A thief can steal money, and even though he had to go to jail, may be forgiven, but the consequences of his action still exist. He needs to return what he stole. He needs to make up for the suffering he caused the owner and even the owner's family.
Same with purgatory. Through the Mercy of Jesus, and the grace of the sacrament, a true penitent receives forgiveness from God. But what we do has consequences beyond our actions. Sin has greater consequences, a ripple effect like a stone thrown in a pond. Until reparation for this is made, a soul facing its God, in all His Perfection would rather some for those consequences, than to face God in that state.
What an unspeakable joy there must be when a soul is released, purified, and seeing its God, never to be separated again!
This is completely opposite of what the scriptures teach to the church...
What an unspeakable joy there must be when a soul is released, purified, and seeing its God, never to be separated again!
It is unspeakable joy but not upon release from purgatory for no such place exists...
Our souls are purified the Milli-second we come to Jesus and make him our Savior, never to be separated again...And the joy IS unspeakable...
Except that even if the thief gives back what he stole, plus some, there's no way he can make up for the suffering that he caused, because there's more involved that just returning the property. There's a betrayal of trust. There's the victims left with the feeling of being violated, that cannot be undone.
When God forgives, He forgives and forgets. He does not demand restitution. It's total, unconditional, blanket forgiveness, a gift freely given. The sin debt is erased and we owe Him NOTHING.