Chapter Two: The Intermediate State (3)

The intermediate state is an aspect of the hope of the covenant people of God. It is part of their hope because God has made known in His Word that life and bliss in the soul upon their death are benefits of His covenant with them. The comfort of life with God in the soul is not on the foreground in Scripture simply because the intermediate state is not the main hope of the church. The resurrection of the body in the Day of Christ is the main hope. But neither is testimony to the intermediate...