Q: What is the Intermediate State?
The phrase intermediate state refers to the condition of people between death and the resurrection of their bodies. At death, the souls of the redeemed (born-again believers in Christ) go immediately to heaven (2 Cor. 5:8). The unredeemed go to hades (Lk. 16:22–31), where they will suffer until they receive their resurrected bodies and are cast into the Lake of Fire at the final judgment (Rev. 2Get More Articles—Subscribe Today!
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Interesting topic. What form did Samuel take when summoned before King Saul? What form did Moses and Elijah take at the transfiguration? What is the point of being given white robes to the martyred if they had no body to put them on? If God and the angels are spirits, what form did they take when they spoke to Abraham, wrestled withJacob, spoke to Balaam, and spoke to those at the tomb of Christ?