Replying to @LadyBug Here’s the hard truth Scripture lays out—clear, consistent, and impossible to dodge if we let the Bible interpret itself. the body returns to the dust (Genesis 3:19). And yes, the breath of life, not a disembodied spirit or soul, returns to God who gave it. In Scripture, the spirit is the breath of life—the life force God gives and takes back (Job 34:14–15; Psalm 146:4). When that breath leaves, thought ceases. No awareness. No praise. No travel. Death is sleep (John 11:11–1