Lesson Thirty-Third, the final lesson of the Baltimore Catechism No. 1, discusses the last judgment, the resurrection of the body, Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. This lesson from the First Communion Catechism contains 8 questions and answers drawn from Baltimore Catechism No. 2 (Confirmation Catechism). The numbering from Catechism No. 2 is used to make it easy to cross-reference the two catechisms.
For a detailed explanation of Lesson Thirty-Third, see the introduction to Lesson Thirty-Seventh of Catechism No. 2.
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A. Christ will judge us immediately after our death, and on the last day.
A. The judgment we have to undergo immediately after death is called the Particular Judgment.
A. The judgment which all men have to undergo on the last day is called the General Judgment.
A. The rewards or punishments appointed for men's souls after the Particular Judgment are Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell.
A. Hell is a state to which the wicked are condemned, and in which they are deprived of the sight of God for all eternity, and are in dreadful torments.
A. Purgatory is a state in which those suffer for a time who die guilty of venial sins, or without having satisfied for the punishment due to their sins.
A. Our bodies will share in the reward or punishment of our souls, because through the resurrection they will again be united to them.
A. Heaven is the state of everlasting life in which we see God face to face, are made like unto Him in glory, and enjoy eternal happiness.
