Our souls are not of this world. They are of God. They are the sparks of divinity which we carry within us. They are God s very special gift to each and every one of us. Being of God, they are what raises us above and beyond the level of the animals.
Death is the separating of the body from the soul.
Because our bodies are mortal, death marks the end of our physical existence. But unlike our body, our souls, coming from God and being a part of God, are immortal. They live on eternally. They return to God. They are reunited with the source of their being.