Where the idea of the purgatory come from?Because I do not find it in the Bible?

Answer 1

Purgatory commonly refers to a doctrine in the Roman Catholic Church, which posits that those who die in a state of grace undergo a purification in order to achieve the holiness necessary to enter heaven.

The word Purgatory, just as the word Trinity, does not appear in the Bible, nor is the concept spelled out in detail. Scripture verses cited in support of a period of purgation after death and/or the efficacy of prayers for the dead include Dan 12:10[5]; Zech 13:9;[6] Mal 3:2-3;[7] 2 Mac 12:42-45;[8] Matthew 5:26;[9] Lk 12:47-48;[10] Lk 12:58-59;[11] 1 Cor 3:13-15;[12]; 2 Timothy 1:16-18[13] Apoc 21:27[14] and others. The extent to which these passages refer to a state of purgation remains subject to interpretation -- a matter of faith.

Catholics point to the essential concept of purgatory in the writings of Clement of Alexandria (202),[15] Cyprian of Carthage (253),[16] Lactantius (307), Cyril of Jerusalem (350),[17] Gregory of Nyssa (382),[18] St. John Chrysostom (392),[19] and St. Augustine (411),[20] among others. Similarly, prayer for the dead was mentioned in the Acts of Paul and Thecla (160),[21]and in the Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity (202) where Perpetua prays for her dead brother, who "was in suffering, but I trusted that my prayer would bring help to his suffering…" and later receives a joyous vision of him, wherefore "I understood that he was translated from the place of punishment."[22] A certain Abercius left a request for prayers on his gravestone erected in (190). Likewise, Tertullian (216) wrote: "A woman, after the death of her husband . . . prays for his soul and asks that he may, while waiting, find rest; and that he may share in the first resurrection."[23] Pope Gregory I related penances in this life to the reduction of temporal punishment in purgatory, and also gave the following argument:

As for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will be pardoned neither in this age nor in the age to come. From this sentence we understand that certain offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come.

Besides the concept expressed in early Christian writings of purification and suffering after death, as well as the efficacy of prayer for the dead (see above), no explicit use of the Latin word purgatorium (purgatory) is recorded before the 11th century. One of the first documents to mention purgatorium by name was a letter from the Benedictine Nicholas of Saint Albans to the Cistercian Peter of Celle in 1176.

Answer 2

Purgatory was created along with all the rest of the heavens and the earth.

It was God's idea.

He deliberately placed obscure references about Purgatory in the Bible to see if any Protestants would accept the authority that he gave only to the Catholic Church, which he personally founded.

Keep searching the scriptures.

Perhaps someday, you'll discover Purgatory ... one way or the other.

Answer 3

It started with the Babylonian Pagan religion. Semiramis, who was called the Queen of Heaven, the Mother of God, the Virgin Mother, and other names given to Mary, started the idea of Purgatory to control the people, and get money from them to get people out of Purgatory and into Heaven faster. In 313 AD, Constantine called the Babylonian religion Christianity and the Catholic Church adopted all their customs, including Purgatory.

Catholic still use Purgatory today to raise money. They sell Mass cards so Masses can be said to get loved ones out of Purgatory. It seems that no one really knows how many Masses have to be said, or how much money has to be spent, to get someone to Heaven.

Unfortunately, Catholics don't believe that Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross was enough to get them to Heaven, just a good start.

Answer 4

Purgatory (Lat., "purgare", to make clean, to purify) in accordance with Catholic teaching is a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God's grace, are, not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions

And in Bible, GOD is never make a place so people have to get a punishment. Purgatory came from people way of thinking on that time and they could play as a god .... and it's so against what is inside in the bible

Answer 5

Please ignore the first person who answered even though theyh are partially right. Unfortunately the idea of prugatory was invented by the Romand Catholic church some time ago. It was used as a way to make money for the church as the people were taught that if they gave money to the church it would get people out of purgatory. There is no mention of any such place in the Bible.

The Word of God is true and we need to rely on what Scripture teaches not what men teach.

Answer 6

You will need an Official Catholic Bible... it has the Apocrypha in it. There is where you will find purgatory. You may want to look it up online. Even Catholic sites will show you.

Answer 7

The word purgatory isn't said in the bible check out this website and it will tell you everything you wanted to know about purgatory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatory

Answer 8

On the admission of one of its cardinals, the Catholic church brought in many of the “instruments and appendages of demon-worship,” which it claims to have “sanctified by their adoption into the church.” In course of time, apostate Christianity adopted the Greek Plato’s philosophy of an inherently immortal soul, and to this it added the “hellfire” and “purgatory” teachings. Not content with myths of torture after death, the Catholic Inquisition of the thirteenth century introduced fiery tortures for “heretics” in this life. Catholic crusades sacrificed other innocent lives on the altar of carnal warfare.

“Since the early Middle Ages the Catholic Church has obtained, through the granting of indulgences alone, huge sums from rich and poor alike. These indulgences, given in return for money payments, almsgiving or other kinds of offerings, provide that one’s own soul or the soul of a deceased relative or friend be spared all or part of its destined punishment in purgatory.

Tradition is not necessarily bad. But this particular tradition is out of harmony with God’s Word. The Scriptures do not teach that the “soul” survives the death of the body. Obviously, then, it cannot be subjected to a period of purification in purgatory. Hence, the words of Jesus Christ to the Jewish religious leaders could rightly be directed to those teaching the purgatory doctrine: “You have made the word of God invalid because of your tradition. You hypocrites, Isaiah aptly prophesied about you, when he said, ‘This people honors me with their lips, yet their heart is far removed from me. It is in vain that they keep worshiping me, because they teach commands of men as doctrines.’”

Answer 9

It isn't there. You would have talk to a Catholic about purgatory. Then, it might be a good idea to talk to a major denomination religion (Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc.) and see why there is no such thing.

Answer 10

According to Peter, Jesus went to preach to those spirits in prison. So those who have died will have another opportunity to accept the Gospel and repent of their sins before the final judgement. It is still through Grace that these people are also saved.

Some parts of this this simple doctrine have been lost or changed over the centuries.