Are we asleep when we die or awake in Paradise?<p>From the physical perspective we appear asleep when we die.  But from the story of Lazarus and the rich man Luk 16:20-31 we understand that we are conscious.<p>Paul said that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord 2Co 5:8.<hr>Those who are CarnalMinded will not believe anything that is anchored in spiritual Truth.  Furthermore, they will deny miracles performed right before their eyes.  <p>Jesus^ healings, miracles, deliverances and resurrections were more than ample proof of His Lordship for a person with an open mind.