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Originally Posted by Truthseeker
Right, so my next question is does it have to have a body to be tormented? A soul has no sensation a body, right?
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Jesus told about a rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. Both men died. Lazarus was carried by the angels to a place called Abraham's bosom which was also known as Paradise. The rich man's body was buried but part of him (soul, spirit?) went to a place called "hell" in the KJV and called "hades" or "sheol" in other versions. Although the rich man's body was buried somewhere, the part of him that was in hell/hades/sheol experienced thirst, memory, torment from flames, regret, and fear for his brothers who were still alive. reference
Luke 16:19-31
I realize there are differences of opinion among Christians as to how much of this is a parable and how much is symbolic imagery. Check out
http://home.att.net/~jrd/Where_Are_the_Dead.gif
for a chart that shows how the late Bro. S.G. Norris (founder of the Apostolic Bible Institute in St. Paul, MN) taught this. Bro.Frank Curts, who was my (UPC) pastor for several years taught "soul sleep." He believed that from death to the first or second resurrection, the soul and body were asleep and experienced no sensation. He taught that the story of Lazarus and the rich man was a parable about the position of Jews (rich man) and Gentiles (Lazarus).