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Hieronymus Bosch on ivory
Altarschmuck Neapel Sturz der Engel,
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, angels were all created as good beings, but some decided to become evil. Angels do not need faith as they already have the knowledge of celestial things, which means their action constitutes unforgivable sin. Matthew 12:32 clarifies unforgivable sin as meaning that the sinner is not forgiven in "this age or the age to come." For most Christians this would not mean that those who have committed this sin may be redeemed after the passage of two ages, since "the age to come" (or World to Come) is usually interpreted to mean an eternal period after the eschaton. Some Universalists have suggested that Clement of Alexandria, Origen and Gregory of Nyssa taught that even the Devil and fallen angels will eventually be saved.
Hieronymus Bosch on ivory
Altarschmuck Neapel Sturz der Engel,
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, angels were all created as good beings, but some decided to become evil. Angels do not need faith as they already have the knowledge of celestial things, which means their action constitutes unforgivable sin. Matthew 12:32 clarifies unforgivable sin as meaning that the sinner is not forgiven in "this age or the age to come." For most Christians this would not mean that those who have committed this sin may be redeemed after the passage of two ages, since "the age to come" (or World to Come) is usually interpreted to mean an eternal period after the eschaton. Some Universalists have suggested that Clement of Alexandria, Origen and Gregory of Nyssa taught that even the Devil and fallen angels will eventually be saved.