Chapter VII — On the Last Things and other principal means of avoiding sin

1. What do you understand by the Last Things?

The Last Things are called in the holy Books the last things that shall happen to man.

2. How many are the Last Things, or last things of man?

The Last Things, or last things of man, are four: Death, Judgment, Hell, and Heaven.

3. Why are the Last Things called the last things of man?

The Last Things are called the last things of man, because Death is the last thing that happens to us in this world; the Judgment of God is the last of the judgments we must undergo; Hell is the extreme evil that the wicked shall have; Heaven the supreme good that the good shall have.

4. When must we think of the Last Things?

It is well to think of the Last Things every day, and especially in making prayer in the morning immediately upon waking, in the evening before going to rest, and every time we are tempted to do evil, because this thought is most efficacious in making us avoid sin.