In the sense that their souls are separated from their bodies, of course they are dead. After all, so was Jesus when his body was in the tomb, but "he went and preached unto the spirits in prison." (I Pet. 3:19 KJV) As with our Lord, so with all men: "death" is only of the body, not of the soul. The only exception to this is the "second death" mentioned in the book of the Apocalypse (2:11; 20:6; 20:14; & 21:8), which is spiritual, and which is a clear reference to damnation.
Respond to the above first.Do you agree or disagree?