258. Where do all the risen go after the day of judgment?
The chosen enter into life everlasting; the condemned, into eternal death.
Matt. 25:46. These shall go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into eternal life.
259. What is life everlasting?
Life everlasting is the blessed state in which the chosen are free from all evil, and live forever in fellowship with their God and Savior, praising God in the company of the holy angels, in everlasting peace and joy.
Matt. 25:34. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
260. What is eternal death?
Eternal death is a dreadful state of separation from God, and everlasting anguish and suffering in hell.
Matt. 25:41. Then shall he also say unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.