一、人的身体死后归于尘土，而见朽坏（创3:19；徒13:36）；但他们的灵魂（既不死也不睡）拥有不朽的本质，立刻回到赐他们的神那里（路23:43；传12:7）。义人的灵魂那时将被全然成圣，被接入至高之天，在光明和荣耀中仰望神的面，等候他们的身体完全得赎（来12:23；林后5:1,6,8；腓1:23；徒3:21；弗4:10；罗8:23）；恶人的灵魂则被扔进地狱，留在痛苦和完全的黑暗中，等候大日的审判（路16:23-24；徒1:25；犹6-7；彼前3:19）。除了这两个地方，圣经并不承认离开身体的灵魂别有所归。

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. Besides these two places for souls separated from their bodies, the Scripture acknowledgeth none.

二、在末日，那些还活着的人不会死，而是要被改变（帖前4:17；林前15:51-52）；所有死去的人都将复活，带着原来的身体、而不是另一个身体，虽然性质不同，但将与他们的灵魂再度结合、直到永远（约5:25-29；徒24:15；伯19:26-27；但12:2；林前15:42-44）。

At the last day, such as are found alive shall not die, but be changed: and all the dead shall be raised up with the self-same bodies, and none other, although with different qualities, which shall be united again to their souls forever.

三、不义之人的身体，将因基督的大能复活受羞辱；义人的身体，将借着祂的灵复活得荣耀，被造成与祂自己荣耀的身体相似（徒24:15；约5:28-29；林前15:43；腓3:21）。

The bodies of the unjust shall, by the power of Christ, be raised to dishonor; the bodies of the just, by His Spirit, unto honor, and be made conformable to His own glorious body.