Dictionary of Bible Themes The end of life in the present world. Ecclesiastes 12:7Death is natural to humanity as part of the created world See also Psalms 39:5; 104:29Ecclesiastes 3:18-21 2 Peter 1:13-14 Romans 5:12 Death is a result of Adam's sin See also Genesis 2:17; 3:19There is a tension between this text and those which suggest that death is a natural aspect of being human. Some suggest that the death referred to here is spiritual rather than physical. Romans 6:231 Corinthians 15:21-22 Psalms 89:48 Death is universal See also None can escape death Genesis 6:3Joshua 23:14 2 Samuel 14:14 Job 30:23 Job 21:23-26 See also Death comes to all kinds of people 2 Samuel 12:15-182 Kings 4:20 Psalms 37:35-36; 49:10 Ecclesiastes 3:19 Luke 16:22 Genesis 5:24 2 Kings 2:11 Only two people did not die Enoch and Elijah died in the sense that their bodies were transformed from being suited to earthly life to life in heaven. They anticipated the death of Jesus Christ, whose body was not corrupted but transformed, and the transition to the new world of those who are alive when Jesus Christ comes again. Hebrews 9:27Death is irreversible See also Job 16:22The idea of reincarnation, that after death people repeatedly return to this life in a lower or higher form, is incompatible with death being once for all and an entrance into heaven or hell after the judgment. Psalms 115:17Psalms 146:3-4 Death is an aspect of human frailty See also Isaiah 51:121 Peter 1:24 Isaiah 40:6-8 Job 14:5 Death occurs when God determines it See also Deuteronomy 32:39Job 38:17 Luke 12:20 Revelation 1:18 Genesis 25:8; 35:29 The means of death Judges 8:32Through old age 1 Kings 2:102 Kings 1:2,16-17; 20:1 Through disease and accident Mark 5:23Acts 20:9 pp 2Ch 32:24 Judges 9:5,52-542 Samuel 13:28-29 Through violence 1 Kings 15:282 Kings 8:14-15 Matthew 2:16; 14:8-11 Leviticus 10:1-2 Numbers 16:31-32; 20:23-24 As a judgment by God 1 Samuel 25:382 Samuel 6:7; 24:15 2 Chronicles 13:20 Acts 5:5,10; 12:21-23 1 Corinthians 11:29-30 Exodus 21:12-17 Luke 23:32,40-41 Through a legal penalty James 4:14The prospect of death affects human attitudes and values See also Life is short Job 7:6; 8:9; 9:25Psalms 39:5; 89:47; 90:10; 102:11 Ecclesiastes 6:12 Isaiah 38:12; 40:6-8 Psalms 18:4-6; 116:3 Hebrews 2:15 People fear death 2 Kings 20:1People should prepare for death See also Psalms 39:4; 90:12pp Isa 38:1 Amos 4:12Ecclesiastes 9:10 See also The expectation of death is an incentive to serve God Isaiah 38:18-19John 9:4 1 Timothy 6:7 See also The expectation of death is an incentive to hold material blessings lightly Job 1:21Luke 12:13-21 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Numbers 11:11-15 Death is sometimes desired to escape problems 1 Kings 19:4Job 3:11; 7:15 Jeremiah 8:3 Jonah 4:3 Acts 16:27 Revelation 9:6 2 Timothy 1:10 Death was defeated by Jesus Christ See also Isaiah 25:8Hosea 13:14 1 Corinthians 15:24-26 Hebrews 2:14 Revelation 20:14 Revelation 21:4 There is no death in heaven See also Luke 20:35-362 Corinthians 5:1-2 See also 2530 Jesus Christ, death of4016 life, human 5071 Aaron 5282 crushing 5298 doctors 5727 old age, attitudes 5797 bereavement, comfort in 6021 sin, nature of 6206 offence 7348 defilement 8358 weakness, physical 9040 grave, the |
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