Purgatory and hell

Do the Seventh-day adventists believe in purgatory and hell?

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Posted: at 26-12-2010 05:20 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie

Purgatory is a Roman Catholic idea that has no substance or authority from the Bible; it is speculation and human invention.
No, 7th Day Adventists don't believe in Purgatory.

Hell, that's harder. What does a person mean by hell? The lake of fire mentioned in the book of Revelation? Or some imaginary places with fire, devils and pitchforks?

Brother, after death the soul goes to the place of departed spirits. If the soul loves God, it feels this place in a pleasant and restful way, and we call it 'the bosom of Abraham' or 'paradise'. If the soul hates God, it feels this place in a painful and unrestful way, and we call it "hades" or "hell."

But neither heaven nor hell exists fully until after the end of the world. Until then the departed souls are waiting either in comfort or in discomfort for the final judgment and their final reward or punishment. This is the Orthodox Christian view, based on the story told by Jesus of the rich man and Lazarus in the gospel of Luke 16:19-31.

The 7th Day Adventists don't believe in either the temporary "hades" or "hell" or in the eternal hell, the lake of fire, or anything like that. They believe the wicked are simply annihilated and disappear.

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Posted: at 28-12-2010 06:55 AM (13 years ago) | Newbie