Contradiction with Genesis 3:19
This verse states that humans return to dust after death, suggesting no immediate transformation.
Genesis 3:19: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5
Indicates that the dead know nothing, implying no immediate change or consciousness.
Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Contradiction with Daniel 12:2
Refers to many awakening at once, contrasting with the idea of an instantaneous change for all.
Daniel 12:2: And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and] everlasting contempt.
Contradiction with John 5:28-29
Speaks of a future resurrection, which contradicts the notion of an immediate transformation.
John 5:28-29: Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,
Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27
States that after death comes judgment, suggesting an order contrary to an instantaneous change.
Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: