[johngrace]

First you post this on a thread about praying for the dead person's living soul..

Ecc 9:5" For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. "

That the dead know nothing and no reward( Is this not your original intent). Then I show you in scripture were people who have been dead for centuries shows they were in a middle state between here and heaven. Who obviously are going to Heaven by Christ. There are released in the Gospel. Then you go on with still not understanding the significance of what went on with this gospel

"And none of the people that were raised would I classify in the sense of "holy" as I take it you mean."

I quoted scripture only about Holy.The Holy you question is in the Gospel of Matthew. I did not put it there. The Holy Spirit did by Matthew.

Matthew 27:51 "At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split 52 and the tombs broke open. The bodies of many holy people who had died were raised to life. 53 They came out of the tombs after Jesus’ resurrection and[e] went into the holy city and appeared to many people."

Freeper Regards!!

[HarleyD]

Can you show me ANYWHERE in these verses where it states that these people were in purgatory? According to the verses it said they were "asleep"-another term often used for dead. But by your own admission these were "holy" people or saints of the church. Are you prepare to tell me the saints in the Catholic Church are now in purgatory?

Mat 27:51 And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.

Mat 27:52 The tombs also were opened. And many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised,

Mat 27:53 and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection they went into the holy city and appeared to many.