#12110 How Should I Interpret a Frightening Dream About Purgatory? And More - Jimmy Akin

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🗓️ 15 March 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Could a dream about purgatory have spiritual significance, or is it just the mind at work? Jimmy Akin explores how to approach such dreams and answers more on the Eucharist, spiritual warfare, and hyper-charismatic movements.

Questions Covered:

01:08 – I’ve had a frightening dream about purgatory. How should I approach or interpret it?
12:43 – Is water witching a form of divination?
22:00 – How would you introduce the truth of the Eucharist to a layperson who doesn’t believe or objects?
29:00 – Could you explain lesser Yahweh and how it relates to the figure Yahoel and the angel Metatron?
34:36 – My son joined a hyper-charismatic group. What can I do to help besides praying for him? Is there a book that would help me defend the faith?
44:01 – How could I as a Non-Denominational Christian seek help with spiritual warfare?
52:56 – My estranged son is trying to get married by a friend who is “ordained” by the internet. Should I attend this?

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0:32.2	Jimmy Akins are guests, and it's Ask Me Anything, and all the lines full currently.
0:37.8	As the show goes, they'll open up.
0:39.2	You can call 8883187-884.
0:42.1	We'd love it if you'd call if you've got a question for Jimmy Aiken.
0:44.6	Jimmy, of course, senior apologist here at Catholic Answers.
0:48.3	And back we go right to the phones, if that's right with you, Jimmy.
0:51.9	Yeah, sure.
0:52.7	All right, we're going to go to Halifax,
0:54.8	Nova Scotia, Canada. Lisa in Halifax. Oh, as opposed to the other Nova Scotia's.
1:01.5	Yes. How many Nova Scotia's? How many Halifaxes are there? I don't even know that.
1:06.8	Halifax is a lovely city. Lisa, we're Americans. You're okay talking with us right now?
1:14.2	I know there's a lot of difficulty between us.
1:15.8	This is my third of fourth time calling.
1:18.1	Oh, it is. Okay. All right. I just want to make sure. I don't want to add to the stress between.
1:22.7	Good. She should be desensitized to Americans then.
1:26.0	Yes, right.
1:27.3	I love my American friends.
1:29.4	Oh, well, we love our Canadian neighbors, Lisa.
1:32.4	Thank you very much.
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