Limbo - Purgatory:
Roman Catholics believe:
Roman Catholics believe:
Catholics believe Purgatory is a place or state of temporary suffering where souls of the dead are cleansed by purifying punishments, before being admitted to heaven.
Most Protestants believe:
Protestants deny the existence of Purgatory. There is some diversity in Protestants as to what happens immediately after death. Nearly all believe that the individual retains their unique identity after death. Some believe the soul goes immediately to heaven to await the “Day of Judgement” and a resurrected body. Others believe death is an unconscious state of sleep, that they will awake from on the resurrection day.
Protestants deny the existence of Purgatory. There is some diversity in Protestants as to what happens immediately after death. Nearly all believe that the individual retains their unique identity after death. Some believe the soul goes immediately to heaven to await the “Day of Judgement” and a resurrected body. Others believe death is an unconscious state of sleep, that they will awake from on the resurrection day.
Adventists believe:
Purgatory is a Roman Catholic teaching it is not a Biblical teaching. The Bible is very clear the dead know nothing. They sleep until Jesus returns.
Purgatory is a Roman Catholic teaching it is not a Biblical teaching. The Bible is very clear the dead know nothing. They sleep until Jesus returns.
