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Podcast: Restitutio
Episode: 97: The Sleep of the Dead (Kingdom of God 6)
Description: What happens when you die? Is there an intermediate state? What does the bible teach about the dead before resurrection? These questions are important for our study of the kingdom of God. If you go straight to heaven when you die, you’re not going to care very much about what happens when Jesus returns. You may find it marginally interesting, but it’s what’s next for you. In this way, the doctrine of heaven-at-death eclipses Jesus’ gospel of the kingdom. However, as it turns out, the bible teaches that the dead are asleep until the resurrection on the last day...