I know Elsie knows the answer to your question and that you addressed him, but that never stopped me before. (Sorry, Elsie!)
Q from MHG: Where did Paul say it is to be when absent from the body, for those in Christ?
Me: I know, I know! Pick me! Present with the Lord.
Sorry, bro. Meant to ping you and forgot!
Gen_2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Gen_3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Ecc 12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Wouldn't it be nice if they put all the needed information into one paragraph???