Conclusion: From "rich man" in pre-Hell parable: Luke 16:20-25 [ rich man {unsaved}/ Lazarus{saved}] - both can talk, see, hear, think, feel, remember, understand - both can walk, move, function physically - both have substance and essence of some kind - both are NOT immortal or free of corruption - believer/saint has divine nature and those is pre-Hell still have the “Worldly” sin nature ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Rapture/Resurrection Event" [receiving incorruption & immortality glorified body]: Luke 20:35-38 - Believer/Saint DO NOT have immortality yet but receives it at the Rapture/Resurrection Event - Believer/Saint does have divine nature - Believer/Saint does NOT have the "glorified" body yet but receives it at the Rapture/Resurrection Event ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saints/Martyrs physically go to/from before God to receive robes of righteousness" Rev 6:9-11 - Saints/Martyrs have movement, understanding, a physical body of some kind, hear, see, think - Saints/Martyrs exist in substance - Saints/Martyrs have divine nature, but not immortal ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Believers/Saints "in" Paradise [Heaven] after their death: Luke 16:20-25 [ rich man/ Lazarus] and Rev 6:11 [rest a little longer until their other brothers, fellow servants of Jesus, had been martyred on the earth and joined them.] - aware of believers/saints still suffering on Earth - enjoy nice environment and surroundings - move about, hear, see, think, feel, understand, evaluate, speak/sing - awaiting the Rapture/Resurrection knowingly [wanting it to take place] - can ask questions and understand answers to/from God and understand where they are, the circumstances of Paradise [Heaven] and those on Earth at least to general/overall condition ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ God is the God of the Living: Matthew 20:2 - living Being