one can say what it is like...how terribly souls suffer there! Consequently, I pray even more fervently for the conversion of sinners. I incessantly plead God's mercy upon them. O My Jesus, I would rather be in agony until the end of the world, amidst the greatest sufferings, than offend you by the least sin." (Diary 741)

[NYer]

Catholic ping!

[Organic Panic]

[metmom]

And who ends up there? “In Catholicism,” Trejo says, “only really evil dudes like Hitler or Ted Bundy go straight to hell. The rest of us head for purgatory.” But this isn’t accurate. Many Catholic thinkers, e.g., Augustine and Aquinas, have argued that, in light of the great sin of Adam, the majority of humanity is doomed.

Great Catholic thinkers agree with what is considered non-Catholic thought these days.

Jesus taught that there was a hell, there is eternal torment,fire, worms etc. Either /or. Heaven or hell. He NEVER once taught about purgatory or any other way of coming to the Father but through HIM.

The biggest disservice is to teach that there is a purgatory or that something besides the death of Christ is a way to heaven.

[GreyFriar]

As a Protestant, the Catholic catechism definition is plain enough and acceptable to me: What is hell? .... “eternal separation from God.”

[MuttTheHoople]

And who ends up there? “In Catholicism,” Trejo says, “only really evil dudes like Hitler or Ted Bundy go straight to hell.

According to Scripture, if Hitler and Bundy repented of their sins before dying, they could be in Heaven right now- Isaiah 1:18-"Come now, let us settle the matter," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."

I've heard Ted Bundy accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior. Unless he was lying, we'll see him in heaven.

https://yehudafm.wordpress.com/tag/ted-bundy-becomes-christian/

[Salvation]

Great post.

[Elsie]

NatGeo had some nice(?) things to say about Maryology; too.

[Thales Miletus]

Interesting read, Thank you.

[MHGinTN]

What this Lady describes is much more than merely eternal separation from God, from God’s power. It is a place of torment. She, interestingly, appears to say that she was able to command those in torment there, as if she communicated with them. Would these hapless souls be completely separated from God if they are receiving communications from a Nun visiting them, communicating with them? This imagery seems more suited tot he dogma of Purgatory than to the Lake of Fire.

[Bellflower]

No mention of purgatory because there isn’t any. One either goes to hell or heaven depending on whether one has believed in Jesus Christ and has through Him had their sins forgiven. Unforgiven sins mean an eternity of God’s wrath.

[Bellflower]

No mention of purgatory because there isn’t any. One either goes to hell or heaven depending on whether one has believed in Jesus Christ and has through Him had their sins forgiven. Unforgiven sins mean an eternity of God’s wrath.