Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. - Psalm 33:18, KJV
The LORD is so good! His will is that no person ever perish (die), but that we live a long, strong, healthy, free, abundant life (John 10:10).
It was that way from the Beginning (Genesis 1). However, man sinned and plunged the entire human race into sin and darkness and death from that point forward.
Then, God had great mercy, and sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Savior, to earth to save us from eternal separation from Heaven and from Him Who is Abundant Life!
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.- John 10:10, KJV
Jesus experienced life as a human man, and died on the cross as a human man--but with the pure blood of God the Father, Who overshadowed the virgin Mary, to be born as a human baby.
We celebrate Christmas in December. Christmas is not really about giving each other presents, but we do that to show love and to remember that Jesus Christ, the only Savior of the world, is The Gift from God (Elohim, Who created and sustains the universe and all living things!) that no person can ever do without!
Death is not only physical, but emotional, mental, social, financial, and, most importantly, spiritual.
Adam and Eve died spiritually when they sinned against God in the Garden of Eden, and thus their children--which includes every person ever born, or that ever will be born--are all born into the sin nature of the devil, instead of the holy nature of God, which was the intent of the Creator from the start.
Spiritual death is separation from God. That's what happens to a person if they never receive the regeneration of their spirits by repenting of the sin that comes at birth (the unfortunate default of all humans!), and they die physically; spiritual death; eternal separation from God the Father, Who is Love (I John 4:8)--all good and only good, forever!
However, God is so very gracious that, even if a person lives a sin-filled life apart from Him (like a rebellious, estranged child who has no relationship with his or her parent(s)), and then at the last breath of their bodies before death, repents and asks the LORD to forgive them and for Jesus to come into their lives and be their Savior and LORD, He will forgive and save them, and cleanse and cover them with the blood of Jesus that was shed on the cross over 2,000 years ago!
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. - Romans 10:13, KJV
Hallelujah!
How great and good is the God Who loves us so much that He sacrificed His only Son, Who was the Firstborn among many (for every one of us who truly receive the true Jesus as Savior and LORD instantly are delivered from spiritual death/separation from God, and are adopted into the Royal Family of God, for a good life here on earth, and an eternal heavenly Home with the Godhead! Hallelujah!