DEATH and DYING -DEFINITION OF

To die as to the first death is the separation of the body from the soul; it is the resolution of our nature into its component elements; and to die the second death is to separate the man, soul and body, from his God, who is the life and joy of our manhood. WCo133 Dying does not mean ceasing to exist, for Adam did not cease to exist, nor do those who die. 1868.602