Evangelicals hope to ‘go to heaven’ when they die. Catholics expect a Purgatory-detour before going there. Lifeafter-death for Paul is different; dying is ‘departure to be with Christ’; its being ‘absent from the body, but present with the Lord.’ Christ’s ‘interim state,’ between dying and rising, will be matched by believers–they’ll be disembodied ‘naked souls,’ but ‘re-clothed’ at the Resurrection. Yet, Jesus’ parables are dramatically different. His ‘Rich Man & Lazarus’ story portrays both men conscious and embodied after death, already experiencing reward or punishment prior to the Last Judgment. Is Lazarus experiencing Eternal bliss with Abraham? Is the Rich Man’s fate the Eternal Hellfire threatened by Fundamentalist preachers, or is it Catholic Purgatory? Where’s the ‘Interim State’ in this story? Can the diverse scenarios of Paul & Jesus be reconciled? A crucial key is recognizing that Jesus’ story is a parable, not an historical account. It’s not a ‘roadmap beyond the grave’; Jesus challenged the Pharisees using their own Life-after-Death folklore. So, does Jesus’ parable really conflict with Paul’s ‘interim state’? Do resurrection, reward &/or punishment all begin immediately after death? Is there a Biblical basis for Purgatory? Such questions deserve Bible-based answers.