2 Corinthians 5:8

“We are confident, I say, and willing rather, etc..] We are cheerful in our present state, being assured of future happiness; though we choose rather to be absent from the body; that is, to die, to depart out of this world. The interval between death, and the resurrection, is a state of absence from the body, during which time the soul is disembodied, and exists in a separate state; not in a state of inactivity and sleep, for that would not be desirable, but of happiness and glory, enjoying the presence of God, and praising of him, believing and waiting for the resurrection of the body, when both will be united together again; and after that there will be no more absence, neither from the…”

“willing--literally, "well content." Translate also, "To go (literally, migrate) from our home in the body, and to come to our home with the Lord." We should prefer to be found alive at the Lord's coming, and to be clothed upon with our heavenly body (Co2 5:2-4). But feeling, as we do, the sojourn in the body to be a separation from our true home "with the Lord," we prefer even dissolution by death, so that in the intermediate disembodied state we may go to be "with the Lord" (Phi 1:23). "To be with Christ" (the disembodied state) is distinguished from Christ's coming to take us to be with Him in soul and body (Th1 4:14-17, "with the Lord"). Perhaps the disembodied spirits of believers have…”

“We are confident - 2 Corinthians 5:6. We are cheerful, and courageous, and ready to bear our trial. Tyndale renders it: “we are of good comfort.” And willing rather to be absent from the body - We would prefer to die. The same idea occurs in Philippians 1:23. “Having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; which is far better.” The sense is, that Paul would have preferred to die, and to go to heaven; rather than to remain in a world of sin and trial. To be present with the Lord - The Lord Jesus; see the note on Acts 1:24; compare Philippians 1:23. The idea of Paul is, that the Lord Jesus would constitute the main glory of heaven, and that to be with him was equivalent to being in a place…”

“Present with the Lord - This demonstrates that the happiness of the saints is not deferred till the resurrection. 2 Corinthians 5:9”

“and willing: Co2 5:6, Co2 12:2, Co2 12:3; Luk 2:29; Act 21:13; Phi 1:20-24; Ti2 4:7, Ti2 4:8; Pe2 1:14, Pe2 1:15; Pe2 3:11, Pe2 3:12 present: Co2 5:9; Psa 16:11, Psa 17:15, Psa 73:23-26; Mat 25:21, Mat 25:23; Joh 14:3, Joh 17:24; Th1 4:17, Th1 4:18; Jo1 3:2; Rev 7:14-17, Rev 22:3 2 Corinthians 5:9”