Luther and Soul Sleep

My mother told me that our Churches (LCMS) ex-Pastor believed in soul sleep. I personally do not believe in that doctrine.

RileyG said:

***Lutherans ONLY please

Did Luther ever believe in soul sleep?

To my knowledge, he DID reject Purgatory (A RC dogma) but did not necessarily condemn prayers for the dead? correct?

*Forgive my ignorance

RP

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I did a study on this some years ago.

See:
http://beggarsallreformation.blogspot.com/2006/04/luthers-understanding-of-soul-sleep.html

Bottom line is sometimes he affirmed it, but never dogmatically.

Lutherans do not believe in soul sleep, I can't say whether Luther did though. " And although the angels in heaven pray for us (as Christ Himself also does), as also do the saints on earth, and perhaps also in heaven..." SA 2.2 "Although concerning the saints we concede that, just as, when alive, they pray for the Church universal in general, so in heaven they pray for the Church in general..." Ap 9

Some Lutherans support soul sleep , and yes Luther believed in soul sleep .