Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Bible References

God shall

Revelation 7:17
because the lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. He will lead them to springs filled with the water of life, and God will wipe every tear from their eyes."
Isaiah 25:8
he has swallowed up death forever! Then the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces, and he will take away the disgrace of his people from the entire earth." for the LORD has spoken.

No

Revelation 20:14
Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. (This is the second death the lake of fire.)
Revelation 22:3
There will no longer be any curse. The throne of God and the lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him
Isaiah 25:8
he has swallowed up death forever! Then the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces, and he will take away the disgrace of his people from the entire earth." for the LORD has spoken.
Hosea 13:14
"From the power of Sheol I will rescue them, from death I will redeem them. Death, where are your plagues? Sheol, where is your destruction? My eyes will remain closed to your pleas for compassion.
1 Corinthians 15:26
The last enemy to be done away with is death,
Hebrews 2:14
Therefore, since the children have flesh and blood, he himself also shared the same things, so that by his death he might destroy the one who has the power of death (that is, the Devil)

Neither sorrow

Isaiah 30:19
Indeed, you people who live in Zion and in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious the LORD will be to you at the sound of your cry! As soon as he hears it, he will answer you.
Isaiah 35:10
and the LORD's ransomed ones will return and enter Zion with singing. Everlasting joy will rest upon their heads, gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and mourning will flee away."
Isaiah 60:20
Your sun won't set, nor will your moon withdraw itself for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning will end.
Isaiah 61:3
to provide for those who grieve in Zion to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, a mantle of praise instead of a spirit of despair." "Then people will call them "Oaks of Righteousness", "The Planting of the LORD", in order to display his splendor.
Isaiah 65:18
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating, for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight.
Jeremiah 31:13
The virgins will rejoice with dancing, together with young men and old men. For I'll turn their mourning into joy, and I'll comfort them and give them gladness instead of sorrow.

The former

Revelation 21:1
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone.
Psalm 144:4
The human person is a mere empty breath; his days are like a fading shadow.
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear."
1 Corinthians 7:31
and those who use the things in the world as though they were not dependent on them. For the world in its present form is passing away.
2 Corinthians 6:17
Therefore, "Get away from them and separate yourselves from them," declares the Lord, "and don't touch anything unclean. Then I will welcome you.
2 Peter 3:10
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. On that day the heavens will disappear with a roaring sound, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done on it will be exposed.
1 John 2:17
And the world and its desires are fading away, but the person who does God's will remains forever.

General references

Psalm 37:29
The righteous will inherit the land, and they will dwell in it forever.
Matthew 5:4
"How blessed are those who mourn, because it is they who will be comforted!
1 Corinthians 15:26
The last enemy to be done away with is death,

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