Death is still an enemy, but it's also an ingenious way to: 1) end the suffering of mortals, 2) put people on hold without elevator music, 3) allow for a simultaneous resurrection for saints of all centuries, 4) comfort the living so that they don't have to wonder what is happening to their beloved or even where they are, and 5) make it seem TO THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE DECEASED that there has been no passage of time between the moment of death and the moment of resurrection. Hm. Not bad for an enemy like death.