The Upside of Death

What did the apostle Paul mean when he expressed the preference to be absent from the body and present with the Lord? As it turns out, there is quite a bit involved with the multiple concepts he is conveying. Let's study it together. Works CitedCraig A. Smith, “Complaining,” in Lexham Theological Wordbook, ed. Douglas Mangum et al., LexhamBible Reference Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014).FrancescoBianchi, “Desire,” in LexhamTheological Wordbook, ed. Douglas Mangum et al., Lexham BibleReference Series (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2014).Spiros Zodhiates, The Complete WordStudy Dictionary: New Testament (Chattanooga, TN: AMGPublishers, 2000).David E. Garland, 2 Corinthians,vol. 29, The New American Commentary (Nashville: Broadman & HolmanPublishers, 1999), 261.