Between Death and Resurrection
/By Oscar M. Baker
This period of time, referred to as the naked state by Paul, is quite often spoke of as a sleep in the Bible. However, in the original languages, the word sleep is used only of those who are believers and hope to awake. You can check this with the lexicon in the back of Strong's Concordance. Let us see what Job has to say about this period of time. See Job 14:12-15: