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'''Immediate judgment''' is a doctrine within [[Christianity]] which purports that unsaved Christians face judgment immediately after death, in contrast to the [[Seven Day Adventist]] doctrine of soul sleep which states that individuals unconsciously sleep in the grave awaiting a bodily resurrection. Despite being propagated by many denominations, such as the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and some [[Protestant]]s, soul sleep advocates claim it is a form of [[liberal denial]]; instead of admitting that physical death is a sleep, which allegedly the Bible affirms and reiterates dozens of times, it attempts to construct a false doctrine based on flimsy usage of New Testament verses usually taken out of context. [[Seventh-day Adventists]] also criticize immediate judgment as a heretical teaching.

'''Immediate judgment''' is a doctrine within [[Christianity]] which purports that unsaved Christians face judgment immediately after physical death, in contrast to the [[Seven Day Adventist]] doctrine of soul sleep which states that individuals unconsciously sleep in the grave awaiting a bodily resurrection. Despite being propagated by many denominations, such as the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and some [[Protestant]]s, soul sleep advocates claim it is a form of [[liberal denial]]; instead of admitting that physical death is a sleep, which allegedly the Bible affirms and reiterates dozens of times, it attempts to construct a false doctrine based on flimsy usage of New Testament verses usually taken out of context. [[Seventh-day Adventists]] also criticize immediate judgment as a heretical teaching.

The parable of [[Lazarus and the Rich Man]], found in the [[Gospel of Luke]],<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2016:19-31&version=ESV Luke 16:19–31]</ref> is usually cited as substantiation for immediate judgment. However, the parable, which borrowed pagan Greek concepts (such as the usage of the term "Hades") as a fictional tale rather a description of a literal event, emphasized a warning against the zealous self-exaltation and coldhearted attitudes of the [[Pharisees]] rather than the timing of judgment after death. A literal interpretation of the parable as direct grounds for theological teachings would lead to the assumption of a temporary heaven and hell where intercommunication is possible, a notion substantiated by nowhere throughout the Bible.

The parable of [[Lazarus and the Rich Man]], found in the [[Gospel of Luke]],<ref>[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2016:19-31&version=ESV Luke 16:19–31]</ref> is usually cited as substantiation for immediate judgment. However, the parable, which borrowed pagan Greek concepts (such as the usage of the term "Hades") as a fictional tale rather a description of a literal event, emphasized a warning against the zealous self-exaltation and coldhearted attitudes of the [[Pharisees]] rather than the timing of judgment after death. A literal interpretation of the parable as direct grounds for theological teachings would lead to the assumption of a temporary heaven and hell where intercommunication is possible, a notion substantiated by nowhere throughout the Bible.