Job 14:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

whom heaven must receive until the time for establishing all that God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago.

For the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will, but by the will of him who subjected it in hope;

But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.

These things he said, and after that he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to wake him up."

For this reason it is said, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.