When was it ever necessary to actually have Scriptural support for these traditions? If it was, then we would see texts being infallibly defined as supporting them, but which is almost non-existent.
But thus having great liberty to abuse Scripture as a servant compelled to support Rome, they can resort to asserting that texts such as "enter thou into the joy of thy lord" (Mt. 25:21) means to experience purgatory, with its in the life beyond through fire and torments or 'purifying' punishments.” (INDULGENTIARUM DOCTRINA; cp. 1. 1967)
But to die in Christ is to be with the Lord.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. (Luke 23:42-43)
And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. (Acts 7:59)
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. (2 Corinthians 5:6-8)
But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: (Philippians 1:22-23)
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
You may have missed the point of my jab:
The sudden embrace of scripture, that is normally dismissed.
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