You keep quoting scripture that shows people dying.... Giving up the spirit of life.... Yet, you can not show they are not still in that grave to this very today!!! I did!!!
Let's look at one of your more stupid ideas....
Luke 23:43 (WEB) 43 Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”
setst777 the greek text does not contian commas.... So the scripture you quote can easily read... “Assuredly I tell you today, you will be with me in Paradise.”
You must be a Jehovah's Witness. I have not heard that argument from anyone other than a Jehovah's Witness. The natural reading of the text is that Lord Jesus was already talking to the thief on the cross in the day he was talking to the thief. Lord Jesus prefaced his reply to the thief by, in effect, saying: 'I guarantee you that today you will be with me in Paradise.'
Yea.... Jesus was dead for 3 days.... You keep quoting Peter 1 Peter 3:18-19 (EWEB) 18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, 19 in whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ship was being built.
But know not of what he spoke....
Net Bible commentary: And preached to the spirits in prison. The meaning of this preaching and the spirits to whom he preached are much debated. It is commonly understood to be: Christ's announcement of his victory over evil to the fallen angels who await judgment for their role in leading the Noahic generation into sin; this proclamation occurred sometime between Christ's death and ascension;
I am not concerned about which spirits Lord Jesus was preaching to; rather, my emphases (in bold) is that, while Christ was still in the spirit, he descended to hades to preach to the spirits in prison in that place.
Lord Jesus was resurrected in his physical body, the same body he had while in the tomb. That is why the stone was rolled away. But after the 40 days, Lord Jesus ascended to heaven in glory in his glorified spirit body, just as he is depicted in "Revelation 1:12-18."
1 Timothy 3:16 (WEB) Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
Revelation 1:12-18 (WEB)
12 I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. Having turned, I saw seven golden lamp stands. 13 And among the lamp stands was one like a son of man, [Daniel 7:13] clothed with a robe reaching down to his feet, and with a golden sash around his chest.
14 His head and his hair were white as white wool, like snow.
His eyes were like a flame of fire.
15 His feet were like burnished brass, as if it had been refined in a furnace.
His voice was like the voice of many waters. 16 He had seven stars in his right hand. Out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword.
His face was like the sun shining at its brightest. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man.
He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last, 18 and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
Given Jesus was on this Earth for over 40 days before he returned to his God and Father.... He had plenty of time after he was raised from the Dead... so Peter knew this... Act 1:3 To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God.
Yet.... Still not having been to see his God!!!!
No Scripture says that Lord Jesus did not see God when he entrusted His spirit to the Father. Rather, he had not yet ascended in glory - in his glorified spiritual body - into heaven. After Lord Jesus was resurrected from the dead, he remained on earth for 40 days, having all power and authority given to him from the Father (Matthew 28:19-20).
When Lord Jesus ascended to heaven to be at the right hand of the Father, he ascended with a changed spirit body fit for the heavenly kingdom - glorified.
Yes, the Scriptures I quoted may involve dying first, but the teaching in all the Scriptures I provided is that the spirits of men live on after death. You want to ignore all the context of the Scriptures I gave. That is your choice, but I am only here to discuss what the Scriptures state in context.