1 Thessalonians 4:13

The Comfort Of The Lord's Return

¹² so that you may walk properly in the presence of outsiders and not be dependent on anyone. ¹³ We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, concerning those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. ¹⁴ Since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, in the same way God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep through Jesus.

Fallen Asleep

Those Who Have Fallen Asleep

No

Ephesians 2:12

At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

Leviticus 19:28

You are not to make gashes on your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves; I am Yahweh.

Daniel 12:2

Many of those who sleep in the dust
of the earth will awake,
some to eternal life,
and some to shame and eternal contempt.

Acts 7:60

Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, “Lord, do not charge them with this sin!” And saying this, he fell asleep.

Romans 1:13

Now I want you to know, brothers, that I often planned to come to you (but was prevented until now) in order that I might have a fruitful ministry among you, just as among the rest of the Gentiles.

Genesis 37:35

All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. “No,” he said. “I will go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” And his father wept for him.

Deuteronomy 14:1-2

“You are sons of the Lord your God; do not cut yourselves or make a bald spot on your head on behalf of the dead,

2 Samuel 12:19-20

When David saw that his servants were whispering to each other, he guessed that the baby was dead. So he asked his servants, “Is the baby dead?”

“He is dead,” they replied.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was deeply moved and went up to the gate chamber and wept. As he walked, he cried, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”

1 Kings 1:21

Otherwise, when my lord the king rests with his fathers, I and my son Solomon will be regarded as criminals.”

1 Kings 2:10

Then David rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David.

Job 1:21

saying:

Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will leave this life.
The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.
Praise the name of Yahweh.

Job 19:25-27

But I know my living Redeemer,
and He will stand on the dust at last.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin,
but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.

Ezekiel 24:16-18

“Son of man, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you with a fatal blow. But you must not lament or weep or let your tears flow.

Ezekiel 37:11

Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look how they say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

Matthew 27:52

The tombs were also opened and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised.

Luke 8:52-53

Everyone was crying and mourning for her. But He said, “Stop crying, for she is not dead but asleep.”

John 11:11-13

He said this, and then He told them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I’m on My way to wake him up.”

John 11:24

Martha said, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day.”

Acts 8:2

Devout men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

Acts 13:36

For David, after serving his own generation in God’s plan, fell asleep, was buried with his fathers, and decayed.

1 Corinthians 10:1

Now I want you to know, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, all passed through the sea,

1 Corinthians 12:1

Now concerning what comes from the Spirit: brothers, I do not want you to be unaware.

1 Corinthians 15:6

Then He appeared to over 500 brothers at one time;
most of them are still alive,
but some have fallen asleep.

1 Corinthians 15:18-19

Therefore, those who have fallen asleep in Christ have also perished.

2 Corinthians 1:8

For we don’t want you to be unaware, brothers, of our affliction that took place in Asia: we were completely overwhelmed—beyond our strength—so that we even despaired of life.

1 Thessalonians 4:15

For we say this to you by a revelation from the Lord: We who are still alive at the Lord’s coming will certainly have no advantage over those who have fallen asleep.

1 Thessalonians 5:10

who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.

2 Peter 3:4

saying, “Where is the promise of His coming? Ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they have been since the beginning of creation.”

2 Peter 3:8

Dear friends, don’t let this one thing escape you: With the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.