Reference: Death
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Is taken in Scripture, first, for the separation of body and soul, the first death, Ge 25:11; secondly, for alienation from God, and exposure to his wrath, 1Jo 3:14, etc.; thirdly, for the second death, that of eternal damnation. Death was the penalty affixed to Adam's transgression, Ge 2:17; 3:19; and all his posterity are transgressors, and share the curse inflicted upon him. CHRIST is "our life." All believers share his life, spiritually and eternally; and though sin and bodily is taken away, and in the resurrection the last enemy shall be trampled under foot, Ro 5:12-21; 1Co 15.
Natural death is described as a yielding up of the breath, or spirit, expiring, Ps 104:29; as a return to our original dust, Ge 3:19; Ec 12:7; as the soul's laying off the body, its clothing, 2Co 5:3-4, or the tent in which it has dwelt, 2Co 5:1; 2Pe 1:13-14. The death of the believer is a departure, a going home, a falling asleep in Jesus, Php 1:23; Mt 26:24; Joh 11:11.
The term death is also sometimes used for any great calamity, or imminent danger threatening life, as persecution, 2Co 1:10. "The gates of death," Job 38:17, signify the unseen world occupied by departed spirits. Death is also figuratively used to denote the insensibility of Christians to the temptations of a sinful world, Col 3:3.
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Indeed the Son of man goeth, as has been written concerning Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! It was good for him if that man had never been born.
He spoke these things: and after this He says to them, Our friend Lazarus is asleep; and I go that I may awaken him.
Therefore, as by one man sin came into the world, and death by sin; and thus death came upon all men, in that all sinned; (for until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed, there being no law; read more. but death reigned from Adam unto Moses, even on those who did not sin after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the type of him who is to come. But not as was the transgression, even so is the free gift: for if by the transgression of one many died, how much more by the grace of one man, Jesus Christ, did the grace of God and the gift abound unto many! And not as by the one having sinned, is the free gift; for indeed, judgment was from one unto condemnation, but the free gift is from many transgressions unto justification. For if by the transgression of one death reigned through one; how much more shall those receiving the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one, Christ Jesus!) Therefore then, as by the transgression of one, judgment came to all men to condemnation; so also through the righteousness of one, the free gift came on all men unto the justification of life: for as by the disobedience of one man many were made sinners, so also by the obedience of one man shall many be made righteous. But the law came, that the transgression might abound; but where sin did abound, there did grace superabound: in order that as sin reigned through death, so may grace reign also through righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
who delivered us from so great a death, and will deliver: in whom he have hope that he will also yet deliver;
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle may be taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
if indeed having been invested, we shall not be found unclothed. For indeed being in this tabernacle we groan, being burdened; not that we wish to be divested, but invested, that mortality may be swallowed up of life.
But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; for this is far better:
For ye are dead, and your life is hidden with Christ in God:
We know that we have passed out of the death into the life, because we love the brethren with divine love; the one loving not with divine love, abides in the death.
Easton
may be simply defined as the termination of life. It is represented under a variety of aspects in Scripture: (1.) "The dust shall return to the earth as it was" (Ec 12:7).
(2.) "Thou takest away their breath, they die" (Ps 104:29).
(3.) It is the dissolution of "our earthly house of this tabernacle" (2Co 5:1); the "putting off this tabernacle" (2Pe 1:13-14).
(4.) Being "unclothed" (2Co 5:3-4).
(5.) "Falling on sleep" (Ps 76:5; Jer 51:39; Ac 13:36; 2Pe 3:9.
(6.) "I go whence I shall not return" (Job 10:21); "Make me to know mine end" (Ps 39:4); "to depart" (Php 1:23).
The grave is represented as "the gates of death" (Job 38:17; Ps 9:13; 107:18). The gloomy silence of the grave is spoken of under the figure of the "shadow of death" (Jer 2:6).
Death is the effect of sin (Heb 2:14), and not a "debt of nature." It is but once (Heb 9:27), universal (Ge 3:19), necessary (Lu 2:28-30). Jesus has by his own death taken away its sting for all his followers (1Co 15:55-57).
There is a spiritual death in trespasses and sins, i.e., the death of the soul under the power of sin (Ro 8:6; Eph 2:1,3; Col 2:13).
The "second death" (Re 2:11) is the everlasting perdition of the wicked (Re 21:8), and "second" in respect to natural or temporal death.
THE DEATH OF CHRIST is the procuring cause incidentally of all the blessings men enjoy on earth. But specially it is the procuring cause of the actual salvation of all his people, together with all the means that lead thereto. It does not make their salvation merely possible, but certain (Mt 18:11; Ro 5:10; 2Co 5:21; Ga 1:4; 3:13; Eph 1:7; 2:16; Ro 8:32-35).
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he received Him into his arms and blessed God and said; Now, O Lord, thou art letting thy servant depart, in peace according to thy word; read more. because mine eyes saw thy salvation,
For David, indeed having served his own generation according to the will of God, went to sleep, and did see corruption:
For if being enemies we are reconciled to God through the death of his Son; how much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved through his life:
for the mind of depravity is death: and the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.
