| Physical death a consequence of sin
| Gen 3; Wis 1:13; 2:24; Sirach 25-24; Rom 5:12; 1Cor 15:22
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| Death ends our mortal existence |
Job 7:8-9; 21; 14:10; Ps 39:13; 88:5; 102:23-24; Eccles 3:19-22; 6:1-12; Lk 12:20
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| Death is man's common destiny | 2Sam 12:23; 14:14; 1 Kings 2:2; Ps 49:8-9; Eccles 3
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| Death brings sorrow | Gen 23:2; 50:1; 2Sam 19:1; 2Kings 13:14; Lk 7:12-13; Jn 11:19; 35
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| Death is to be feared | 2Kings 20:2; Is 38:2; Mk 14:33; Lk 22:44; Jn 11:33; 38; 12:27; 13:21; Heb 5:7
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| Christ has conquered death | Acts 13:34; Rom 6:9; 1Cor 15:25-27; 2Tim 1:10; Heb 2:14; Rev 1:18
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| All who die in Christ shall live with him
| Rom 6:5; 8; 8:17; 2Tim 2:11 |
| Purification necessary for heaven
| Heb 12:14; Rev 21:27 |
| An intermediate state of purification
| Mt 5:26; Lk 12:58-59 |
| Degrees of expiation of sins | Lk 12:47-48
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| Can be aided by prayer | 2Mac 12:45
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| Salvation; but only as through fire
| 1Cor 3:15 |
| Temporary agony | 1 Cor 3:15; Mt 5:25-26
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| Christ preached to spiritual beings |
1 Pet 3:19 |
| Nothing unclean shall enter heaven |
Rev 21:27 |
| Sacrifice for the dead | 2 Mac 12:43-46
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| A reality beyond the two realms of Heaven and Earth a place between or near
| 2 Cor 5:10; Rev; 5: 2;3 Rev; 5:23; Phil 2:10; Matt 18: 23-25 Luke 23:42
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| No forgiveness in this age nor in the age to come.
| Mt 12:32 |
| "Extra" suffering. | Col 1:24; 2 Sam 12:14
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| Prepared for devil and his angels
| Mt 25:41; Rev 14:9-11 |
| Place of darkness and silence | Ps 88:6; 115:17; Mt 8:12; 22-13; 25:30; 2Pet 2:17; Jude 13
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| Called a pit | Job 26:5-6; Ps 88:6; 2 Pet 2:4
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| Called a prison | Job 38:17; Is 24:22
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| Place of misery and torment | Dan 12:2; Mt 8:11-12; 13:42; 22:13; Lk 13:24-118; Rom 2:8; Rev 14:9-11; 19:20
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| Exclusion from God's presence | Mt 5 20; 7:21-23; Lk 13:24-23; 1Cor 6:9-11; Gal 5:21; 2Thess 1:9
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| Fires of hell | Mt 5:22; 18:9; 25:41; Mk 9:43; Lk 3:17; Jas 3:6; Jude 7; Rev 19:20; 20:10; 21:8
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| Hell is wages of sin | Is 3:11; Rom 2:6; 6:21-23; 1Cor 6:9-10; Gal 6:7; Jas 1:15; Rev 21:8;
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| Punishment for willful rejection of God's grace
| Jn 12:48; Rom 2:5; 2Thess 1:8; Heb 2:2-3; 6:4-6; 10:26-29
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| No further chance of repentance |
Heb 12:17 |
| Heaven is dwelling place of God
| Gen 19:24; Deut 10:14; 1Kings 22:19; Ps 11:4; Mt 5:16; 45; 6:1
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| Jesus came down from heaven | Jn 3:13; 31; 6:38; 1Cor 15:47
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| Jesus ascended into heaven | Mk 16:19; Lk 24:50; Jn 20:17; Acts 1:3-9; Eph 4:10; 1Pet 3:22
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| Will return from heaven | Mt 10:23; 16:27; 19:28; 25:31; Acts 1:11; 1Thess 4:13-18; 2Thess 1:7; 2 Pet 1:16; Rev 1:7; 20:11; 22:20
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| Heaven our home | Mt 5:12; 2Cor 5:1-5; Phil 3:20; Col 1:5; 1Pet 1:4
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| Christ will take us to heaven | Mt 24:31; Jn 14:2-3; 1Thess 4:16-17; 2Thess 2:1
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| Heaven intended for all mankind |
1Tim 2:4 |
| Not easy to attain | Prov 11:28; Mk 10:23-25; 1Cor 6:9; 1Pet 4:18
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| We should strive to attain heaven |
Col 3:1; Heb 13:14 |
| Our bodies must first be changed |
1Cor 15:50-51; 1Thess 4:13-17 |
| Degrees of happiness in heaven | Mt 20:21; Jn 14:1-3
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| St. Paul taken to third heaven | 2Cor 12:2
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