Looks like St. Paul and St. John disagree, doesn't it?
St. John is right. Revelation was a direct communication from God to him, while much of St. Paul's stuff is his own opinion.
Revelation 20:12
"And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne..."
We will already have been resurrected, so we're not "dead."
Unless you're one of the folks ALIVE when Christ returns, you're DEFINITELY gonna be DEAD!