![]() ![]() Who will go to Hell? Those who die with mortal sin on their souls, that is, without Sanctifying Grace. And these shall go into everlasting punishments: But the just, into life everlasting." (Matthew 25:41-46) "Then He shall say to them also that shall be on His left hand: Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels. How do you know there is a Hell? The Bible and Tradition (and Jesus too) often speak of the everlasting punishments of Hell. "If any one abide not in Me, he shall be cast forth as a branch, and shall wither, and they shall gather him up, and cast him into the fire, and he burneth." (John 15:6) What is Hell? The place in the next world where the souls of the damned are condemned to suffer forever with the devils. It contains all possible happiness and is unending. Seeing God face to face is called the Beatific Vision. What is the chief difference between Heaven and Limbo? The souls in Heaven see God face to face whereas, those in Limbo do not. Theologians distinguished a two-fold Limbo: the Limbo of the Fathers (Limbus patrum), where the just that died before Christ, were detained until Heaven, which had been closed in punishment for the sin of Adam, was reopened by the Savior, Jesus Christ and the Limbo of infants (Limbus infantium), where those who die in original sin, but without personal mortal sin, are deprived of the happiness which would come to them in the supernatural order, but not the happiness in the natural order. What is Limbo exactly? The residence of those souls excluded from Heaven through no fault of there own because of the ancient belief that it was situated near the confines of Hell. My soul hath thirsted after the strong living God when shall I come and appear before the face of God?" (Psalm 41:2-3) "As the heart panteth after the fountains of water so my soul panteth after Thee, O God. How often should you pray to get to Heaven? Every day, since getting to Heaven is the purpose of life. ![]() "And there shall not enter into it any thing defiled, or that worketh abomination or maketh a lie, but they that are written in the book of life of the Lamb." (Apocalypse 21:27) ![]() What would keep you from getting into Heaven? Dying with a serious (mortal) sin on your soul. "Now therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners: But you are fellow citizens with the saints, and the domestics of God." Will you know your family and friends in Heaven? Yes, and also the Angels and Saints. "And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and death shall be no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall be any more." Will there be any sorrow or pain in Heaven? No, nor will there be any sickness, temptation, or sin, but complete, unending joy. "Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you." (1 Corinthians 3:8) "The night cometh, when no man can work." (John 9:4) How, then, should you spend your time on Earth? Try to get as much Sanctifying Grace in your soul as you can before you die. "And every man shall receive his own reward, according to his own labor." (1 Corinthians 3:8) Why will some see God more clearly? Because they died with more Sanctifying Grace on their souls. "For the Son of man shall come in the glory of His Father with His angels, and then He will render to every man according to his works." Why will some have greater happiness than others? Because some will see God more clearly. Will everyone have the same happiness in Heaven? No, the happiness of some will be greater than that of others, but everyone will be as happy as he can be. "Thou hast made us for Thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee." (St. Why is the happiness of Heaven perfect? Because God made you for Himself and you can find perfect satisfaction in Him alone. Now I know in part: But then I shall know even as I am known." "We see now through a glass in a dark manner but then face to face. ![]() What is the happiness of Heaven? It will consist in seeing God face to face and possessing Him in divine love. "Then shall the king say to them that shall be on His right hand: Come, ye blessed of My Father, possess you the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." (Matthew 25:34) Who will go to Heaven? Only those who have Sanctifying Grace in their souls at the moment of death. "Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man, what things God hath prepared for those that love Him." What is Heaven? The place of perfect happiness in the next world. ![]()
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