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Gee, I certainly thought I was reading what you have written in this thread. But perhaps I was actually sleeping.

Here is what I believe, which is the doctrine taught historically by the Church:

1. All men when they die experience a separation of the soul from the body.
2. The body returns to its basic elements from which it was created, aka: "dust".
3. The soul of the unregenerate (reprobate) go to hell to await final Judgment.
4. The soul of the regenerate (elect) go to heaven to await their final vindication and glorification where they will be reunited with a new body.
5. In either case, the soul is fully conscious of its surroundings; the reprobate suffer torment and the elect enjoy the glory and presence of the Lord.

From the statements above, which if any, do you take exception to? Hopefully this will help clear things up.

In His Grace,