[Salvation]

And paradise was where all the souls of the faithful from the Old Testament were waiting. Catholics call this waiting place Purgatory, correct?

[ravenwolf]

And paradise was where all the souls of the faithful from the Old Testament were waiting. Catholics call this waiting place Purgatory, correct?

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So it is plain that this thief is already in heaven.

The verse belows shows that these were waiting for the resurrection
Hosea 6
2
After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

These are the firstfruits who went with Jesus in the resurrection.

[vladimir998]

“Catholics call this waiting place Purgatory, correct?”

Well, people were waiting in the prison of the patriarchs, the bosom of Abraham. I don’t know if Purgatory existed until Christ died since it was a place (really a state of being) empowered by grace.