Affirms
Soul survives death in conscious intermediate state with God or separation.
The Plymouth Brethren affirm that the human soul continues consciously after death. Believers are understood to exist in conscious fellowship with Christ between death and resurrection, while unbelievers experience conscious separation from God. This view rejects both annihilationism and soul sleep. Darby's writings emphasize the soul's continued personal existence and awareness in the intermediate state before the final resurrection.
Key Distinctions
- Intermediate state:
- soul consciously present with God (or separated from God) immediately after death
- Immortality type:
- inherent immortality of the soul; the soul does not die
- Bodily resurrection:
- bodily resurrection at the Last Day; glorified body reunited with soul
Scripture References
Sources
- J.N. Darby, Lectures on Prophecy
- Brethren theological tradition