What happened to purgatory, does anyone still believe that stuff?

It funny, and ironic, to hear christians speak about purgatory not being in the bible and therefore not real because:

1. Virgin birth - not in the bible.

2. Sunday, the new Sabbath - not in the bible.

3. Satan, the devil - not in the bible.

4. The trinity - not in the bible.

5. The rapture - not in the bible.

6. Angels with wings - not in the bible.

7. Ceremony of marriage - not in the bible.

8. Papal succession - not in the bible.

9. Holy grail - not in the bible.

10. "This too shall come to pass." "Spare the rod, spoil the child." "God helps those who help themselves." And other phantom passages - not in the bible.

11. Being saved by faith alone - not in the bible.

12. Jesus died for our sins - not in the bible.

13. The bible being inerrant - not in the bible.

Only roughly about 1.2 BILLION Catholics believe this.. and I believe several hundred million Orthodox brethren. So ya know.. only like 60+% of Christianity.

So NO, it's not going away and YES Christians (as a whole) still believe it is Biblical.

You'd be surprised about the Biblical support for this idea.

Ironically, one early example of it in the book of Macabees was actually thrown out of the Bible by Protestant reformers in the 16-18th centuries.

Kinda convenient that they threw out one of the books that gives us a more direct example of the principle of Purgatory, isn't it.

Yes. It is still a Catholic belief. Limbo as a place of repose for unbaptised infants is the belief that has been deprecated. The two concepts are confusing.

Limbo is where the dead resided awaiting the moment in history where Jesus would reopen the gates of heaven. Purgatory is a state that exists to reconcile the Catholic beliefs that only mortal sin condemns you to hell and the other Catholic belief that one must be sinless to be in heaven in the presence of God.

Catholics call these matters "last things" if you care to research Catholic beliefs in more detail.

Roman Catholics and their mystery religion implants made that happen.

Doctrine of Purgatory (Gregory I) – 593 AD

Prayers to Mary & dead saints – 600 AD

Worship of cross, images & relics – 786 AD

Canonization of dead saints – 995 AD

Celibacy of priesthood – 1079 AD

The Rosary – 1090 AD

Indulgences – 1190 AD

http://www.eaec.org/cults/rc/timeline.htm

And they tend to treat their religion like it was the first Christian church.

Is it really? Which century?

Purgatory

 “According to the teaching of the [Roman Catholic] Church, the state, place, or condition in the next world . . . where the souls of those who die in the state of grace, but not yet free from all imperfection, make expiation for unforgiven venial sins or for the temporal punishment due to venial and mortal sins that have already been forgiven and, by so doing, are purified before they enter heaven.” (New Catholic Encyclopedia,1967, Vol. XI, p. 1034) Not a Bible teaching.

After reviewing what Catholic writers have said regarding such texts as 2 Maccabees 12:39-45,Matthew 12:32, and; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 Catholic Encyclopedia (1967, Vol. XI, p. 1034) acknowledges: “In the final analysis, the Catholic doctrine on purgatory is based on tradition, not Sacred Scripture.”

“The church has relied on tradition to support a middle ground between heaven and hell.”—U.S. March 1981, p. 7.

“Many think that the total suffering of purgatory is identified with the awareness of the temporary postponement of the beatific vision, although the more common view holds that, in addition to this, there is some positive punishment . . . In the Latin Church it has been generally maintained that this pain is imposed through real fire. This is not, however, essential to belief in purgatory. It is not even certain. . . . Even if one chooses, with the theologians of the East, to reject the idea of suffering induced by fire, one should be careful not to exclude all positive suffering from purgatory. There are still real affliction, sorrow, chagrin, shame of conscience, and other spiritual sorrows capable of inflicting true pain on the soul. . . . One should remember, at any rate, that in the midst of their sufferings these souls also experience great joy over the certainty of salvation.”—New Catholic Encyclopedia (1967), Vol. XI, p. 1036, 1037.

“What goes on in purgatory is anyone’s guess.”—U.S. Catholic, March 1981, p. 9.

Ezek. 18:4, Dy: “The soul [Hebrew, ne′phesh;“man,” JB; “one,” NAB; “soul,” Kx] that sinneth, the same shall die.”

Jas. 5:20, JB: “Anyone who can bring back a sinner from the wrong way that he has taken will be saving a soul from death and covering up a great number of sins.” (Italics added.) (Notice that this speaks of the death of the soul.)

For more details, see the headings “Death” and“Soul.”

Rom. 6:7, NAB: “A man who is dead has been freed from sin.” (Kx: “Guilt makes no more claim on a man who is dead.”)

Eccl. 9:5, JB: “The living know at least that they will die, the dead know nothing.”

Isa. 38:18, JB: “Sheol does not praise you [Yahweh], death does not extol you; those who go down to the pit do not go on trusting in your faithfulness.” (So how can any of them “experience great joy over the certainty of salvation”?)

1 John 1:7, 9, JB: “If we live our lives in the light, as he [God] is in the light, we are in union with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. . . . If we acknowledge our sins, then God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and purify us from everything that is wrong [“all our wrong-doing is purged away,”Kx].”

Rev. 1:5, JB: “Jesus Christ . . . loves us and has washed away our sins with his blood.”

Purgatory is not mentioned in Scripture anywhere, it is the man made doctrine of the Catholic Church. Read Romans 10:3 to see what God says of religion.

In Jewish tradition, even the worst person will only stay in purgatory for twelve months before he goes to heaven. Most people spend much less time there. There is no hell in Jewish tradition.

As for believing all of that? No, I don't.

Well Catholics believe in purgatory...

The whole point of religion is hope. Purgatory doesn't advance that purpose so Christianity got rid of the concept.

I agree with all but:

1, 3, 7, 9, 10,11