Spirit World: Encyclopedia - Spirit World

Spirit World is the term used in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the plane of existence for human spirits after physical death (separation of spirit from body) but before the Resurrection. The Spirit World is believed to be divided basically into two realms: Paradise, the abode of righteous spirits, and the Spirit Prison, for spirits who are not yet saved. Before the atonement of Christ, an impassable Gulf existed between the two realms, but Jesus bridged that gap by his Atonement and organized a permanent Mission

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