Death of the body is written of as a ‘sleep’ ... in Thessalonians Paul refers to the soul God will bring with Him to be united to new bodies (the dead in Christ shall rise first, in body, but their soul God will be bringing back with Christ to get that new body), and those who are alive and remain will be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, to meet the Lord in the air ...
Well tell the kid who is the basis of the book “Heaven is for Real” and the children’s version of the book. The children’s version of the book is a real confort for the dear ones left behind who are believers and it helps make stronger their faith. I know it has made stronger my faith in the Lord as well as in His promises as spoken in His Holy Biblical word.
In the children’s book, there are Bible scripture that is cited and are not in any way, shape or form contradicted.
Also PLEASE CITE the passage of scripture of scriptures to back up what you say. Thank-you.
Saint Paul said plainly, “To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” (Now, the Lord is NOT in the grave; as we know.) He didn’t know whether or not it would be something he “should” wish to go on and be with the Lord, but, in fact, he knew he had to stay on earth for the benefit of the church. “Moments” are relative.