So, according to the Bible, I am right that when people say things like "Grandma is looking down on us now from a better place" (assuming she was born again), they are stating something that is incorrect? Saem with Tookie being in Hell as we speak?
The reward and punishment are deferred. (Of course, time has no meaning for the dead so they can't tell)
I think the phrase "looking down on us" is just for us-- the living. To make us feel better. From your Grandma's perspective, the time from her death (when she closed her eyes) to the time she "comes to" in her new body (if she is a Christian), will be an instant. A twinkling of an eye. And she'll have no memories of how she dies, or of any pain she experienced. The Bible teaches Jesus "wipes every tear away" aka- he wipes our painful memories. The Bible says that the old will not be brought to mind or remembered. That's great, because I'm carrying around stuff from the third grade- ha ha
>The reward and punishment are deferred. (Of course, time has no meaning for the dead so they can't tell) <
The doctrine of Soul Sleep is not supported by the Bible and is not an Orthodox Christian doctrine.The bible makes it very clear that while we may not have our new bodies we will be with God and aware of his presence.