Mr. Eko's Death
Right before he dies, Eko sees Yemi. After Eko tells Yemi he has nothing to ask forgiveness for, that everything he did was justified, Yemi says, "You speak to me as if I were your brother."
Why would he say that? I have two theories. The first, which seems less likely, is that it was actually Yemi, who felt Eko definitely needed to repent, so when he said he didn't, he gave up on Eko.
The other theory is that the incarnations of people on the Island who aren't actually there -- Yemi, Christian, fake Locke, etc. -- are incarnations of the man in black from the Season 5 finale. Perhaps he was testing Eko. The question, then, is whether or not Eko passed or failed. Did passing mean living? Or did he pass and therefore die?
That's less important, though, than Eko's final encounter with the Smoke Monster. Smokie approached him twice, leaving Eko alive both times. The second time, Smokie leaves after Eko grabs his prayer club. Is Smokie afraid of religion? When he does kill Eko, Eko no longer has his prayer club.
If the man in black is the devil, and Jacob is God, and if Smokie works for the man in black, perhaps religion is enough to ward Smokie off (which would also explain why Locke, a faithful man, was spared).
Or -- and this would be trippy -- if Jacob is the devil and the man in black is God, perhaps Eko was smote for not repenting.
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