Hello Deade,
The term "sleep" is only referring to the body and not the spirit. At the time of death for the believer, their spirit departs and goes to be in the presence of Christ, while the body is buried and decays. It is the body that is sleeping. In support of this we have a lot of scripture which demonstrates the conscious awareness of the spirit after death.
"When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother. Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep. They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!” Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. "
The scripture above states that the girls spirit returned to her body, which would demonstrate that it had left at the time of death. It was her body that was asleep. In addition we have the event of the rich man and Lazarus of whom the scripture states that both died, and yet their spirits were found under the earth in Sheol/Hades. The rich man who was/is in torment was having a conversation with Abraham and had all of his senses, as he could see, was thirsty and could feel pain. If you discount the rich man and Lazarus as being a parable, all you are doing is getting rid of the proof.
We also have Moses and Elijah having a conversation with Christ regarding His departure when He was transfigured into His glorified state on the mountain. And we have Jesus telling the man next to him that, "today, you will be will me in paradise," which was speaking about the departure of their spirits at the time of death to that same place where the rich man and Lazarus were, which was a place of comfort/paradise. And there are many other examples.
When the believer dies, their spirit departs and goes to be in the presence of the Lord, conscious and aware and waiting for the resurrection from that side, while we wait for it from here. I would also mention what Paul said when speaking about the hero's of faith saying "since we have such a great cloud of witnesses" which would infer that those who have died are conscious and aware and are observing the rest of us who are having faith.
We also have the example of the 5th seal where those who will have been killed on the earth are having a conversation with the Lord, asking him how long before He avenges their blood on the earth. This will take place under the altar in heaven and they are given white robes to wear.
How is it that you and others ignore all of these scriptures to prove that the spirits of those who die are sleeping?
The term "sleep" is only referring to the body and not the spirit. At the time of death for the believer, their spirit departs and goes to be in the presence of Christ, while the body is buried and decays. It is the body that is sleeping. In support of this we have a lot of scripture which demonstrates the conscious awareness of the spirit after death.
"When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child’s father and mother. Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep. They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But he took her by the hand and said, “My child, get up!” Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. "
The scripture above states that the girls spirit returned to her body, which would demonstrate that it had left at the time of death. It was her body that was asleep. In addition we have the event of the rich man and Lazarus of whom the scripture states that both died, and yet their spirits were found under the earth in Sheol/Hades. The rich man who was/is in torment was having a conversation with Abraham and had all of his senses, as he could see, was thirsty and could feel pain. If you discount the rich man and Lazarus as being a parable, all you are doing is getting rid of the proof.
We also have Moses and Elijah having a conversation with Christ regarding His departure when He was transfigured into His glorified state on the mountain. And we have Jesus telling the man next to him that, "today, you will be will me in paradise," which was speaking about the departure of their spirits at the time of death to that same place where the rich man and Lazarus were, which was a place of comfort/paradise. And there are many other examples.
When the believer dies, their spirit departs and goes to be in the presence of the Lord, conscious and aware and waiting for the resurrection from that side, while we wait for it from here. I would also mention what Paul said when speaking about the hero's of faith saying "since we have such a great cloud of witnesses" which would infer that those who have died are conscious and aware and are observing the rest of us who are having faith.
We also have the example of the 5th seal where those who will have been killed on the earth are having a conversation with the Lord, asking him how long before He avenges their blood on the earth. This will take place under the altar in heaven and they are given white robes to wear.
How is it that you and others ignore all of these scriptures to prove that the spirits of those who die are sleeping?
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