問:信徒死時,從基督得著甚麼益處?
答:其靈魂
(一)在聖潔上完全,
(二)立刻進入榮耀;
(三)其身體既仍與基督聯合,就確實在墳墓裡安息,直到復活
(The souls of believers are, at their death, made perfect in holiness, and do immediately pass into glory; and their bodies being still united to Christ, do rest in their graves till the resurrection)
- 基督徒和非基督徒在死後–到復活之前的差異
- 靈魂去處的差異
A. 基督徒在聖潔上完全,立刻進入榮耀
來 12:23 路 23:43 腓立比書 1:23
B. 非基督徒則在靈魂上承受痛苦
路加福音 16:23-24 猶 1:6-7
- 肉身去處的差異
A. 基督徒的身體是在等候完全被贖(waiting for the full redemption of their bodies)
羅 8:23 詩 16:9-10
B. 非基督徒的身體是在等候大審判 (同上猶6-7)