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Rosicrucian Order

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Lastly, according to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, who have kept much less of the occult tradition than the Russian Orthodox Church, a considerable span of time lapses between the judgment at the end of life and the final judgment? It is at that final judgment, according to Catholicism, that the soul is assigned its final destination. Until this moment the spirit can change, during this time between the two trials. And how does the spirit function during this time lapse between the two trials? You can appreciate that heaven, hell and purgatory are experiential states that can be lived in material form. This is what Swedenborg taught and Mohammed also, even though he had an aversion to all forms of traditional esotericism. Yet he indicates that he was aware of these things when saying in his chapter "The women of the Koran" that Christ would return at the end of time to judge between the living and the dead. (A point from the Rosicrucian order site.)

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Questions answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab) of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States. Question 1559 on the Diocese’s Q&A site. Questions and answers © Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States. All rights reserved.