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Lesson 8

The Four Last Things

The four last things are death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell.

Catechism Connections

Lesson Topics
Essential Lessons

Recommended to be used in the following customized week plans: 33, 30, 24, 18

Lesson Vocabulary

  • Heaven
    :
    The state of being after death in which “those who die in God’s grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live forever with Christ” (CCC 1023). The souls in Heaven enjoy perfect communion and relationship with God, His angels, and all of the saints. In Heaven we will see God face-to-face, as He is. This is called the Beatific Vision.
  • Hell
    :
    The state of being after death in which those who die unrepentant of mortal sin and refuse the love and mercy of God to the end experience eternal separation from God and the Communion of Saints. The primary punishment in Hell is the eternal separation from God while continually thirsting for Him.
  • Last Judgment
    :
    The Last Judgment happens at the end of time when Jesus returns in glory. The light of Christ will reveal how the good we have done or failed to do has affected everyone and everything.
  • Particular Judgment
    :
    Experienced immediately after death, this judgment reveals the sum total of our life’s choices for or against God. In other words, did we choose to love God and our neighbor or not? Based on our own decisions throughout the course of our lives, we will be given entrance to Heaven (or Purgatory) or will self-exclude ourselves in Hell.
  • Purgatory
    :
    The state of being after death in which those who “die in God’s grace and friendship, but [are] still imperfectly purified, 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” (CCC 1030). The souls in Purgatory endure great suffering in order to be purified of any unconfessed venial sins and for the reparation of the remaining effects of confessed mortal and venial sins.

    • Plan

    Session 8 Simplified Catechist Guide
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    Extend

    Session 8 Parent Newsletter
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    Session 8 Absent Student Handout
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    Unit 1 Sessions 7-8 Quiz and Answer Key
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    Spanish Session 8 Parent Newsletter
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