1099. And so, when people die, heavenly beings are at once present, and seated near their head. And indeed, they are present constantly, guarding them so that evil demons may not be there; and this happens to everyone. The heavenly [angels] remain for quite a long time, and even longer than it takes for a person's soul to be released from the bodily elements. It makes no difference whether the person dies in bed, or in battle, or some other way. For even if parts of the body were scattered over a distance of 1000 miles, the vital parts of the person are nevertheless gathered in an instant, and are all together, and the person's vital part becomes the same as before.