Man was created for eternity. Disobeying God's will meant death, and it has poisoned us all. However, death does not have the last word. God has it.

In death our time of mercy comes to an end. In this created world, we are allowed to live on God's gifts, even if we don't care about the giver of the gifts. What happens, when money, beauty, status, health, and life are taken from us? When, uncovered, we encounter God, who has given us life and who asks how we used the gift?

However, then we can have a cover. The Bible teaches that in faith we wear an infinitely bright garment, the robe of Christ's holiness. It is given to us in baptism and we own it in faith.

What about the time after death? Are the dead in a dreamlike state before the resurrection on the last day? The Bible gives also the impression that a person passes into another reality immediately after death. I guess the important thing is not the length of the waiting time, but whether the waiting is happy or agonizing. When your conscience is clear and you know who is waiting, it is good to wait.

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep.
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, ESV)