02289cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000500011324500590016326400510022230000470027333600260032033700260034633800360037250000310040850800810043952013390052053400450185965300230190485600430192799900170197021881UtSlPG20260610133514.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aBT1 aSanderson, R. E.q(Robert Edward),d1830-191314aThe Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-06-20  aTranscribed from the 1900 Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. edition by David Price  a"The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State" by R. E. Sanderson is a theological exploration written in the late 19th century. This work examines the beliefs surrounding the Intermediate State, a concept referring to the period after death and before the final judgment. The author aims to clarify common misconceptions in contemporary Christianity about the destiny of souls, making a case for the importance of understanding the existence and nature of this waiting period between life and eternal judgment.  The opening portion of the text presents a preamble that sets the stage for a discussion on the anxieties surrounding death and what comes after. Sanderson argues against prevalent beliefs that souls are immediately judged and assigned to heaven or hell upon death, proposing instead that an Intermediate State exists. He emphasizes a need for accurate knowledge about this state, which has faded from common religious discourse, and suggests that this understanding can alleviate fears concerning death. The author references biblical texts to support his arguments, asserting that both good and bad souls experience a waiting period, during which their characters and choices formed during their earthly lives continue to influence their journey in the afterlife. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aIntermediate state40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21881  c63025d63025