All he had left was a glimmer of hope. The fulfillment of that hope became a real possibility because of Jesus. In the eyes of God, men when born to a woman are effectively dead, but because of Jesus and the Holy Spirit they may have Hope. Without the Life that Jesus brought when their allotted time is completed they will have nothing at all.Death does not mean the cessation of existence, considering that Adam died the day he at the fruit, and he did not cease to exist.
But his existence was fundamentally changed, was it not?
Much love!