Project Gutenberg 2007-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 59 Sanderson, R. E. (Robert Edward) 1830 1913 Sanderson, Robert Edward The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Transcribed from the 1900 Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. edition by David Price "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.) en Intermediate state BT Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 153696 153582 2024-10-09T12:35:41.674941 2023-09-10T04:35:23.243596 text/html text/html 151762 2007-06-20T13:28:10 text/html 50695 2007-06-20T13:30:09 text/html application/zip 142419 2024-10-09T12:35:48.748920 application/epub+zip 142026 2024-10-09T12:35:45.386943 application/epub+zip 110055 2024-10-09T12:35:44.039930 application/epub+zip 337605 2024-10-09T12:35:50.992923 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316009 2024-10-09T12:35:47.917933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260418 2022-09-10T09:50:47.543210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124772 124713 2024-10-09T12:35:41.234972 2023-09-10T04:35:22.869603 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 124526 2007-06-20T13:30:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45849 2007-06-20T13:30:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19426 2024-10-09T12:35:51.137894 application/rdf+xml 19754 2024-10-09T12:35:44.607929 image/jpeg 4323 2024-10-09T12:35:44.321977 image/jpeg 138536 2024-10-09T12:35:41.688953 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog