The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

For I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better:

And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on; Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours, and their works do follow them.

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And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he should see the Christ of the Lord.

General references

Then Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die since I have seen thy face because thou art yet alive.

Schin Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of each one of them is peace.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.