Chapter Two: The Intermediate State (2)

The believer's death in the body is not the whole story about the intermediate state. Indeed, it is not the main part of the story. The main part of the story is life, joy, and glory. According to this other aspect of the intermediate state, the believer is not subject to the power of death, but enjoys deliverance from death. His place is not the grave, but heaven. He does not sleep, but is conscious and active. The second aspect of the state of the believer upon death is that he lives with...