There are many versions of what happens to the soul after death. In Christianity it is believed that she has to go through the ordeal - certain tests. This is a kind of purification that is important before meeting with God. This period lasts 40 days.
What kind of ordeal is the soul after death?
It is believed that six days the soul is as if on an excursion into paradise , and after that it goes to hell. All the time, there are angels who tell us about the good deeds done by the soul in life. The orphans are demons who seek to drag the soul into hell. It is believed that there are 20 trials, but this is not the number of sins, but passions, which include many different vices.
20 ordeals of the soul after death:
- Celebration . This category includes vain conversations, causeless laughter and songs.
- Lies . The person is exposed to these ordeals, if he has lied in confession and to other people, as well as in vain pronunciation of the name of the Lord.
- Condemnation and slander . If a person during life condemned others and dissolve gossip, then his soul will be tested as an opponent of Christ.
- Gluttony . This includes gluttony, drunkenness, eating without prayer, and breaking fasts.
- Laziness . Torture of the soul is to be tested by people who are lazy and did not do anything, and also received payment for the work that was not done.
- Theft . This category includes not only sin, when a person intentionally goes to stealing, but also if he borrowed money, and in the end did not give.
- Greater love and stinginess . The punishment will be felt by people who turned away from God, rejected love and pretended. Still here comes the sin of stinginess, when a person intentionally refuses to help those in need.
- Covetousness . This includes the sin of misappropriating someone else, as well as investing money in dishonest cases, participating in various rallies and playing on the stock exchange. Even to this sin is bribery and speculation.
- It's not true . Torture of the soul after death will have to be felt in the event that a person deliberately lied during his lifetime. This sin is most common, because many deceive, plot, intrigue, etc.
- Envy . Many people in life envy the success of others, wishing them to fall from the pedestal. Often a person experiences joy when others have many problems and troubles, this is called the sin of envy.
- Pride . This category includes such sins: vanity, contempt, arrogance, arrogance, boasting, etc.
- Anger and fury . The next ordeal, which passes the soul after death, includes the following sins: the desire for revenge, quick temper, aggression, irritation. Such emotions can not be experienced not only in humans and animals, but even in inanimate objects.
- An abomination . Many people during their lifetime are vindictive and do not let resentment for a long time, which means that their souls after death will fully pay for these sins.
- Murder . The death of the soul and the terrible judgment of God can not be imagined without taking this sin into account, because it is the most terrible and unforgivable. It also includes suicide and abortion .
- Witchcraft and the call of demons . Conducting various rituals, guessing on cards, reading conspiracies, all this is a sin, for which you will have to pay after death.
- Fornication . A sin is the sexual relationship of a man and a woman before marriage, as well as various thoughts, dreams of debauchery.
- Adultery . The betrayal of one of the spouses in the family is considered a serious sin, for which you will have to pay in full. This also includes civil marriage, illegal birth of a child, divorce, etc.
- Sodom sins . Sexual relations between relatives, as well as unnatural connections and various perversions, for example, lesbianism and zoophilia.
- Heresy . If a person during his life incorrectly talks about faith, distorts information and sneers at the shrines, then the soul will have to pay for the deed.
- Mercy . In order not to suffer for this sin, a person must show empathy, help people and do good deeds during life.