Conditional Immortality also known as soul sleep was the belief of the bible writers. The belief of mans natural immortality was a pagan greek idea that infiltrated the young Christian church towards the end of the second century AD. While there are many verses of the bible that teach that man is unconscious in death there are some bible verses that give the impression that man is conscious in death. These latter verses will be examined here to get an understanding of the original meaning of the bible writers.