Project Gutenberg 2007-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 200 Sanderson, R. E. (Robert Edward) 1830 1913 Sanderson, Robert Edward The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State Transcribed from the 1900 Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. edition by David Price "The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate State" by R. E. Sanderson is a theological exploration written in the late 19th century. This work examines the beliefs surrounding the Intermediate State, a concept referring to the period after death and before the final judgment. The author aims to clarify common misconceptions in contemporary Christianity about the destiny of souls, making a case for the importance of understanding the existence and nature of this waiting period between life and eternal judgment. The opening portion of the text presents a preamble that sets the stage for a discussion on the anxieties surrounding death and what comes after. Sanderson argues against prevalent beliefs that souls are immediately judged and assigned to heaven or hell upon death, proposing instead that an Intermediate State exists. He emphasizes a need for accurate knowledge about this state, which has faded from common religious discourse, and suggests that this understanding can alleviate fears concerning death. The author references biblical texts to support his arguments, asserting that both good and bad souls experience a waiting period, during which their characters and choices formed during their earthly lives continue to influence their journey in the afterlife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Intermediate state BT Text Category: Religion/Spirituality 153819 2025-10-09T07:53:51.469606 text/html 151762 2007-06-20T13:28:10 text/html 142489 2025-10-09T07:53:57.676524 application/epub+zip 142017 2025-10-09T07:53:54.766538 application/epub+zip 110045 2025-10-09T07:53:53.537534 application/epub+zip 337575 2025-10-09T07:53:59.718521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316009 2025-10-09T07:53:56.923528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 260418 2022-09-10T09:50:47.543210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124772 2025-10-09T07:53:51.119531 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124526 2007-06-20T13:30:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17792 2025-10-09T07:53:59.839491 application/rdf+xml 19754 2025-10-09T07:53:54.034519 image/jpeg 4323 2025-10-09T07:53:53.784527 image/jpeg 50695 2007-06-20T13:30:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 45849 2007-06-20T13:30:09 application/octet-stream application/zip 138570 2025-10-09T07:53:51.482546 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog