Totally makes sense Donna - just interesting how man gets in the way of the message. There are some interesting folk out there.... If I'm not getting dumber on a daily basis, then you all must be getting smarter! TR Well I can only give personal experience that I “think” our saved loved ones in heaven are in some temporary body as they wait for their glorified one. After my mom’s memorial service that night I was laying in bed and I asked the Lord if my mom saw it and if so, can He show me. Then I closed my eyes and I saw white puffy clouds and they rolled back as a scroll ... I saw her young face amongst the clouds looks down smiling ... then another flash of light and then the memorial service was in progress with the pastor speaking and flowers on display and the people in attendance and then another flash of light and the clouds were rolling back over to cover her smiling face and I woke up. I found the image of her in her wedding album ... she was 20 or 21 yrs old. Then after my dad died in Aug 2015 ... I went into deep depression because I was all alone and had to pack and quickly start looking for a new place to live. I didn’t even have my dog yet. One night I asked the Lord if I could see my loved ones. As I closed my eyes ... I felt myself flying and the next thing I was in a white room and there they were standing in a semi circle ... they all looked the age of when they got saved except for my sister-in-law’s mom ... she was the age of when I first met her. They were dressed in American clothes and were so happy. Nobody talked ... I got a chance to hug and kiss each one and I felt them hug and kiss me. The last in the lineup was my grandfather so after we exchanged hugs and kisses the next thing I was immediately back in the family room and I was sad again because I wanted to be with them. I had a few encounters with angels and they were wearing American clothes so my view is there is a big wardrobe up in heaven ... I don’t think we will just be wearing white robes for all eternity. B-) Cool! Thanks for sharing. God must like you in order to grant your request in such a marvellous way! TR Todd, I don't see a contradiction there. One passage deals with where the dead are upon leaving this life and the other focuses upon those who are alive and remaining until Christ appears. When He does, "thus shall we ever be with the Lord" in person, in a renewed body. 
