![]() Those who died in unbelief went to a place of torment, commonly called “hell.”īut this is also a temporary “limbo.” These souls will appear at the second resurrection before the great white throne of Revelation 20:11-13. One place is at the side of Abraham (often described as Abraham’s bosom) this would be for people who died in faith in God’s promised Messiah, just as Abraham did, and were declared righteous by faith (Genesis 15:4-6 Romans 4:13-24). So before the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, there were two places souls went upon death. Parables are not based upon imaginary objects and locations, but on things which are real. Although some view it as a parable to teach a truth concerning prophecies declaring the kingdom of God, the places mentioned must exist or Jesus would not have used them. The closest biblical account for a “limbo” concerns “Abraham’s bosom” and “paradise” in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). For a study on the destiny of children who die, please read our article on the age of accountability. It is merely a religious opinion which has been handed down by Catholic theologians. There is no biblical support for this view. One Roman Catholic tradition names a “limbo” for children who die before their baptisms or die outside of the Roman Catholic religion. A very broad definition of limbo is “a zone which exists between two definite places.” The Bible does not give the name “limbo” to any specific place or realm, but various people have used the word “limbo” in various ways. ![]() The root of the word limbo is “the edge of a hem on a garment,” so the word itself is telling us that limbo is someplace which borders very close to another.
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