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title: "Question 88: What shall immediately follow after the resurrection? | Westminster Larger Catechism"
description: "Westminster Larger Catechism, question 88: What shall immediately follow after the resurrection? Immediately after the resurrection shall follow the general and final judgment of angels and men; the day and hour whereof no"
canonical: "https://ctkrp.org/larger-catechism/question-88-what-shall-immediately-follow-after-the-resurrection/"
source: "https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=130"
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# Question 88: What shall immediately follow after the resurrection? | Westminster Larger Catechism

Immediately after the resurrection shall follow the general and final judgment of angels and men; the day and hour whereof no man knoweth, that all may watch and pray, and be ever ready for the coming of the Lord.

Scripture proofs: 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 1:6-7, 14-15; Matt. 25:46; Matt. 24:36, 42, 44; Luke 21:35-36.

Original source: [2026 RPCNA Constitution](https://ctkrp.org/assets/rpcna-constitution-2026.pdf#page=130)

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