The harshest word is no . But the inevitable word is death . Past generations had an abnormal preoccupation with death. But today we try to camouflage it. So the believer need not fear death, but he still must face it.
Death is as much a part of life as birth.
But it was not in God's original plan. He intended for man to live forever in perfect fellowship with Him. Then sin entered the human race and man began to die - spiritually and physically. But Adam ignored the warning, disobeyed God, and died spiritually. Physical death did not come until more than 900 years later.