Death of believers
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· 8 viewsBelievers in Jesus Christ will depart from this present life to the joy of God’s presence.
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Death is a normal experience for believers
Death is a normal experience for believers
It’s God we are answerable to—all the way from life to death and everything in between—not each other.
See also Heb 9:27
Death can be a blessing
Death can be a blessing
Because of the prospect of heaven
Because of the prospect of heaven
Alive, I’m Christ’s messenger; dead, I’m his bounty. Life versus even more life! I can’t lose.
As long as I’m alive in this body, there is good work for me to do. If I had to choose right now, I hardly know which I’d choose. Hard choice! The desire to break camp here and be with Christ is powerful. Some days I can think of nothing better.
See also Nu 23:10; Ps 49:15; Ps 116:15; Lk 2:29; 2 Ti 4:6–8; Re 7:13–17; Re 14:13
Because it brings relief from trouble and problems
Because it brings relief from trouble and problems
1 Ki 19:4; Job 3:20; Job 7:15; 2 Th 1:7
At death believers are with Christ
At death believers are with Christ
They are in his presence
They are in his presence
He said, “Don’t worry, I will. Today you will join me in paradise.”
See also 2 Co 5:8; 1 Th 5:10
They are safe and secure
They are safe and secure
Re 2:11 The second death is the final banishment of unbelievers from God’s presence.
See also Ro 14:8; Re 20:6
They have the prospect of a new order of things
They have the prospect of a new order of things
He’ll wipe every tear from their eyes. Death is gone for good—tears gone, crying gone, pain gone—all the first order of things gone.”
See also 2 Ti 4:6–8; Re 22:3–5
The defeat of death
The defeat of death
Death is vanquished for believers
Death is vanquished for believers
Who got the last word, oh, Death?
Oh, Death, who’s afraid of you now?
See also Ro 8:36; 2 Ti 1:10; Heb 2:14; Re 20:14
Death is to be reversed in resurrection
Death is to be reversed in resurrection
The death of believers is likened to sleep
The death of believers is likened to sleep
Implying rest, renewing and awaking
Implying rest, renewing and awaking
Ac 7:59–60 Sleep does not imply lack of consciousness but rather rest, renewing and awaking. In the NT it is only used of believers.
See also Dt 31:16; Da 12:2; Mk 5:39; Jn 11:11–14; Ac 13:36; 1 Co 15:6; 1 Co 15:17–18; 1 Th 4:13–16
Implying peace and comfort
Implying peace and comfort
Lk 16:22 Abraham’s side suggests a welcome to a place of peace and protection.
See also Ge 49:33; 2 Ki 22:20; Is 57:1–2; Lk 16:25
Death and the recognition of others
Death and the recognition of others
1 Th 4:17 “caught up together” implies recognition.
See also Ge 25:8 “gathered to his people” (literally “to his father’s kin”) is a common OT expression and implies continued existence together; Job 3:13–14; Mt 17:4; Mk 9:4; Lk 16:24; 1 Co 13:12
Believers can face death without fear
Believers can face death without fear
They die in relationship with God
They die in relationship with God
Since the children are made of flesh and blood, it’s logical that the Savior took on flesh and blood in order to rescue them by his death. By embracing death, taking it into himself, he destroyed the Devil’s hold on death and freed all who cower through life, scared to death of death.
See also Ps 23:4; Pr 14:32
They die trusting the Lord
They die trusting the Lord
Heb 11:13; Heb 11:21–22
They receive comfort in facing death
They receive comfort in facing death
“You don’t have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?”
See also Is 25:8; 1 Co 15:26; Re 1:18
In death they can glorify God
In death they can glorify God
I can hardly wait to continue on my course. I don’t expect to be embarrassed in the least. On the contrary, everything happening to me in this jail only serves to make Christ more accurately known, regardless of whether I live or die. They didn’t shut me up; they gave me a pulpit!
In this believers are to be envied
In this believers are to be envied
But who could ever count the dust of Jacob
or take a census of cloud-of-dust Israel?
I want to die like these right-living people!
I want an end just like theirs!
Believers often hated the idea of death
Believers often hated the idea of death
Job 17:13–16; Ps 9:13; Is 38:10; Ro 8:36; 1 Co 15:55–56; 2 Co 4:11–12
Martyred believers are specially honoured in Scripture
Martyred believers are specially honoured in Scripture
They defeated him through the blood of the Lamb
and the bold word of their witness.
They weren’t in love with themselves;
they were willing to die for Christ.
See also Re 2:13