Reminders of death and what follows address resurrection, judgment, reward, punishment, and states of the afterlife. Clarification can explain the sequence of these events, connect apparently different descriptions, and reveal their admonitory force.
Because much of the afterlife is unseen, interpretation should remain within warranted textual evidence. A concise passage cannot be expanded into obligatory details solely through speculation.
Result: varying descriptions should not be declared contradictory until one has tested whether they concern different phases, states, or perspectives in the divine address.