11 Bible Verses about Death Of The Righteous
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if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. Thus we are the Lord's whether we live or die;
Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: ??'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth! Even so, it is the voice of the Spirit ??blessed in resting from their toils; for what they have done goes with them.'"
and in this confidence I would fain get away from the body and reside with the Lord.
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain. But then, if it is to be life here below, that means fruitful work for me. So ??well, I cannot tell which to choose; I am in a dilemma between the two. My strong desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far the best.
Here is a secret truth for you: not all of us are to die, but all of us are to be changed ??52 changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet-call. The trumpet will sound, the dead will rise imperishable, and we shall be changed.
Now it happened that the poor man died, and he was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man died too, and was buried.
The last drops of my own sacrifice are falling; my time to go has come. I have fought in the good fight; I have run my course; I have kept the faith. Now the crown of a good life awaits me, with which the Lord, that just Judge, will reward me on the great Day ??and not only me but all who have loved and longed for his appearance.
since I know my tent must be folded up very soon ??as indeed our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me.
Then with a loud cry Jesus said, "Father, I trust my spirit to thy hands," and with these words he expired.
I know that if this earthly tent of mine is taken down, I get a home from God, made by no human hands, eternal in the heavens. It makes me sigh indeed, this yearning to be under the cover of my heavenly habitation, since I am sure that once so covered I shall not be 'naked' at the hour of death.
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