Part I, Chapter VIII — Resurrection of the Body. Life Everlasting. Amen

156. What awaits us at the end of this life?

At the end of this life, the pains and dissolution of death and the particular judgment await us.

157. What awaits us at the end of the world?

At the end of the world, the resurrection of the body and the universal judgment await us.

158. What does "resurrection of the body" mean?

"Resurrection of the body" means that our body, by the power of God, will be restored and reunited with the soul, in order to share, in eternal life, the reward or punishment it has merited.

159. What does "life everlasting" mean?

"Life everlasting" means that the reward, like the punishment, will last forever, and that the vision of God will be the true life and happiness of the soul, while the privation of Him will be the greatest unhappiness and, as it were, an eternal death.

160. What does the word "Amen" mean?

The word "Amen" means truly, so it is and so be it; and by it we confirm that all that we profess in the Creed is true, and we wish for ourselves the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection unto glory, and life everlasting in God.