- How is purgatory defined in the modern world, besides an intermediate state between heaven and hell?
- What follows after death for those in purgatory, and how does it differ from gehenna, hades, or damnation?
- What is described in the parable, “Lazarus and the Rich Man,” and how does it portray the underworld (Luke 16:19-31)?
- How did Augustine describe the three groups in purgatory, and how did it come to be the prevailing view in the West?
- What is the role of “gehenna” in Jewish theology and history, and what is its nearest parallel in the modern era?
- Is “hell” a biblical term and how does it relate to “eternal fire,” “the pit of iniquity,” “prison,“ unquenchable fire,” or “prison?”
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