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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The Son of man goes indeed, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it would be good for him if that man had not been born.
He said these things, and after this he said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go that I may awake him.
Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and so came upon all men because all sinned,??13 for till the law there was sin in the world, but sin is not accounted where there is no law
but death reigned from Adam till Moses even over those that sinned not after the similitude Adam's transgression, who is a type of him that was to come; but not as the fall so also is the gift; for if by the fall of one the many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by grace which is of the one man Jesus Christ, abounded to the many; read more. and not as through one that sinned is the gift; for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the gift was from many sins to a righteous ordinance; for if by one fall death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of the grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life through the one, Jesus Christ;??18 therefore, as through the fall of one [judgment came] on all men to condemnation, so also through the righteous ordinance of one [the gift comes] on all men to justification of life;
for as through the disobedience of the one man the many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the one shall the many be constituted righteous. For the law supervened that the fall might abound; but where the sin abounded the grace was superabundant, read more. that as sin reigned in death, so the grace shall reign through righteousness in life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord.
who delivered us from so great a death and will deliver, in whom we hope that he will also still deliver,
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle was destroyed, we have an edifice from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
if indeed also having put it on we may not be found naked. For being in this tabernacle we groan, being burdened, because we do not wish to put it off, but to put on [the other], that the mortal may be swallowed up by life.
But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better;
For you have died, and your life is hid with Christ in God;
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers; he that loves not, continues in 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 also took it in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Now, Master, dismiss thy servant according to thy word, in peace; read more. for my eyes have seen thy salvation,
For David, having in his generation served the will of God, fell asleep, and was gathered to his fathers and saw destruction;
For if when enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more having become reconciled we shall be saved in his life.
for the minding of the flesh is death, but the minding of the Spirit is life and peace.
He who spared not his Son, but gave him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things? Who will bring a charge against God's elect? It is God that justifies; read more. who is he that condemns? Is it Christ who died, and still more, who has also been raised, and who is on the right hand of God, and who makes intercession for us? Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall affliction or distress, persecution or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or the sword?
Where, death, is your sting? where, death, is your victory? And the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; read more. but thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle was destroyed, we have an edifice from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
if indeed also having put it on we may not be found naked. For being in this tabernacle we groan, being burdened, because we do not wish to put it off, but to put on [the other], that the mortal may be swallowed up by life.
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from the present evil life according to the will of God even our Father,
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangs on a tree,
in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace,
And you being dead in trespasses and sins,??2 in which you formerly walked according to the life of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit which now operates in the children of disobedience,
among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, performing the wishes of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath even as others;
and reconcile both in one body to God through the cross, having destroyed the enmity by it.
But I am in a strait between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ; for this is far better;
and you being dead in sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has made you alive with him, having forgiven us all sins,
Since then the children have partaken of blood and flesh, he in like manner also partook of them, that through death he might destroy him that has the power of death, that is the devil,
And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this is the judgment,
I think it right as long as I am in this tabernacle, to excite you by remembrance, knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle is at hand, as our Lord Jesus Christ showed me.
Let him that has an ear hear what the Spirit says to the churches; He that conquers shall not be injured by the second death.
But the fearful and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and fornicators and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.
Hastings
DEATH
I. In the OT.
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But if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is better for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be cast into hell.
Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate; and spacious the way which leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in by it;
Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate; and spacious the way which leads to destruction, and many are they that enter in by it;
If your hand or foot offends you, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to enter into life lame, or crippled, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the eternal fire.
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And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.
And he went in and said to them, Why do you make a tumult and weep? the little child is not dead, but sleeps.
for Moses said, Honor your father and your mother, and, He that reviles father or mother, let him surely die.
For whoever wishes to save his life, shall lose it; and whoever shall lose his life for my sake, and that of the good news, shall save it.
And he said to them, I tell you truly, that there are some of those standing here, who shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of God having come with power.
But he said to him, Let the dead bury their dead, but do you go and proclaim abroad the kingdom of God.
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that every one believing in him may not perish but have eternal life.
I tell you most truly, he that hears my word and believes him that sent me has eternal life, and comes not into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
this is the bread which comes down from heaven, that one may eat of it and not die.
Then Jesus said to them again, I go away, and you shall seek me and die in your sin; where I go, you cannot come.
Therefore I said to you, You shall die in your sins; for if you believe not that I am [the Christ], you shall die in your sins.
I tell you most truly, if any one shall keep my word he shall never see death. The Jews said to him, Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham died, and the prophets; and you say, If any one shall keep my word he shall never taste death.
I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day; night comes when no man can work.
But Jesus hearing it said, This sickness is not to death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified by it.
He said these things, and after this he said to them, Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I go that I may awake him. Then they said to him, Lord, if he has fallen asleep he will recover. read more. But Jesus spoke of his death; but they thought that he spoke of the rest of sleep.
Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he that believes in me, even if he has died, shall live, and no one who lives and believes in me shall ever die; do you believe this?
Jesus said to her, Did I not tell you that if you will believe you shall see the glory of God?
Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world and death through sin, and so came upon all men because all sinned,??13 for till the law there was sin in the world, but sin is not accounted where there is no law
By no means. How shall we who died to sin any longer live in it?
And if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him;
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life by Christ Jesus our Lord.
The last enemy, death, shall be destroyed,
And you being dead in trespasses and sins,??2 in which you formerly walked according to the life of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit which now operates in the children of disobedience,
Wherefore he says, Awake you that sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.
and you being dead in sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has made you alive with him, having forgiven us all sins,
If therefore you died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why do you practice ordinances as living in the world,??21 you shall not touch, you shall not taste, you shall not feel,??22 all which are to perish in the using??ccording to the commandments and instructions of men?
And we wish you not to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those that have fallen asleep, that you may not grieve as others who have no hope.
Since then the children have partaken of blood and flesh, he in like manner also partook of them, that through death he might destroy him that has the power of death, that is the devil,
then the desire taking effect produces sin, and sin being finished brings forth death.
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brothers; he that loves not, continues in death.
These are breakers at your love-feasts, feasting with you without fear, feeding themselves, clouds without water driven about by winds, autumnal trees without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots,
And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, These things says he that has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars, I know your works, that you have a name to live, and are dead.
And the sea gave up the dead who were 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 the fearful and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and fornicators and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur, 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 till Moses even over those that sinned not after the similitude Adam's transgression, who is a type of him that was to come;
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life by Christ Jesus our Lord.
Miserable man that I am; who will deliver me from the body of this death?
The last enemy, death, shall be destroyed,
And you being dead in trespasses and sins,??2 in which you formerly walked according to the life of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit which now operates in the children of disobedience,
And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this is the judgment,
Let him that has an ear hear what the Spirit says to the churches; He that conquers shall not be injured by the second death.
And the sea gave up the dead who were 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 the fearful and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and fornicators and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.