Heaven, Hell, Purgatory

Heaven, Hell, Purgatory: Questions & Answers

Explore 23 questions and answers about Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, answered by Dr. Robert Sungenis.

How can David have experienced the beatific vision if Benedictus Deus says no one did before Christ?
After the Second coming and the judgement, who will live on the new earth and ho will live in the new heaven?
Do Matthew 5:19 and 11:11 teach that there are ranks in heaven?
Do the souls in heaven have any agency in this world?
Is the suffering of the damned eternal, or could the bodily punishment be finite (annihilationism)?
In Numbers 16 men are swallowed by the earth; does this mean hell is in the center of the earth?
Where were Moses and Elijah before and after the Transfiguration?
Will we recognize our loved ones in heaven?
How can anyone go straight to heaven if we have all sinned?
Do most souls go to hell?
Will we fully comprehend mysteries like the Trinity in heaven, or will they remain forever a mystery?
Did Old Testament holy figures bypass Purgatory, and is there time and suffering in the afterlife?
Since Dante and St. John Damascene say Emperor Trajan was freed from hell, can souls in hell be saved?
After His death, did Jesus descend into hell itself or into a waiting place of the righteous souls?
Are the accounts of people who died, went to heaven or hell, and came back real?
Is the fire of purgatory literal, and are there trustworthy books about it?
What does it mean that we will judge angels, and when did the angels fall?
A growing group at my Catholic church prays for people in hell, and my mother wants to join. What is your opinion?
Does Revelation teach that hell lasts forever for the angels, and what about for humans?
Does the lake of fire in Revelation 20 mean eternal conscious torment, annihilation, or something else?
Will there be eating and drinking in heaven, and what will heaven be like?
Is the famous sermon of St. Leonard of Port Maurice on the fewness of the saved reliable?
What does the Catholic Church teach about purgatory?

← Back to all Questions & Answers