How many direct quotes do you need to believe that there is a spirit in man, that comes from another place and that goes to another place after death?
"I knew you before I formed you in your mother's womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations."
- Jeremiah 1:5
"Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them."
- Job 1:6
"Since we respected our earthly fathers who disciplined us, shouldn't we submit even more to the discipline of the Father of our spirits, and live forever?"
- Hebrews 12:9
According to the Oxford Dictionary, Sheol and Hades "refer to a general dwelling place of souls after death."
"upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell(Hades) shall not prevail against it."
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Matthew 16:18
One possible interpretation of this verse is that the gates of Hades would not prevent the gospel from being taught to the spirits in Hades.
Clement of Alexandria taught that the apostles as well as Christ went to and taught the spirits in Hades.
"And it has been shown also…that the apostles, following the Lord, preached the Gospel to those in Hades. For it was requisite, in my opinion, that as here, so also there, the best of the disciples should be imitators of the master..."
What more do you need to believe?