The dead
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· 13 viewsHuman beings who have died. Scripture provides illustrations of the manner in which the dead are to be buried, as well as explaining the doctrines of resurrection and judgment.
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Preparation of the dead for burial
Preparation of the dead for burial
Washing
Washing
Ac 9:37 A custom common to both Jews and Greeks.
Embalming
Embalming
For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
See also Ge 50:2; Ge 50:26; 2 Ch 16:14
Grave clothes
Grave clothes
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.
See also Mk 15:46; Jn 20:7; Ac 5:6
Provision for the dead
Provision for the dead
Burial
Burial
Ge 49:29–30 It was the normal practice for the people of God to be buried.
See also Jos 24:30; Ru 1:17; 1 Ki 11:15; Ac 8:2
Cremation
Cremation
Jos 7:25 Cremation was not a Hebrew practice, except in cases of difficulty.
See also 1 Sa 31:12; Am 6:10
The plight of the unburied dead
The plight of the unburied dead
Ps 79:2 To be unburied was a disgrace, a mark of judgment.
See also Ec 6:3; Is 14:19; Je 7:33; Je 16:6
Personal contact with a dead body conferred uncleanness
Personal contact with a dead body conferred uncleanness
He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
See also Le 21:11; Nu 6:6
The place of the dead
The place of the dead
Sheol and Hades
Sheol and Hades
Eze 31:16 Sheol is the OT term for the place of the dead; a grave, an underworld, a pit. Hades is the NT equivalent.
See also 2 Ki 21:26; Ps 88:3–4; Ps 89:48; Ps 116:3; Ec 9:10; Is 14:9–10; Ac 2:31
A place of judgment
A place of judgment
This their way is their folly:
Yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
Like sheep they are laid in the grave;
Death shall feed on them;
And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning;
And their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
See also Ps 31:17; Ps 88:3–5; Na 1:14; Mt 5:22; Mt 11:23; Mt 16:18; Re 1:18; Re 20:13–14
A place of deliverance
A place of deliverance
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:
If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
See also Ps 16:10; Ps 30:3; Ps 86:13; Ps 107:20; Ho 13:14; Jon 2:2; Ac 2:27
The plight of the dead outside of Christ
The plight of the dead outside of Christ
Physical death is the result of sin
Physical death is the result of sin
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
See also Ge 2:17; Eze 18:20; Ro 1:32; Ro 5:12; Ro 8:6; Jas 1:15
Final judgment will follow resurrection
Final judgment will follow resurrection
Re 21:8 The “second death” is the throwing of the lost into the lake of fire.
See also Mt 10:28; Mt 25:41; 1 Jn 5:16–17; Jud 12
Promises to the dead in Christ
Promises to the dead in Christ
Death is but a sleep
Death is but a sleep
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
See also Jn 11:11–14; 1 Co 15:17–22; 1 Co 15:51–53
Death has no hold on believers
Death has no hold on believers
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
See also Jn 11:25–26; Ro 8:38–39
Believers will be delivered from the second death
Believers will be delivered from the second death
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
See also Re 20:6
