The document discusses Catholic teachings on death, judgment, heaven, hell, and eternal life. It provides biblical support for the beliefs that: 1) Upon death, the soul is separated from the body and awaits reunion with the glorified body in the afterlife. 2) All people will face particular and general judgment after death, where they will receive eternal rewards or punishments. 3) The righteous will attain eternal life and communion with God in heaven, while those who reject God will face eternal damnation in hell.

3. “Separation of the soul
from the body, the
human body decays, and
the soul goes to meet
God, while awaiting its
reunion with the
glorified body.” –
CCC 997

4. • as a return to dirt (Gen 3:19);
• as a departure (2 Tim 4:6; Phil 1:23);
• to be at home (2 Cor 5:8-9);
• a discarding of a tent (2 Pet 1: 13-14);
• a sleeping (Mt 9:24, Jn 11:11-13);
• a rest (Rev 14:13);
• a return to God (Eccl 12:7);
• to be with Christ (Phil 1:23); and
• to live with Christ (2 Tim 2:11).

5. “Therefore, just as sin
came into the world
through one man
(Adam), and death
came through sin, and
so death spread
through all because all
have sinned.” Rom 5:12

6. “Of every tree in the
garden you may freely
eat; but of the tree of
knowledge of good and
evil you shall not eat,
for in the day that you
eat of it you shall
surely die.” Gen 2: 16,17

7. “Because God did not
make death, He does
not delight in the death
of the living.”
Wis 1:13

8. • Death entered into this world by
sin (Romans 5:12).
• So all will die, with the exception
that those who are alive at the
return of Christ at the end, will
never die ( 1 Thess 4:13-17).
• In verse 17: "Then [at His return,
and after the resurrection of the
dead] we the living, will be taken
together with them [the risen
dead] in the clouds to meet the
Lord" (Cf. 1 Cor 15:51).

9. Jesus’ own death “has transformed the curse
of death into a blessing” (CCC 1009;
Rom.5:19-20).
He conquered death and opened the
possibility of salvation for all (CCC 1019);

10. An end to the earthly life.
To a Christian, death has a positive
meaning:
• “For me, to live is Christ,
and to die is gain.” (Phil 1:21).
• Through Baptism, we die with
Christ, Sacramentally, in order
to live a new life.
•If we die in Christ’s grace,
physical death completes this
“dying”, - incorporating us
eternally with him;

11. Christians experience a desire
for death:
•“My desire is to depart and be
with Christ” (Phil 1:23);
•“I want to see God, and in
order to see him I must die”
(St. Teresa of Avila);
•“I am not dying, I am entering
life”
(St. Therese of Lisieux).

12. “I am the resurrection and the life. Those believe in
me, even though they die, will live and everyone
who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you
believe this?” John 11:25-26

13. “Death is swallowed up in victory.
Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?”
1 Cor 15: 54-55

14. "it is appointed to die once
and after that comes the
judgment" (Heb 9:27).
“For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of
Christ, so that each one may
receive recompense,
according to what he did in
the body, whether good or
evil.” 2 Cor 5:10

15. • Each man receives his eternal retribution
in his immortal soul at the very moment
of his death, in a particular judgment
that refers his life to Christ: either
entrance into the blessedness of heaven-
through a purification594 or
immediately,595 -- or immediate and
everlasting damnation - CCC 1021

17. Heaven is Fullness of Communion with God

19. Purgatory is defined as a state of
being, the continuing process of
purgation or purification of the
soul after human death.
For those who when they die are
guilty of less serious sin [venial
sin], where they will undergo
purification.
Purgatory is a sign of God's mercy
on those who have honestly sought
to know God and to do His will in
this life and yet die in some degree
of bondage to sin or the effects of
sin.

20. “For our God is a consuming fire.”
Heb 12:39
“….the builder will be
saved, but only as through fire.”
1 Cor 3:15
“The genuineness of your faith,
more precious than gold that is
perishable even though tested by
fire, may prove to be for praise,
glory, and honor at the revelation
of Jesus Christ.”
1 Pet 1:7

21. • 2 Maccabees 12:42-46 –
Pray for the dead
• Baruch 3:4 - Baruch asks
the Lord to hear the
prayers of the dead of
Israel. Prayers for the
dead are unnecessary in
heaven and unnecessary
in hell. These dead are in
purgatory

22. • “Pursue peace with
everyone and the holiness,
without which no one will
see the Lord” Heb 12:14
• “But nothing unclean will
enter it, nor anyone who
practices abomination or
falsehood, but only those
who are written in the
Lamb’s book of life.”
Rev 21:27

23. • CCC 1030 - All who die in
God's grace and
friendship, but still
imperfectly purified, are
indeed assured of their
eternal salvation; but
after death they undergo
purification, so as to
achieve the holiness
necessary to enter the joy
of heaven

24. • CCC 1032 - This teaching is also
based on the practice of prayer for
the dead, already mentioned in
Sacred Scripture: "Therefore [Judas
Maccabeus] made atonement for the
dead, that they might be delivered
from their sin." From the beginning
the Church has honored the memory
of the dead and offered prayers in
suffrage for them, above all the
Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus
purified, they may attain the
beatific vision of God.The Church
also commends almsgiving,
indulgences, and works of penance
undertaken on behalf of the dead:

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28. Hell is the State of Those who Reject God and a
state of eternal damnation

