Dear Christian brothers and sisters, in our daily lives, sometimes we cannot accept death, it becomes a matter of thought. Death is a reality that shakes each of us. The Bible gives us deep knowledge on this subject, which is easy for us to understand.
The Bible assures us that death is not just the end, but the beginning of a new life. The Lord Jesus Christ conquered death through his resurrection and gave us the gift of eternal life. This gift of God gives us confidence that the kingdom of heaven awaits us in God’s presence.
For example, in the Bible, Paul saw death not as a defeat but as a gain. He understood that being separated from this physical body meant being with the Lord. Such a view helps us overcome the fear of death. This mindset of Paul and the hope of eternal life with the Lord Jesus Christ encourage us to live in a new way.
Let us reflect on these examples and teachings from the Bible and respectfully accept death with full faith and hope. Let us share this message from God with others and know that our ultimate destination is with our Heavenly Father.
Dear friends, now let’s see the Bible scriptures below that talk about ‘the acceptance of death’.
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he liveAnd whosoever liveth believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?”
— John 11:25-26
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in meIn my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for youAnd if I go prepare a place for you, I will come again, receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also”
— John 14:1-3
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life”
— John 5:24
“For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s”
— Romans 14:8
“For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection”
— Romans 6:5
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to comeNor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”
— Romans 8:38-39
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints”
— Psalm 116:15
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod thy staff they comfort me”
— Psalm 23:4
“Lord , make me to know mine end, the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I amBehold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah”
— Psalm 39:4-5
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom”
— Psalm 90:12
“For to me to live is Christ, to die is gain”
— Philippians 1:21
“To every thing there is a season, a time to every purpose under the heavenA time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant, a time to pluck up that which is planted”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1-2
“I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; their works do follow them”
— Revelation 14:13
“As it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”
— Hebrews 9:27
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted”
— Matthew 5:4
“He will swallow up death in victory; the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it”
— Isaiah 25:8
“Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass”
— Job 14:5