JVI-873 SeptOct'03 PT Mag - Jack Van Impe Ministries

y a twisted interpretation of
Purgatory by some Protestant
leaders and, by the way, both
Catholics and Protestants use
the same text:
I Corinthians 3:11-15, For
other foundation can no man
lay than that is laid, which is
Jesus Christ. Now if any man
build upon this foundation gold,
silver, precious stones, wood,
hay, stubble; Every man’s work
shall be made manifest: for the
day shall declare it, because it
shall be revealed by fire; and the
fire shall try every man’s work
of what sort it is. If any man’s
work abide which he hath built
thereupon, he shall receive a
reward. If any man’s work shall
be burned, he shall suffer loss:
but he himself shall be saved;
yet so as by fire.
Purgatory has nothing to do
with one’s salvation. Catholics
have been devastatingly misinterpreted.
Let me document the
facts.
The Catholic Catechism, point
#1030 concerning Purgatory,
states:“All who die in God’s grace
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and friendship are indeed assured
of their eternal salvation; but after
death they undergo purification,
so as to achieve the holiness
necessary to enter the joy of
heaven.” Father Charles M. Carty
and Father L. Rumble add:
“Purgatory is not a final destiny.
Every soul that goes there is
saved … Purgatory is not a place
for repentance, but for purification.”
This cleansing occurs to
prepare Catholics for their marriage
to Christ (Revelation 19:7).
Here’s added proof that
Purgatory is totally misrepresented
by some Protestants. On page
408, in the book entitled The
Rod,J.D.Faust states:“People in
Rome’s purgatory suffer to
become a child of God — untrue.
This denies the Gospel. Yes, if it
were so, but it isn’t. On the other
hand, the doctrine of millennial
exclusion protects and guards the
Gospel, since the various warnings
to believers are not applied
to eternity, but only for 1,000
years.” Big deal — only 1,000
years of suffering.
In this video study, I answer
such questions as:
• When is one placed into the
Protestant purgatory?
• How long does one remain
there?
• Where is it located?
• Why do Protestants enter this
place of fire?
After dealing with this seldom
discussed subject within the
ranks of Protestantism, I then
move ahead with the accurate
Biblical presentation regarding
the Bema Seat Judgment for all
believers.
The following material is just a
portion of my doctrinal position
on the “Bema Seat” judgment:
Romans 14:10 states, We shall
all stand before the judgment
seat of Christ.
II Corinthians 5:10 adds, For
we must all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ; that
every one may receive the things
done in his body, according to
that he hath done, whether it be
good or bad. Millions of God’s
children think they can live nominal
Christian lives and still be
fully rewarded. They think they
can play “fast and loose” with
the world without suffering loss.
This is wishful thinking! The
day is coming when every
blood-bought believer must
stand before a holy God for a
scrutinizing investigation. This
becomes clear when one traces
the English term “judgment seat”
to its Greek origin. There the
term is “bema seat.”
When Paul used this phrase in
the first century, every educated
mind immediately knew the
severity of the warning, because