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JOURNEY OUT OF TIME
Arthur C. Custance

A study of the interval between the death and the resurrection of the body.

 

Abstract
 
    For the Christian this journey through death ends in the "hope of glory", of being received into His presence forever. But exactly when does this happen? The Lord promised the penitent thief it would be that "very day" — immediately; but He told the disciples it would be at His Second Coming — after a delay. How can these two promises be reconciled?
    This study shows that both promises are true! It depends upon an understanding of the nature of time and how it differs from eternity, and also upon the nature of man and his constitution. With these concepts clearly in mind, the nature of the interval is discussed, and then a resolution is proposed that is truly exciting.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Foreword

Introduction

Part I — THE NATURE OF TIME
Chap 1 Time: The Physiological Account

 2

Time: The Cultural Account
3 Time: The Philosophical Account
4 Time: The Scientific Account
5 When Time Became an Eternity
Part II — THE NATURE OF MAN
Connections

 6

Absent from the Body
7 Man: A Hyphenate Being of Spirit and Body
8 Soul Re-Emerges in the Laboratory
9 The Interdependance of Spirit and Body: The Biblical and Theological View
Part III — THE NATURE OF THE INTERVAL
10 The Inherent Immortality of the Soul?
11 The Biblical Data
12 Survey of Thought Regarding the Intermediate State
13 Resolution
APPENDIXES
I Some Particularly Problematic Passages
II Moses and Elijah
III Elijah and Enoch
IV The Calling Up of Samuel

 

 

First Printing by DOORWAY PUBLICATIONS in 1981
                          
Second Printing in 1987
First and second printing by the John Deyell Company, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright © 1981 Arthur C. Custance
Copyright © 1996 by Evelyn M. White

1996 First published online by Lambert Dolphin
1999 corrected, edited and revised by Evelyn White ([email protected]) with technical assistance by Vicki Taylor
2001 2nd Online Edition – Text corrections and reformatting

Thanks to: V. Taylor of WORD SERVANT for layout and publishing services.
               : Lambert Dolphin for originating and overseeing this website.

Copyright © 1988 Evelyn White. All rights reserved

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