I agree with you, WM. I don't think there's any question that the Bible supports an immortal soul going forward:
Daniel 12:23 : 2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
Matthew 25:46 : 46 Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.
It came up for discussion because my church is teaching a class on witnessing to muslims. One of the first objections they make is "you claimed to kill God if Jesus was God".
BTW, FK Merry Christmas