What Does The Bible Say About Purgatory? 😳
The speaker argues that the Books of the Maccabees in the Old Testament provide strong biblical evidence for purgatory. He cites an account where soldiers discovered dead comrades had pagan amulets and a collection was taken to have prayers said for them so they might be freed from sin and receive eternal life.
Summary
The speaker addresses the question of whether purgatory is mentioned in the Bible by pointing to the two Books of the Maccabees in the Old Testament as containing what he describes as 'a very strong message' of purgatory. He recounts a specific historical narrative from these books involving a battle where soldiers were killed. When the bodies were being prepared for burial, it was discovered that some of the fallen soldiers were carrying pagan amulets, which the speaker characterizes as a serious sin. In response to this discovery, the living soldiers took up a collection of money and sent it to Jerusalem to fund prayers for the dead soldiers. The stated purpose of these prayers was twofold: to free the deceased from any sins they had committed and to ensure they would be received into eternal life. This practice is presented as biblical support for the concept of post-mortem purification and intercession for the dead.
Key Insights
- The speaker identifies the Books of the Maccabees as containing very strong evidence for purgatory in the Old Testament
- The speaker describes pagan amulets found on dead soldiers as constituting a serious sin
- The speaker explains that a collection was taken and funds were sent to Jerusalem specifically to have prayers said for the dead soldiers
- The speaker argues that the purpose of prayers for the dead was to free them from sins they had committed
- The speaker presents the practice of praying for the dead as a means for them to be received into eternal life
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Transcript
[0:00] Is there any mention of purgatory in the Bible? >> We find a very strong message of it in the two books of the Maccabees in the Old Testament. It's an account of a battle and a number of soldiers were killed, and when they took their bodies to bury them, they discovered that some of them had pagan amulets, which would of course be a serious sin. They took up a collection to have prayers said for them and sent to Jerusalem to pray for the dead that they might be freed from any sins that they had committed and [0:30] that they might be received into eternal life.
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