4 Bible Verses about Death Desired
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but I am constrained by the two; having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for it is far better;
Therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us??aving thrown off every encumbrance and the easily besetting sin??et us run with patience the race lying before us;
And in those days will men seek death, and shall in no wise find it; and they will desire to die, and death flees from them.
For verily, in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with our habitation which is from Heaven; if, indeed, being also clothed, we will not be found naked. For, indeed, we who are in the tabernacle groan, being weighed down; not that we wish to be unclothed, but be clothed upon, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.read more.
Now He Who wrought us for this very thing is God, Who gave to us the earnest of the Spirit. Being, therefore, always of good courage, and knowing that, while dwelling in the body, we are absent from the Lord (for we walk by faith and not by sight); we are of good courage, I say, and are well pleased to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.
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