Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
Precious
General references
Bible References
Precious
Luke 16:22
And it happened that the beggar died and [his spirit] was carried away by angels to a place close to Abraham. And the rich man also died and [his body] was buried.
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 14:3
And they [i.e., the 144,000] were singing a new song in front of God's throne, and in front of the four living beings and the [twenty-four] elders. No one could learn [to sing] this song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand [See 7:4,9] who had been purchased from the earth.
General references
Luke 17:15
Then one of them, seeing he had been healed, returned and praised God in a loud voice.