In the Gospels we read...
Matthew 17:3
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
Now here's the kicker... Moses wasn't translated or raised from the dead. Moses was buried. And yet we see Moses standing here speaking to Christ.
Not to mention... Elijah wasn't translated to Heaven as some suppose. He died as all men do. Consider the details of this article:
http://ezinearticles.com/?Did-Elijah...th?&id=3085984
So we have two "dead" men appearing to Christ as living disembodied souls.