For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so those who have fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
will God bring with him: At the time of death, the spirit returns to God while the body returns to the dust (Ecclesiastes 12:7). This teaching may be an indication that the spirits of the redeemed will return with the Lord to be reunited with resurrected bodies (verse 16) and thus "this corruptible shall have put on incorruption" (1 Corinthians 15:54).