All the way to this point I'm in agreement with you. But here you are advocating soul sleep . At death we return to the Father , the flesh will not rise . So let's look at the Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 12:6 "Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern."
The "cistern" is the clay flesh body that our soul lives in. The cistern is built to hold the water or life that is within the flesh body, but once that bowl is broken the water or life leaks out of it, just as water leaks out of this flesh body. The "silver cord" is what holds your soul and the spirit together with the flesh body. We can call it the process of thought, which is the intellect of the mind, or soul. When one is brain dead, there is no electrical impulse within the brain, and mankind is considered dead, even though the physical body may still be pumping blood. Life support systems are generally discontinued in most cases.
When that silver cord parts, and the heavenly Father allows it to happen, and this flesh body becomes biologically dead, the very inner man departs for this physical body, and returns to the Father. This decaying body will never be used again, ever. For the soul has entered into its new incorruptible body.
Ecclesiastes 12:6
Firstly, the verse contains the two symbols of
light and water --(remember to always keep your lessons
pinned to the Scripture, and what has already been revealed!)
Light = the lampstand (of oil, for light) and bowl or skin (with water).
Oil and water both symbolize life and knowledge -- which are contained in frail vessels:
"We have this treasure in jars of clay," Paul tells us 2 Corinthians 4:7 cmp Jeremiah 19:1 & Lamentations 4:2 See the same idea in Isaiah 38:12.
You actually unwittingly quoted a verse which speaks to the frailty of the flesh and how it holds such precious things as light and water.
Ecclesiates 12 is a beautiful parable of the affects of aging.
When you are young your memory is good but with age comes forgetfulness
From spring to winter the seasons reveal the difficulties of mortality and its terrible affects on a persons drive for life.
The body gradually breaks down.
The teeth and mouth falters (Ecclesiastes 12:3)
appetite diminishes (Ecclesiastes 12:4)
trembling and fear becomes a fact (Ecclesiastes 12:5),
circulation weakens, and soon the whole nervous system collapses (Ecclesiastes 12:6)
Death is a reality (Ecclesiastes 12:7). (Spirit = breath returns)
Finally in keeping with our theme of Hell the end is in the cemetery.
This is why we have the conclusion of the matter which is to 'Fear God, and keep His commandments.'
n2thelight, when you study the Bible make sure you look within its pages to see the symbols, the figurative language is leading you into truth not away form it. It's best to understand the primary lessons for those who were reading it for the first time and stay within its intended meaning.
Hope that helps.
F2F