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Acts 2:24, " Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. " It was not possible for death to hold the Lord Jesus down. Jesus is the resurrection and the life. This scripture proves yet again the fact of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Praise God he is risen from the dead. We do not need to be afraid of death if we...

John 2:22, " When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. " It is a challenge to remember the word of the Lord. This is one reason why I think it is so important to study God's word to the point of memorizing it. Real memory of God's word comes when we study it to the level o...

Luke 9:22, " Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. " The Lord Jesus told his disciples ahead of time that he would suffer, be rejected by the religious leaders, and would be killed. On the third day he would be raised from the dead. The Lord knows the end from the beginning. As discipl...

Mark 9:9, " And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. " Peter, James, and John had a vision of the glorified Lord Jesus upon the mountain of transfiguration. The Lord instructed them not to tell anyone about this vision until after he was risen from the dead. When the Lord gives us...

Matthew 27:64, " Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so the last error shall be worse than the first. " Even the attempt of these religious leaders to cover up the resurrection of Jesus provides further proof that Jesus Christ indeed rose from the dead. By tr...

1 Kings 13:31, " And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones: " What would motivate a man to make such a request? As we know this old prophet was a liar and a deceiver. It was because of him that the man of God from Judah died in the first place, and no...

Matthew 8:21-22, " And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. " These verses speak to us about having the right priority in life. God is not against us attending the funeral of a family member. But this man was putting his family duties before his duty to God. We are always to...

2 Corinthians 5:9-10, " Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. 10, For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. " For some reason Christians have the idea that God will not hold them accountable for how they live their life after...

Romans 14:11-12, " For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. 12, So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. " Here we see the truth of giving an account to God again. The Lord calls unbelievers to account for their rejection of Christ. The Lord calls the believer to account for the life they lived. One is to...

Amos 4:12, " Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. " The Bible teaches us to live our life in view and in the knowledge of giving an account for our life. The Lord gave us life. He will call us to an account of how we used the life he gave to us. This truth is repeated over and over throughout the Bible in detailed li...

2 Timothy 4:6, " For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. " The Lord revealed to Paul that his death was imminent. He was ready to face the end of his earthly life. He already made the statement that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. He said to live is Christ and to die is gain. I am convinced that Paul had no fear or dread of his departur...

Philippians 1:21, " For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. " Another clear statement that to die is gain because we will immediately be in the presence of the Lord Jesus. While we are alive in the body our life is for the Lord. We are serving the Lord Jesus. But to leave this body and die is gain because we will be with Jesus and receive our eternal reward and inheritance. What does it m...

2 Corinthians 5:8, " We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. " This is a clear statement from the Bible that when we leave our physical body at the point of death we will immediately be in the presence of the Lord. There is no soul sleep here. We go from this life into the next life with Jesus. Amen. It is much better to be absent fr...

2 Corinthians 5:1, " For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. " The earthly house mentioned here is our physical body that is perishing with time. One day it will break down and die. However, we have another body that God will give us at the resurrection and this new body will be eterna...

1 Samuel 2:6, " The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. " God has the power of life and death. Each day we are alive it is because of the grace of God. This should teach us to fear the Lord and to give thanks to him for his goodness and mercy. Jesus taught people to fear God who has the power to kill the body and cast the soul into hell. Luke 12:4-5. Hea...

Job 21:13, " They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. " This verse points to the temporary nature of wealth and money in this life. People devote their soul, their heart, and all of their energy into accumulating wealth in this life. But what does it matter when you go down into the grave? The only thing that matters is your relationship with God and if you called on...

Psalms 6:5, " For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? " The desire to be remembered is built into the heart of man. People erect statues, monuments, and try to leave some kind of legacy to their children. They make a name for themselves so that they won't be forgotten after they are gone. But guess what? There is no one who will remember you. No one,...

Psalms 30:3, " O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. " The Lord is the one who gives us life and who delivers our soul from going down into the pit. Christ died in our place upon the cross so that we would not be condemned with the wicked who are in the pit. There is nothing that can save the soul of a man in heaven or e...

Psalms 49:14-15, " 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. (15) But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah. " This scripture contrasts the wicked with the righteous. The wicked are compared to sheep that...

Psalms 89:48, " What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah. " Again, we see the Bible teaches us the certainty of death. It is of utmost important that we consider the end of our life so that we can prepare for eternity. Don't just live for the moment. Don't devote yourself to this temporary life with all of its fleeting pleasur...

Ecclesiastes 9:10, " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. " Now is the day of our salvation. If we are saved, then redeem the time. How do we do this? By sharing the gospel, and being a good testimony of Jesus in our everyday life situations, whether that be at home, at work, or in th...

Isaiah 14:11, " Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. " This prophecy points to the final doom of the devil. It is also a description of everybody who takes the side of the devil. The worm is spread under you, and the worms will cover you up. Don't let it happen to you. Choose Jesus today. Choose life and not dea...

Isaiah 38:18, " For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. " Once a person dies it is too late to get right with God. When you die you lose your opportunity to know God and be saved. It is while you are alive that you must call upon the name of Jesus and be saved. After you are dead it will be too late. It is appointed...

Isaiah 53:9, " And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. " This is a prophecy that was literally fulfilled in the New Testament when Joseph of Arimathea buried Jesus in his tomb. Bible prophecy is one of the main ways that God confirms to us that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Jesus fulfilled the Ol...

Hosea 13:14, " I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. " The Lord Jesus has redeemed us from the power of the grave, and he has redeemed us from death. How is this possible? He died in our place on the cross, he was buried, and then he rose from the dea...