17 Bible Verses about Death, Preparation For
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O Jehovah, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; I shall know how I fail.
For whether we live, to the Lord we live: and whether we die, to the Lord we die: therefore whether we live, and whether we die, we are of the Lord.
To number our days so make known, and we shall bring the heart to wisdom.
In those days Hezekiah was sick to death; and Isaiah son of Amos the prophet will come in to him, and he will say to him, Thus said Jehovah, Command to thy house, for thou art dying, and thou shalt not live.
Would they were wise! will they look at this? Will they discern to their latter part?
Look away from me, and I shall be cheerful, before I shall go and I not be.
For whoever shall choose to all the living there is hope: for to a living dog it is good above a dead lion.
All which thy hand shall find to do, with thy strength, do thou; for no work and understanding and knowledge and wisdom, in hades where thou goest there.
And the light is sweet, and good to the eyes to see the sun: If man shall live many years, in them all shall he rejoice; and he shall remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All coming is vanity.
For not hades shall praise thee, death celebrate: they going down to the pit shall not hope for thy truth. The living; the living, he shall praise thee, as from me this day the father to the sons shall make known for thy truth.
I must work the works of him having sent me, while it is day: night comes, when none can work.
And if ye call upon the Father, judging without distinction of persons according to the work of each, in fear be occupied in the time of your sojourning:
If man shall live many years, in them all shall he rejoice; and he shall remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. All coming is vanity.
Therefore be ye also prepared: for what hour ye think not, the Son of man comes.