CovenantInBlood said:
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Purgatory is not a legitimate comparison to the orthodox understanding of the state of departed souls between death and the general resurrection. There is no further debt to be paid by the righteous, and the wicked have an eternal debt which cannot be paid off in order to attain heaven.

Right. You said it much better than I did/could and with no confusion.

I'm not sure who brought up the soul-sleep thing but its sort of a wrench in the works isn't it?

CovenantInBlood also said:
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However, this is far from establishing that everyone remains in an unconscious state between death and the general resurrection.

I think you've got your finger in the sore here. In this light I am inclined to return to my original--if somewhat maddening--idea that from the POV of the dead person no actual time passes between physical death and general resurrection. To that person they take their last breath, and when they open their eyes they are in the air.

Josh
"...the word of God is not bound."--2 Timothy 2:9