Purgatory

Connections List
 * Hell
 * Heaven
 * Sanctification

Scope
 * Purgatory

Topics
 * Commentary/mech
 * Culture
 * Verses against
 * Verses for

Commentary
 * Purgatory traditionally seen as place to pay off sins. Counteracted by indulgences.
 * Alt view of purgatory - place for sanctification. Takes time. Christian community?
 * What are the qualifications for entering heaven in terms of sacnt?
 * Sanct/no sin vs. perfect/filled up.
 * If God sanct is rapidly would that cause loss of identity? Maybe. Or change due to circumstances or else rapid change but not instant.

Culture
 * Associated with Catholicism
 * Some books estimate 300yrs in purgatory for average Christian

Verses against Jesus in hell/someplace (put in else page?)
 * Asleep: Acts 7:60, Acts 13:36, 1 Cor 15:6, 1 Cor 15:18-20
 * Awake? doesn't seem to apply Eph
 * Changed rapidly (against sanct slow) 1 Cor 15:52, some not sleep
 * Promise to sanctify - see sanct page. Only seems to promise at 2nd coming. So maybe purgatory before JC comes back, possibly is separate time dimension.

Verses for
 * Luke 12 throw you in prison until you pay the last penny (not valid because clearly is culturally based. The point is to be alert now).
 * John 3:13 no one has gone into heave [yet] except son of man
 * 1 Pet 3:18 JC made alive by spirit, by which preached to those in prison
 * Matt 12:40 as Jonah, JC in heart of earth 3 days and nights
 * Acts 2:31 Jc not abandoned in hades, nor decayed
 * Rom 10:7 who will descend to bring JC from the dead?
 * Eph 4:10 JC descended to lower earth