This vision from God would clarify a few of the burning questions the church had. One of the visions was of a Holy man being carried to Heaven without the mention of a Purgatory. The other of his visions showed to him a clear picture of a magnificent Heaven and a dreadful Hell. The part that seemed to stand out though was the adjacent, “temperary abodes of similar character but inferior.” This was significant because now the Church knew that this, “Purifying Fire,” was a physical thing seperate from heaven. It was now known that it was not just a primary jugdement, but some sort of