Question:
Is it possible to spend purgatory on Earth instead of after death? Can it be a combination of both?
Answer:
Purgatory is not for those who are alive; it is the purification of the deceased who are going to heaven. We can most definitely undergo purification while on Earth through our trials and sufferings, but that is not purgatory. Purification can take place in this life as well as the next, but purgatory refers to the specific state of a soul after death.
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