Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible by Pearlman Myer

Author:Pearlman, Myer [Pearlman, Myer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Theology, Doctrinal.
Publisher: BookMasters
Published: 2012-03-29T00:00:00+00:00

II. THE INTERMEDIATE STATE

By the intermediate state we mean the state of the dead between death and the resurrection.

1. The Scriptural View

It should be carefully noted that the righteous do not enter into their final reward, nor the wicked into their final punishment, until after their respective resurrections. Both classes are in an intermediate state, awaiting that event. Departed Christians go to be “with the Lord,” but do not receive their final reward.

The intermediate state of the righteous is one of rest (Rev. 14:13), waiting (Rev. 6:10, 11), activity (Rev. 7:15), and holiness. Rev. 7:14. The wicked, too, pass into an intermediate state, where they await their final punishment, which takes place after the White Throne judgment, when Death and Hades are emptied (literal translation) into the lake of fire. Rev. 20:14.

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