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Visions of the Afterlife

Brethren, we must think of Jesus Christ as God, as judge of quick and dead, and we must not think lightly of our salvation.

- St. Peter, First Epistle 5:4, c. 45

In the day of judgment, no one can excuse himself.

- Pelagius II, Letter to the Schismatic Bishops of Istria, c. 585

A man will not be cleansed in Purgatory of even the least sins, unless during his lifetime he served by his good works to receive such favor.

- St. Gregory I the Great, Dialogues, c. 595

There are two kinds of compunction, as you know; one that is afraid of eternal pains, the other that sighs for heavenly reward.

- St. Gregory I the Great, Dialogues, c. 595

Discover to me, O God, the nothingness of this world, the greatness of heaven, the shortness of time, and the length of eternity.

- Clement XI, A Universal Prayer, c. 1715

The multitude of those gathered around Jesus and Mary in paradise forms the Church of heaven, where in enjoyment of eternal beatitude they see God as He is.

- John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, March 25, 1995