Our Deceased Loved Ones

And 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; and their works do follow them.

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

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

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: — read the full passage →

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. — read the full passage →

Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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: — read the full passage →

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: — read the full passage →

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

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

He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.

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

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

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

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.

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

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

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

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.

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. — read the full passage →

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

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

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. — read the full passage →

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: — read the full passage →

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. — read the full passage →

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

The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

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

For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: — read the full passage →

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, — read the full passage →

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

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

For the Lord will not cast off for ever: — read the full passage →

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

He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

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

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

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

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

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. — read the full passage →

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. — read the full passage →

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

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

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. — read the full passage →

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. — read the full passage →

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; — read the full passage →

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: — read the full passage →

Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; — read the full passage →

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. — read the full passage →

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Consider and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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:

And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also raise up us by his own power.

Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

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