The Biblical Promise is Resurrection, NOT Dis-embodied Escape to Heaven

Hear the 20-minute podcast from Bill Schlegel, Hebrew Scholar and author of 

Satellite Bible Atlas/Historical Geography of the Bible 

"Now we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers and sisters, concerning those who are asleep, so that you do not grieve like the rest of humankind, who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised, so also we believe that through Jesus, God will bring to life those who have fallen asleep so that they will be with him. For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep." 1 Th 4:13-15