Verve City Church: Weekly Messages Life After Death | Is Purgatory in the Bible?
Oct 26, 2026
Could God’s healing continue after death? This message explores purgatory’s historical development, the abuse of indulgences, and the Bible’s promises of transformation. It considers how sin, trauma, and harm shape us, contrasts Catholic and Protestant views of final healing, and reflects on hope for becoming fully whole in God, both beyond death and beginning today.
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Purgatory Began As An Answer To Imperfection
- Purgatory developed as an answer to how imperfect people become fit for God’s renewed kingdom.
- Medieval systems added painful purification and later indulgences, though the New Testament never clearly describes that process.
Indulgences Helped Ignite The Reformation
- Medieval church leaders sold indulgences promising to shorten purgatory for the living or their deceased relatives.
- The practice became a major grievance for Martin Luther and helped ignite the Protestant Reformation.
Healing Must Address Both Guilt And Trauma
- Questions about the afterlife involve both personal guilt and wounds inflicted by others.
- Christian hope must address healing for the harm people have done and the harm they have suffered.
