He doesn't want them to believe the first recorded lie. We do die. Keep that in mind. One of Jesus' best friends was named, Lazarus. You can read this in John.
Death is like a sound sleep.
But it's like a sleep. We know nothing until the morning when Someone comes to wake us up. A little lad named Kenny developed leukemia. He got worse and worse, and there was no cure. Soon he was unable to go to school, then unable to go out at all, and finally confined to his bed.