Wednesday, April 4, 2012
208. What is the particular judgment?
(Comp
208) It is the judgment of immediate retribution which each one after death
will receive from God in his immortal soul in accord with his faith and his
works. This retribution consists in entrance into the happiness of heaven,
immediately or after an appropriate purification, or entry into the eternal
damnation of hell.
“In brief”
(CCC 1051) 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.
To deepen and explain
(CCC 1022) Each man receives his eternal retribution in his
immortal soul at the very moment of his death, in a particular judgment that
refers his life to Christ: either entrance into the blessedness of heaven -
through a purification (Cf. Council of Lyons II (1274): DS 857-858; Council of
Florence (1439): DS 1304-1306; Council of Trent (1563): DS 1820), or
immediately (Cf. Benedict XII, Benedictus
Deus (1336): DS 1000-1001; John XXII, Ne
super his (1334): DS 990), - or immediate and everlasting damnation (Cf.
Benedict XII, Benedictus Deus (1336):
DS 1002). At the evening of life, we shall be judged on our love (St. John of
the Cross, Dichos 64).
On reflection
(CCC 1021) Death puts an end to human life as the time open
to either accepting or rejecting the divine grace manifested in Christ (Cf. 2
Tim 1:9-10). The New Testament speaks of judgment primarily in its aspect of
the final encounter with Christ in his second coming, but also repeatedly
affirms that each will be rewarded immediately after death in accordance with
his works and faith. The parable of the poor man Lazarus and the words of
Christ on the cross to the good thief, as well as other New Testament texts
speak of a final destiny of the soul - a destiny which can be different for
some and for others (Cf. Lk 16:22; 23:43; Mt 16:26; 2 Cor 5:8; Phil 1:23; Heb
9:27; 12:23).
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