{"id":"32.1","chapter":32,"number":1,"text":"The Bodies of men, after death, return to dust, and see corruption: but, their Souls (which neither die, nor sleep) having an immortal subsistence, immediately return to God who gave them: the Souls of the Righteous, being then made perfect in holiness, are received into the highest Heavens, where they behold the face of God, in light and glory, waiting for the full Redemption of their Bodies. And the Souls of the wicked are cast into Hell, where they remain in torments and utter darkness, reserved to the Judgment of the great Day. Beside these two Places, for Souls separated from their bodies, the Scripture acknowledges none.","segments":[{"text":"The Bodies of men, after death, return to dust, and see corruption:","proofs":["Genesis 3:19","Acts 13:36"],"refs":[{"printed":"Genesis 3:19","osis":["Gen.3.19"]},{"printed":"Acts 13:36","osis":["Acts.13.36"]}],"note":null},{"text":"but, their Souls (which neither die, nor sleep) having an immortal subsistence, immediately return to God who gave them:","proofs":["Luke 23:43","Ecclesiastes 12:7"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 23:43","osis":["Luke.23.43"]},{"printed":"Ecclesiastes 12:7","osis":["Eccl.12.7"]}],"note":null},{"text":"the Souls of the Righteous, being then made perfect in holiness, are received into the highest Heavens, where they behold the face of God, in light and glory, waiting for the full Redemption of their Bodies.","proofs":["Hebrews 12:23","2 Corinthians 5:1","2 Corinthians 5:6","2 Corinthians 5:8","Philippians 1:23","Acts 3:21","Ephesians 4:10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 12:23","osis":["Heb.12.23"]},{"printed":"2 Corinthians 5:1","osis":["2Cor.5.1"]},{"printed":"2 Corinthians 5:6","osis":["2Cor.5.6"]},{"printed":"2 Corinthians 5:8","osis":["2Cor.5.8"]},{"printed":"Philippians 1:23","osis":["Phil.1.23"]},{"printed":"Acts 3:21","osis":["Acts.3.21"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 4:10","osis":["Eph.4.10"]}],"note":null},{"text":"And the Souls of the wicked are cast into Hell, where they remain in torments and utter darkness, reserved to the Judgment of the great Day.","proofs":["Luke 16:23–24","Acts 1:25","Jude 6–7","1 Peter 3:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 16:23–24","osis":["Luke.16.23-Luke.16.24"]},{"printed":"Acts 1:25","osis":["Acts.1.25"]},{"printed":"Jude 6–7","osis":["Jude.1.6-Jude.1.7"]},{"printed":"1 Peter 3:19","osis":["1Pet.3.19"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Beside these two Places, for Souls separated from their bodies, the Scripture acknowledges none.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1689-modernized":["31.1"],"savoy1658-modernized":["31.1"],"wcf1646":["32.1"]},"diffs":[{"source":"lbcf1689-modernized","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"the highest Heavens,","position":null},{"text":"s","position":18}]},{"source":"savoy1658-modernized","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"s","position":18}]}],"page":null,"leaf":null}