Indeed he who spared not his own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not with him, freely give us all things? Who will lay anything to the charge of God's elect? read more. It is God who justifies: who is he that condemns? It is Christ who died, and rather who is risen, who is on the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding in our behalf. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting? But the sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law. read more. But thanks be unto God, who gives us our victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle may be taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
if indeed having been invested, we shall not be found unclothed. For indeed being in this tabernacle we groan, being burdened; not that we wish to be divested, but invested, that mortality may be swallowed up of life.
who gave Himself for our sins, in order that he might redeem us from the present evil age, according to the will of God even our Father:
Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: because it has been written; Cursed is every one having been hung on the wood:
in whom we have redemption through his blood, the remission of transgressions, according to the riches of his grace,
You, who were dead in trespasses and in your sins,
among whom we all indeed at one time lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the thoughts, and we were by nature the children of wrath, like the rest also:
and that he may reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having slain the enmity on in.
But I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart and to be with Christ; for this is far better:
and you, being dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your depravity, has he created life in you along with himself, having forgiven us all transgressions,
Then since the children have inherited blood and flesh, he likewise also received the same, in order that through death he might set at nought him who has the power of death, that is, the devil;
And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this is the judgment:
But I consider it righteous, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by remembrance; knowing that the laying aside of my tabernacle is swift, as our Lord Jesus Christ also showed to me.
Let the one having ears, hear what the Spirit says to the churches; The one conquering can never be hurt by the second death.
But to the cowardly, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and the murderers, and the fornicators, and the sorcerers, and the idolaters, and all liars, shall be their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
Hastings
DEATH
I. In the OT.
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And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable to thee that one of thy members may perish, and not that thy whole body may go away into hell.
Enter ye in through the narrow gate: because wide is the gate and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there are, who are going in through it.
Enter ye in through the narrow gate: because wide is the gate and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there are, who are going in through it.
If thy hand or thy foot offends thee, cut them off and cast them from thee: it is good for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet to be cast into eternal fire.
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And these shall go away into eternal punishment: and the righteous into eternal life.
and having come in, He says to them, Why are you excited and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleepeth.
For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and let the one speaking evil of father and mother die the death.
For whosoever may wish to save his soul shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his soul for my sake and that of the gospel shall save it.
And He said to them, Truly I say unto you, that there are certain ones of those standing here, who may not taste of death, until they may see the kingdom of God, having come with power.
And Jesus said to him, Let the dead bury their dead; but thou having gone away proclaim the kingdom of God.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that every one believing on Him may not perish but have eternal life.
Truly, truly, I say unto you, that every one hearing my word, and believing on Him that sent me hath eternal life, and doth not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
this is the bread coming down from heaven, that any one may eat of it, and not die.
Then He again said to them, I go away, and you will seek me, and you will die in your sin: whither I go you are not able to come.
Therefore I said to you, that you shall die in your sins: for if you may not believe that I am He, you shall die in your sins.
Truly, truly, I say unto you, if any one may keep my word, he may never see death. The Jews said to Him, Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham and the prophets are dead; and thou sayest, If any one may keep my word, he may never taste death.
It behooveth us to work the works of Him that sent us, while it is day: the night comes, when no one is able to work.
And Jesus hearing said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.
He spoke these things: and after this He says to them, Our friend Lazarus is asleep; and I go that I may awaken him. Then the disciples said to Him, Lord, if he is asleep, he will be saved. read more. But Jesus spoke concerning his death: and they thought that He spoke concerning the rest of sleep.
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection and the life; the one believing on me, though he may die, shall live: and every one living and believing on me can never die: do you believe this?
Jesus says to her; Did I not tell thee, that, if thou canst believe, thou shalt see the glory of God?
Therefore, as by one man sin came into the world, and death by sin; and thus death came upon all men, in that all sinned;
It could not be so. How shall we, who are dead unto sin, live any longer in it?
But if we died along with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him:
For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,
Death the last enemy is destroyed.
You, who were dead in trespasses and in your sins,
created life in us in Christ, who were dead in trespasses, by grace you have been saved,
Therefore he says, Awake, thou sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine upon thee.
and you, being dead in trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your depravity, has he created life in you along with himself, having forgiven us all transgressions,
If along with Christ you are dead from the elements of the world, why are you dogmatized as living in the world,
For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep; in order that you may not sorrow, even as those having no hope.
Then since the children have inherited blood and flesh, he likewise also received the same, in order that through death he might set at nought him who has the power of death, that is, the devil;
Then the lust, conceiving, brings forth sin; and sin, having been perfected, produces death.
We know that we have passed out of the death into the life, because we love the brethren with divine love; the one loving not with divine love, abides in the death.
These are rocks in your love-feasts, feasting along with you without fear shepherdizing themselves, clouds without water, driven away by the winds; withered trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
And to the angel of the church in Sardis write; The one having the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars, says these things; I know your works, that you have a name that you are living, and are dead.
And the sea gave up the dead who are in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them; and they were judged each according to their works. And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
But to the cowardly, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and the murderers, and the fornicators, and the sorcerers, and the idolaters, and all liars, shall be their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
Morish
This is referred to in scripture under various aspects.
1. The general appointment for sinful man
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but death reigned from Adam unto Moses, even on those who did not sin after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the type of him who is to come.
For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord,
O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Death the last enemy is destroyed.
You, who were dead in trespasses and in your sins,
created life in us in Christ, who were dead in trespasses, by grace you have been saved,
And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this is the judgment:
Let the one having ears, hear what the Spirit says to the churches; The one conquering can never be hurt by the second death.
And the sea gave up the dead who are in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them; and they were judged each according to their works. And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.
But to the cowardly, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and the murderers, and the fornicators, and the sorcerers, and the idolaters, and all liars, shall be their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.