Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
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Bible References
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John 5:25
"In most solemn truth I tell you that a time is coming--nay, has already come--when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear it will live.
1 Corinthians 15:20
But, in reality, Christ *has* risen from among the dead, being the first to do so of those who are asleep.
Slept
1 Corinthians 11:30
That is why many among you are sickly and out of health, and why not a few die.
1 Corinthians 15:51
I tell you a truth hitherto kept secret: we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
1 Thessalonians 4:14
For if we believe that Jesus has died and risen again, we also believe that, through Jesus, God will bring with Him those who shall have passed away.
1 Thessalonians 5:10
who died on our behalf, so that whether we are awake or are sleeping we may share His Life.
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Mark 15:38
And the curtain in the Sanctuary was torn in two, from top to bottom.
Luke 19:40
"I tell you," He replied, "that if *they* became silent, the very stones would cry out."