Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
Bible References
The death
Luke 2:29
"Now, Lord, thou wilt let thy servant go, According to thy word, in peace,
1 Corinthians 3:21
Therefore let no one boast about men; for all things are yours--
1 Corinthians 15:53
For this perishable body of ours must put on an imperishable form, and this dying body a deathless form.
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if our tent--that earthly body which is now our home--is taken down, we have a house of God's building, a home not made by hands, imperishable, in Heaven.
Philippians 1:21
For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.
2 Timothy 4:6
As for me, my life blood is already being poured out; the time of my departure is close at hand.
2 Peter 1:13
But I think it my duty, as long as I live in this 'tent,' to rouse you by awakening memories of the past;
Revelation 14:13
Then I heard a voice from Heaven saying 'Write-- "Blessed are the dead who from this hour die in union with the Lord." "Yes," answers the Spirit, "that they may rest from their toil. Their good deeds go with them."'