Theological imagination
From the orthodox doctrine of afterlife of the soul, its states and stages of spiritual journey, which starts on the couch of death and ends with a place set on a private court over it, connected to all the funeral service. This – the ancient tradition of the Church, which is part of the liturgical theology.
With this tradition linked religious establishment, especially the commemoration of her deceased husband in 3, 9 and 40th days, as well as ecumenical memorial service, which includes a yearly rhythm of worship. If we carefully examine the texts of the canons funeral services, as well as read over the dying and after his death, prayers, then we will open the trials, which is undergoing a soul of the deceased after death. The worst of its test is its inability to help itself, that is, to repent and change. Posthumous disclosure of state is that the soul has acquired in the land.
The man sees himself as he really is. And at the same time, these canons of the funeral service permeated a light of hope that the prayer of the Church and charity can help the soul subject to its faith, belonging to the Church and good works, which she made in life. Here the prayer of the Church make up for the missing, but they can not change the content of the human personality and the general direction of the desires and aspirations that are owned by a man in his lifetime. From the church hymnographies and hagiographic works we know about the ordeal through which will take the soul of the vision of its mansions of heaven and hell and about twice the worship of souls to Christ. On the 40th day the soul is a private court, and the angels leading her to the place where she will live until Judgement Day. Modify this place can only prayer