Eschatology · Foundational
Death and the Intermediate State
At death the spirit leaves the body. A believer goes at once to be with Christ in joy, an unbeliever goes to a place of torment, and both wait for the resurrection of the body.
The lesson walks through the topic one card at a time. The full study is the complete written article, with its sources.
What you'll learn
1
Explain from James 2:26 and Ecclesiastes 12:7 what death is, and why Scripture calls it sleep.
2
Show from 2 Corinthians 5:1-8, Philippians 1:21-23, and Luke 23:43 where believers go when they die.
3
Explain Luke 16:19-31 and Hebrews 9:27, and why there is no second chance after death.
4
Define Sheol, Hades, Paradise, and Gehenna, and answer soul sleep, annihilation, purgatory, reincarnation, and prayers for the dead.
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