29. “These will suffer the punishment of
eternal destruction, separated from
the eternal presence of the Lord and
from his might.” 2 Thess 1:9
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30. CCC 1035 - The teaching of the Church affirms the existence
of hell and its eternity. Immediately after death the souls of
those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell,
where they suffer the punishments of hell, "eternal fire.“
The chief punishment of hell is eternal separation from God,
in whom alone man can possess the life and happiness for
which he was created and for which he longs.
CCC 1037 - God predestines no one to go to hell; for this, a
wilful turning away from God (a mortal sin) is necessary, and
persistence in it until the end. In the Eucharistic liturgy and
in the daily prayers of her faithful, the Church implores the
mercy of God, who does not want "any to perish, but all to
come to repentance"

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33. “But about that day or hour
no one knows, nor the Son,
but only the Father. Be on
guard ! Be alert ! Yu do not
know when the time will
come.
Mark 13:32-33
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35. THE CREED
I believe in one, holy, catholic
and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the
forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the
resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to
come. Amen 35

36. “ Do not be astonished at this;
for the hour is coming when all who are
in their graves will hear his voice and will
come out;
those who have done good,
to the resurrection of life,
and those who have done evil,
to the resurrection of condemnation.”
John 5:28-29 36

37. • So all will die, with the
exception that those who are
alive at the return of Christ
at the end, will never die ( 1
Thess 4:13-17).
• In verse 17: "Then [at His
return, and after the
resurrection of the dead] we
the living, will be taken
together with them [the risen
dead] in the clouds to meet
the Lord" (Cf. 1 Cor 15:51).

38. CCC 1038
The resurrection of all the dead, "of both the
just and the unjust," will precede the Last
Judgment. This will be "the hour when all
who are in the tombs will hear [the Son of
man's] voice and come forth, those who
have done good, to the resurrection of life,
and those who have done evil, to the
resurrection of judgment." Then Christ will
come "in his glory, and all the angels with
him. . . . Before him will be gathered all the
nations, and he will separate them one from
another as a shepherd separates the sheep
from the goats, and he will place the sheep
at his right hand, but the goats at the
left. . . . And they will go away into eternal
punishment, but the righteous into eternal
life."

39. • “Beloved, we are God’s children now;
what we will be has not yet been
revealed. What we do know is this;
when he is revealed, we will be like
Him, we will see Him as He is. 1
John 3:2
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40. • Since we know what Christ’s body was like
we can determine some of the qualities of
our resurrected body;
• “appeared suddenly then dissappeared.”
• “passed through walls.”
• His body seem to be the same as it was
before death; but it was different;
• He even changed his appearance so that
his disciples couldn’t recognise Him .
Luke 24 40

41. • Traditionally, Theologians have described
these resurrected bodies as having the
characterics of ;
• Identity;
• Entirety; ( body with a dominant soul);
• Immortality . (eternal)
• These characteristics will also be present in bodies of souls
condemned in hell.
• Those condemned in Hell will have conditions necessary
for suffering the eternal punishment of hell, but not the
glorification of the Lord shared by those in Heaven. 41

42. • Traditionally, Theologians have described these
glorified and perfected bodies as having four
“transcentdent qualities”;
• Impassibility; ( freedom from physical evil,
death, sickness and pain)
• Clarity; ( freedom from defects and
endowment with beauty and radiance);
• Agility ; ( where the soul moves the body and
there is freedom of motion)
• Subtility; (body is completely spiritualised
under the dominion of the soul) 42

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44. THE CREED
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand
of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the
dead and his kingdom will
have no end.
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45. (Then Jesus told the crowds and his
disciples: ...)"When the Son of Man comes in his
glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon
his glorious throne, and all the nations will be
assembled before him. And he will separate them
one from another, as a shepherd separates the
sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his
right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say
to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by
my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you
from the foundation of the world.' ... Then he will say
to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you accursed,
into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his

46. • CCC – 1038;
• CCC – 1039;
• CCC- 1040;
• CCC – 1041.

49. • There will be a new
Heaven and a new Earth;
• In the resurrection to new
life the new creation will
share in the glory of God;
• Both the new universe
and all people in Heaven
will experience what
perfect happiness and
fullfilment is

50. “The former heaven and the former
earth had passed away, and the sea
was no more. I also saw the holy
city, a new Jerusalem, coming down
out of heaven from God, prepared as
a bride adorned for her husband. I
heard a loud voice from the throne
saying, “Behold, God’s dwelling is
with the human race. He will dwell
with them
and they will be his people and God
himself will always be with them [as
their God].
Revelation 21 : 1-3

52. The CCC teaches ;
“After the Universal
judgment, the righteous
will reign forever with
Christ, glorified in body
and soul.
CCC- 1042

53. PROFESSION OF FAITH (1)
THE CREED
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and
invisible.
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54. PROFESSION OF FAITH (2)
I believe in one Lord Jesus
Christ
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all
ages,
God from God, Light from Light,
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55. PROFESSION OF FAITH (3)
true God from true God,
begotten not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were
made.
For us men and for our
salvation
he came down from heaven,
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56. PROFESSION OF FAITH (4)
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and by the Holy Spirit was
incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
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57. PROFESSION OF FAITH (5)
For our sake he was crucified
under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was
buried,
and rose again on the third
day,
in accordance with the
Scriptures. 57

58. PROFESSION OF FAITH (6)
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand
of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the
dead and his kingdom will
have no end.
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59. PROFESSION OF FAITH (7)
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the
Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father
and the Son,
who with the Father and the
Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the
prophets. 59

60. PROFESSION OF FAITH (7)
I believe in one, holy, catholic
and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the
forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the
resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to
come. Amen 60