That's where my point succinctly lies — granted that the soul returns to the maker or perishes in hell according to the Bible, then why do we labour to spend a lot during burials? It makes no sense to me. It's just that the bereaved only want to make a point that they could afford to bury their corpse well. Nothing else. Again, I m sure the prayers rendered on a corpse at funeral is needless because it doesn't change the destination of the corpse. The Bible tells us that once a man dies, judgment follows him immediately. His fate is decided even before he's buried.