Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
The living
Bible References
They
Luke 1:12
Zacharias became disturbed when he saw the angel and was gripped by fear.
Matthew 28:3
He appeared as [brilliant] lightning and his clothing was white as snow.
Mark 16:5
As they were entering the cave, they were amazed when they saw a young man, dressed in a white robe, sitting at the right side of the entrance.
Acts 10:3
About three o'clock one afternoon [Note: This is based on Jewish time calculations; if Roman time were employed, it would have been
The living
Hebrews 7:8
And in the one case, men here [on earth, that is, the Levites] who die, collect a tenth [from the rest of the Israelites], but there [i.e., in the case of Melchizedek] it is collected by someone about whom it is declared [by Scripture] that he continues to live.
Revelation 1:18
and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am [now] alive forever and ever! And I possess the keys of death and of the unseen place of departed spirits.
Revelation 2:8
"And write [this] to the angel of the church at Smyrna: These things are the words of the First and the Last [i.e., Jesus], who was dead, but has come [back] to life: