2007-06-14 12:54:55 · 17 answers · asked by TJ 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
While the word "limbo" is part of Catholic theology and is also call purgatory, the concept of a "waiting place for the dead" is in the original Hebrew and Greek scriptures.
In the Old Testament, it's called she'ôl and means "hades or the world of the dead".
In the New Testament, hadēs (yes, the same as the OT) meaning "the place (state) of departed souls"
By the way, in all english versions of the Bible, these words are translated as "hell"
2007-06-14 14:37:02 · answer #1 · answered by Dakota 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The question of what happens after death can be confusing. The Bible is not explicitly clear on when a person will reach their final eternal destiny. The Bible tells us that after the moment of death, a person is taken to Heaven or Hell based on whether he or she had received Christ as his or her Savior. For believers, after death is to be "away from the body and at home with the Lord" (2 Corinthians 5:6-8; Philippians 1:23). For unbelievers, after death means everlasting punishment in Hell (Luke 16:22-23).
This is where it can get confusing as to what happens after death. Revelation 20:11-15 describes all those in Hell being cast into the lake of fire. Revelation chapters 21-22 describe a New Heaven and New Earth. Therefore, it seems that until the final resurrection, after death a person resides in a “temporary” Heaven and Hell. A person's eternal destiny will not change, but the precise "location" of a person's eternal destiny will change. At some point after death, believers will be sent to the New Heavens and New Earth (Revelation 21:1). At some point after death, unbelievers will be thrown into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:11-15). These are the final, eternal destinations of all people - based entirely on whether a person had trusted Jesus Christ alone for the salvation of their sins.
Recommended Resource: What the Bible Says about Heaven & Eternity by Ice & Demy.
2007-06-14 15:36:18 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called Purgatory, a place where those who died in the friendship of God are cleansed before entering the kingdom of Heaven. Limbo was a place where some thought babies went who had not been baptized. However, Limbo and Purgatory and not the same...and Limbo has never officially been a Church doctrine.
2007-06-14 13:02:31 · answer #3 · answered by The Raven † 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is a man made up idea . Get a King James Bible and try to find it .We are all sinners destine to hell .Only the blood of Jesus will save us if we trust and believe in Jesus as our savior and try to live the best we can by Gods words.
2007-06-14 14:00:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
before Yashua, Jesus the Christ gave His life, those who died went to Paradise. Now, after the resurrection, a person goes either to heaven or to hell. There is no 'in between' place.
2007-06-14 12:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by Belize Missionary 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Purgatory is the "final purification of the elect": "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."
Limbo is from the Latin wourd limbus, meaning the border or the edge and is also used by the Catholic church as a description of purgatory
2007-06-14 13:01:26 · answer #6 · answered by pjallittle 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The Raven is correct. The first psragraph of ajlittle's response is correct, but not the second paragraph.
2007-06-14 13:17:25 · answer #7 · answered by Sldgman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe you are referring to Purgatory. I believe only in Heaven and Hell. I do not believe in purgatory.
2007-06-14 13:01:05 · answer #8 · answered by Candy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Limbo and purgatory.
Dont ask me what the difference is.
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2007-06-14 12:58:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
You mean Purgatory?
2007-06-14 12:57:36 · answer #10 · answered by chazzychef 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