Soul Sleep

No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

Don’t marvel at this, for the hour comes, in which all that are in the tombs will hear his voice, — read the full passage →

But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

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

But now Christ has been raised from the dead. He became the first fruits of those who are asleep. — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. Rather, fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.

he said to them, “Make room, because the girl isn’t dead, but sleeping.” They were ridiculing him.

Therefore we are always confident and know that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord; — read the full passage →

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

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.

Then he appeared to over five hundred brothers at once, most of whom remain until now, but some have also fallen asleep.

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

“Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

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

Now if Christ is preached, that he has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? — read the full passage →

He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.” — read the full passage →

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →

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

If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.

The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever more. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.

But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

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

Or don’t you know that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? — read the full passage →

because you will not leave my soul in Hades, neither will you allow your Holy One to see decay.

About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray. — read the full passage →

Jesus cried again with a loud voice, and yielded up his spirit. — read the full passage →

Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire.

who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light; whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.

“Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?”

For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.

He kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, “Lord, don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he fell asleep.

For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand,

He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend, Lazarus, has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; — read the full passage →

Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks the Lord’s cup in a way unworthy of the Lord will be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see the Kingdom of God.”

When he had entered in, he said to them, “Why do you make an uproar and weep? The child is not dead, but is asleep.”

and coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, they entered into the holy city and appeared to many.

Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;

But concerning the resurrection of the dead, haven’t you read that which was spoken to you by God, saying,

“Behold, I come quickly. My reward is with me, to repay to each man according to his work.

The sea gave up the dead who were in it. Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them. They were judged, each one according to his works.

Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

he foreseeing this spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was his soul left in Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.

The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here. — read the full passage →

But I tell you that it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, on the day of judgment, than for you.”

You, Capernaum, who are exalted to heaven, you will go down to Hades. For if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in you, it would have remained until this day.

“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. — read the full passage →