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Although this theological term is not so
popularly known, it is a reality and

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it is important to understand it.
This concept describes, although in a different

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way, the state of both believers
and unbelievers after death and before resurrection to

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eternal life or death. This is
important, for by dying, physically,

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man does not cease to exist or
to be conscious. Moreover, man was

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created as a living being and as
such is not full if his soul is

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separated from his body. But then
what is the intermediate state in what it

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consists of. The scriptures affirm that
for unbelievers the intermediate state is a place

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of temporary suffering where they expect shame
and perpetual confusion or, in other words,

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resurrection of condemnation, although it does
not mean the same. In Hebrew

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the word sun and in Greek Jades
is used. In Revelation two thousand thirteen

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we see Hades giving up his dead
before the judgment of the great white throne,

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where they are judged according to their
works. However, for the believer

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it is different, since the intermediate
state implies being with the Lord, which

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implies joy and satisfaction. Although it
is not the eternal State and although in

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one sense, the believer is not
complete because he continues to await the day

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of the resurrection of his body.
Being with the Lord is a delight.

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Stephen looked forward to it. Lazarus
found a long- awaited rest and the

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crucified thief with Jesus reached a paradise
he never imagined