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Purgatory by ochibuogwu5: 9:06pm On Nov 08, 2019
Purgatory is the name defined as a realm that dead human souls...
However this is what I am seeing....
there is a realm where the souls of those who did not hear the gospel before their biological death exist including aborted babies
Thus
Romans 11:32 "For God hath *concluded them all in unbelief*, that he might *have mercy upon all*."

Romans 8:20 "For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 8:21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God"

Moses died and was buried (Deuteronomy 34:4-6), Elijah was taken up by the chariots of fire into Heaven yet he had no access to Heaven yet, both of them came to talk to Jesus on mount of transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-ff) that is a confirmation they were not in hell or heaven. Jude 1:9 confirms that devil came to struggle for the body of Moses with Michael the archangel after His death.

Lazarus died and was in the grave for 4-days before Jesus came to raise him from death that is a confirmation that he was not in Heaven or hell rather another realm of the dead.

Jesus said that sin against the Holy Spirit cannot be forgiven in this world or in the world to come therefore there is a sin that can be forgiven in the world after biological death

After Jesus death on the Cross, His Spirit went to *the spirit of disobedient dead persons before His death to proclaim the gospel to them* (1 Peter 3:18-ff)

After the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ the tombs of the righteous under the law were opened, they came out of their tombs and were seen entering the holy city (Matthew 27:50-56)

Jesus said that the servant who knows what the master wants and does not do it will receive *uncountable strokes*; these are those who hear the gospel and refuse to believe therefore the *uncountable strokes is uncountable punishment of eternal-damnation in hell-fire*

Jesus said the servant who does not know what their master expects and does not do what he expects will receive *a few strokes*; these are those who did not hear the gospel and lived in disobedience till their biological death thus their *few stroke is staying in the prison where Jesus will visit them with His gospel as He did for the imprisoned spirit in 1 Peter 3:18 through believers who are carrying his gospel in the world now* because Jesus gives equal opportunity to everybody since He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8 )
(Luke 12:47-48)

Psalm 16:10-11 the Scriptures calls this realm Hades/Sheol thus "You will not allow the body of your holy one to remain in Hades..."

Revelation 20:11-15 confirms that *Hades will vomit human souls from its belly unto the judgment presence of God for the last judgment* after which *Hades itself will be thrown into hell-fire* and *all those whose name are not written *in the lambs book of life*

Hence there is a realm called Hades, another realm is *the seas*, another realm *death* which will continue to exist till the *last judgment* and human souls will continue to exist in them until the last judgment when they will be vomitted out before the throne of God *for judgment according to their deeds and those whose name are written in the lambs book of life*
Their deeds will not be the bases of *final decision* but *those whose names are written in the lambs book of life*

So the existence of other realms for dead human souls apart from heaven or hell-fire is *not an unbiblical teaching* however *I perceive that purgatory is not a realm where dead persons who believed in the Gospel of Jesus Christ Crucified who offered one perfect and eternal sacrifice once and for all for sins of mankind exist*

Such realm is for those who did not have access to the gospel of Jesus Christ Crucified while in this world in their mortal-body and our prayers for them as *Jesus-Carriers will do the same thing recorded in 1 Peter 3:18*

Any human being who hears the gospel and rejects it until biological death has gone to hell-fire and there is no prayer that can help him (John 3:18, 36). This is what John called a sin unto death, any brethren who finds another committing a sin unto death should not pray for him. Those who commit a sin not unto death are those who commit any type of sin but they are still biologically alive, you can pray for these category of human beings and share the gospel of Jesus Christ Crucified with them and restore them unto *eternal-Life* however *every sin is wickedness before God* lest anybody will presume let me commit the sin now and repent later before biological death because *you might die at that sinful engagement and not have the opportunity of repentance* (1 John 5:16-17)

Any human being who hears the gospel and believes until biological death is present with the Lord/eternal-life/heaven (John 3:16, John 4:25, 2 Corinthian 5:1-10, Romans 14:7-9)

May the souls of the dead rest in peace. Amen.

Great Grace Brethren!!!

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