34 Bible Verses about Purgatory
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Besides all this, a wide chasm has been fixed between us, so that those who want to cross from this side to you cannot do so, nor can they cross from your side to us.'
If his work is burned up, he will suffer loss. However, he himself will be saved, but it will be like going through fire.
Then one of the seraphim flew to me, carrying a burning coal in his hand that he had taken from the altar with tongs.
the workmanship of each person will become evident, for the day of judgment will show what it is, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each person's action.
For example, when you go with your opponent in front of a ruler, do your best to settle with him on the way there. Otherwise, you will be dragged in front of the judge, and the judge will hand you over to an officer, and the officer will throw you into prison.
There will be suffering and anguish for every human being who practices doing evil, for Jews first and for Greeks as well.
to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, to a judge who is the God of all, to the spirits of righteous people who have been made perfect,
In the afterlife, where he was in constant torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus by his side.
Meanwhile, Saul had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Laish's son Palti from Gallim.
This is the message that we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness none at all!
"They remain only a short time on the water's surface; their inheritance will be cursed in the land; no one will work in their vineyards.
May the Lord grant that he finds mercy on the day he comes again. You know very well how much he assisted me in Ephesus.
The womb will forget them. Maggots will find them to be a delicacy! They won't be remembered anymore, their iniquity will be cut to pieces like firewood.
Each of the four living creatures had six wings and were full of eyes inside and out. Without stopping day or night they were saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, who is, and who is coming."
to whom God wanted to make known the glorious riches of this secret among the gentiles which is the Messiah in you, our glorious hope.
the living one. I was dead but look! I am alive forever and ever! I have the keys of Death and Hades.
As drought and heat evaporate melting snow, that's what Sheol does with sinners.
He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our own accomplishments, but according to his own purpose and the grace that was given to us in the Messiah Jesus before time began.
I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first existed in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced that this faith also exists in you.
I constantly thank my God whom I serve with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did when I remember you in my prayers night and day,
"So if you are presenting your gift at the altar and remember there that your brother has something against you,
Therefore, never be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God's power, join me in suffering for the sake of the gospel.
Hold on to the pattern of healthy teachings that you have heard from me, along with the faith and love that are in the Messiah Jesus.
"Then there are those who rebel against the light; they are not acquainted with its ways; and they don't stay on its course.
He himself existed before anything else did, and he holds all things together.
From the city, dying men groan aloud, and the wounded cries out for help, but God charges no one with wrong.
Why doesn't the Almighty reserve time for judgment? And why don't those who know him perceive his days?
The adulterer watches for twilight, saying, "No eye is watching me' while he veils his face.
After these things, I saw a door standing open in heaven. The first voice that I had heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this."
"The fatherless are torn from the breast; the poor are taken away as security for a loan.