I see no reason in bantering with you. I simply am trying to explain a concept that you obviously do not understand. Jesus is the ONE that refers to death as a sleep! Your disagreement is with Him. Jesus KNOWS that EVERYBODY will be ressurected, both the Rightous & the Wicked. That is why Jesus refers to death as a "sleep".
Jesus also said "Destroy this Temple and in three days I will raise it." And all the people said how is He gonna build a temple that took so long to build? So, your mindset is the same.
It seems to me that you are bent on believing that life continues after death. All one has to do is read a local obituaries and you will see that such a high percentage of people, think that their dead loved ones are in heaven. "Bill Smith went to join his wife in heaven today...." Folks like things that comforts us,, and what more comforting than to know (or think you know) that your dead loved one is up in heaven watching over you and guiding you and protecting you... Many folks beleive these things.
Ressurection Day is going to be exciting,, all the Saints look forward to that Great Day of the Coming of Jesus! If you are already alive and in Heaven,, what's the big deal coming back here to have a body raised? It seems to me that the joy of ressurection day is seeing Jesus in the clouds Coming with Great Power and Glory! Not only will I see Jesus face to face, but also I will be reunited with all my freinds and family that also Repented and claimed Jesus as Savior! If I am to be reunited when I die,, I see no big deal about coming back here to "Pick up" a body. I guess at that point, my question would be,, "Hey Jesus,,, why do we have to come back here to get our dead bodies out of the grave, just so you can make us new eternal immortal body like the one you have now? Couldn't you have made us New Eternal, Immortal Bodies when we first died and came here????? What's the point?"
Dan,,when I say "hope this hel[ps" I'm sincere. Are you?