Heaven and Hell (Harley) n. 421

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421. THE WORLD OF SPIRITS AND MAN'S STATE AFTER DEATH

WHAT THE WORLD OF SPIRITS IS

The world of spirits is not heaven, nor is it hell, but it is the intermediate place or state between the two. For to that place man comes at first after death, and then, after a certain time, he is either raised up into heaven or cast down into hell, in accord with his life in the world.


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