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Doesn’t Paul say he would prefer to depart to be with the Lord?
Text in question: Philippians 1:21–23 - For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this...  
What is the
The word “spirit” in the Bible, in both the Hebrew and the Greek, can also translate as “breath” or “wind”. There is a connec...  
Isn’t the gospel preached to the dead?
Text in question: 1 Peter 4:6 - For this reason the gospel was preached also to those who are dead, that they might be judged...  
Didn’t Jesus tell the thief on the cross that they would be in heaven that day?
Text in question: Luke 23:43 - Jesus said to him, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.’  
Didn’t Jesus preach to the spirits in prison?
Text in question: 1 Peter 3:19 ...by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison.  
Doesn’t Paul say that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord?
Text in question: 2 Corinthians 5:8 - We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present...  
God is the “Father of Spirits.” Doesn’t that mean we live on as spirits?
Text in question: Hebrews 12:9 - Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we ...  
Didn’t Jesus go to heaven to prepare a place for us?
Text in question: John 14:1, 2 - Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house...  
But don’t souls depart from people when they die?
Texts in question: Genesis 35:18; 1 Kings 17: 21, 22) - And so it was, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she cal...  
How did Saul speak to Samuel at Endor?
Texts in question: 1 Samuel 28:11–15 - Then the woman said, ‘Whom shall I bring up for you?’ And he said, ‘Bring Samuel up fo...  
But Jesus says the soul cannot be killed
Text in question: Matthew 10:28 - And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.  
What about the rich man and Lazarus?
Text in question: Luke 16:19–31 - There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously...  
Aren’t the spirits of just men made perfect after death?
Text in question: Hebrews 12:23… to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the...  
If the dead don’t immediately go to heaven, how did Moses and Elijah appear at the transfiguration?
Texts in question: Luke 9:29, 30; Matthew 17:1–3; Mark 9:3, 4 - As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His...  
Didn’t Paul know a man caught up to the third heaven out of the body?
Text in question: 2 Corinthians 12:2 - I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or wh...  
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