Questions for Saved Christians

When a saved Christian dies,
one Bible verse states that they are asleep. Their bodies will be risen again at the Rapture.
Now, according to what Christ said to the thief at His crucifixion, "Today you will be with me in paradise, (heaven.)
Question 1: If our souls/spirits are in heaven after we die, why do we need our bodies to be resurrected?
Question 2: Are we judged by God, (stand in judgement,) after we die or after our bodies are resurrected?

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Charity · 61-69

1)

these earthly bodies will not be resurrected, once these bodies die our spirits go back to God who gave them and we wait, asleep until judgment begins. We will have new bodies as written in 2nd Corinthians

https://www.christianity.com/bible/kjv/2-corinthians/5-1-10

We have a natural body which is this flesh and a spiritual body and it is the spiritual body that will be raised 1st Corinthians 15:44

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2015%3A44&version=KJV

We will be like Christ and we will see him as he is; Christ is not a human man and we will see his true form and be like him

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%203%3A2&version=KJV

And there are those that have taught and teach that these old bodies will be resurrected, but scripture tells us differently.

2)

some will not die but be transformed

https://biblehub.com/1_corinthians/15-51.htm

It is indicated that we are judged after we die in Hebrews 9:27

https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Hebrews-9-27/