Topic

Afterlife

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Matthew 25:46

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

Matthew 10:28

And be not afraid of them that kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Hebrews 9:27

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

Luke 23:43

And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

Revelation 21:8

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

John 14:2

In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

John 11:25–26

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; — read the full passage →

John 11:25

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live;

Luke 16:19–31

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

Matthew 25:41

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:

Revelation 21:4

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

Ecclesiastes 12:7

and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

Revelation 6:9–11

And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of them that had been slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: — read the full passage →

Revelation 20:6

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: over these the second death hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Ecclesiastes 9:5–6

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. — read the full passage →

John 14:1–3

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

2 Corinthians 5:8

we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

Revelation 1:18

and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

Philippians 3:20–21

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Psalms 23:4

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

Revelation 2:11

He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.

Ecclesiastes 9:5

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

John 5:24

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth him that sent me, hath eternal life, and cometh not into judgment, but hath passed out of death into life.

Genesis 2:7

And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Psalms 146:4

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.

John 11:26

and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this?

Psalms 115:17

The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence;

1 Corinthians 15:51

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,

John 14:1–4

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

Revelation 1:1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Revelation 1:1–20

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

Philippians 3:20

For our citizenship is in heaven; whence also we wait for a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:

2 Corinthians 5:1–8

For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens. — read the full passage →

John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Daniel 12:2

And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

Psalms 23:1–6

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Philippians 1:21

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Luke 1:37

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Romans 14:8

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

John 5:28–29

Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear his voice, — read the full passage →

Luke 20:37–38

But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the place concerning the Bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 15:20

But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep.

Job 14:14

If a man die, shall he liveagain? All the days of my warfare would I wait, Till my release should come.

Matthew 8:12

but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

1 Corinthians 2:9

but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Andwhichentered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

Psalms 6:5

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?

Romans 10:4

For Christ is the end of the law unto righteousness to every one that believeth.

Revelation 14:11

and the smoke of their torment goeth up for ever and ever; and they have no rest day and night, they that worship the beast and his image, and whoso receiveth the mark of his name.

Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.

Luke 16:23

And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Psalms 139:8

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.

Romans 8:18

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.

Luke 16:28

for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

1 Thessalonians 4:16

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

1 Samuel 28:11

Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

Luke 16:22–23

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried. — read the full passage →

James 2:26

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

Exodus 3:14

And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

2 Corinthians 5:6–8

Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord — read the full passage →

2 Corinthians 6:2

(for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):

1 Corinthians 15:53

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

1 Corinthians 15:42–44

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: — read the full passage →

Acts 2:38

And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

John 3:18

He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

Revelation 21:3

And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, and betheir God:

Luke 16:22

And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: and the rich man also died, and was buried.

Matthew 8:11–12

And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven: — read the full passage →

Isaiah 26:19

Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.

Romans 5:12

Therefore, as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin; and so death passed unto all men, for that all sinned:—

Ecclesiastes 3:19–20

For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity. — read the full passage →

Genesis 5:24

and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

Genesis 3:19

in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Job 19:25–27

But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth: — read the full passage →

Isaiah 8:19

And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? on behalf of the living should they seek unto the dead?

Revelation 1:2

who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, even of all things that he saw.

1 Kings 2:10

And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

Revelation 20:14

And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, eventhe lake of fire.

1 Thessalonians 4:14

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

1 Corinthians 15:26

The last enemy that shall be abolished is death.

2 Corinthians 4:16

Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.

Revelation 1:6

and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

1 John 5:13

These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, even unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.

1 Corinthians 15:51–57

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed, — read the full passage →

Isaiah 14:9–11

Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming; it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. — read the full passage →

1 Peter 5:7

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Romans 8:13

for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the Spirit ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

John 20:31

but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.

Deuteronomy 32:50

and die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor, and was gathered unto his people:

Genesis 35:18

And it came to pass, as her soul was departing (for she died), that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

Revelation 1:12

And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And having turned I saw seven golden candlesticks;

Deuteronomy 32:22

For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest Sheol, And devoureth the earth with its increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains.

Isaiah 11:6–9

And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. — read the full passage →

Luke 16:1–31

And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 15:35–54

But some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what manner of body do they come? — read the full passage →

2 Corinthians 5:6

Being therefore always of good courage, and knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord

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