Catechism index

1041 V. The Last Judgment The message of the Last Judgment calls men to conversion while God is still giving them "the acceptable time, . . . the day of salvation." 627 It inspires a holy fear …
1042 VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth At the end of time, the Kingdom of God will come in its fullness. After the universal judgment, the righteous will reign for ever with Christ, glorified in body and soul. the …
1043 VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth Sacred Scripture calls this mysterious renewal, which will transform humanity and the world, "new heavens and a new earth." 630 It will be the definitive realization of God's plan to bring under …
1044 VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth In this new universe, the heavenly Jerusalem, God will have his dwelling among men. 632 "He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall …
1045 VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth For man, this consummation will be the final realization of the unity of the human race, which God willed from creation and of which the pilgrim Church has been "in the nature …
1046 VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth For the cosmos, Revelation affirms the profound common destiny of the material world and man: For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God . . …
1047 VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth The visible universe, then, is itself destined to be transformed, "so that the world itself, restored to its original state, facing no further obstacles, should be at the service of the just," …
1048 VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth "We know neither the moment of the consummation of the earth and of man, nor the way in which the universe will be transformed. the form of this world, distorted by sin, …
1049 VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth "Far from diminishing our concern to develop this earth, the expectancy of a new earth should spur us on, for it is here that the body of a new human family grows, …
1050 VI. Hope of the New Heaven and the New Earth "When we have spread on earth the fruits of our nature and our enterprise . . . according to the command of the Lord and in his Spirit, we will find them …
1051 IN BRIEF Every man receives his eternal recompense in his immortal soul from the moment of his death in a particular judgment by Christ, the judge of the living and the dead.
1052 IN BRIEF "We believe that the souls of all who die in Christ's grace . . . are the People of God beyond death. On the day of resurrection, death will be definitively conquered, …
1053 IN BRIEF "We believe that the multitude of those gathered around Jesus and Mary in Paradise forms the Church of heaven, where in eternal blessedness they see God as he is and where they …
1054 IN BRIEF Those who die in God's grace and friendship imperfectly purified, although they are assured of their eternal salvation, undergo a purification after death, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter …
1055 IN BRIEF By virtue of the "communion of saints," the Church commends the dead to God's mercy and offers her prayers, especially the holy sacrifice of the Eucharist, on their behalf.
1056 IN BRIEF Following the example of Christ, the Church warns the faithful of the "sad and lamentable reality of eternal death" (GCD 69), also called "hell."
1057 IN BRIEF Hell's principal punishment consists of eternal separation from God in whom alone man can have the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he longs.
1058 IN BRIEF The Church prays that no one should be lost: "Lord, let me never be parted from you." If it is true that no one can save himself, it is also true that …
1059 IN BRIEF "The holy Roman Church firmly believes and confesses that on the Day of Judgment all men will appear in their own bodies before Christ's tribunal to render an account of their own …
1060 IN BRIEF At the end of time, the Kingdom of God will come in its fullness. Then the just will reign with Christ for ever, glorified in body and soul, and the material universe …