Ecclesiastes 3:21

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Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried,

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."

For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.