Soul Sleep

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

And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, even the Son of man, who is in heaven.

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

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.

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

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 →

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.

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

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

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

But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep. — read the full passage →

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

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.

he said, Give place: for the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

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 →

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.

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

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

All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

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.

then he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep;

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the ascent of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honor at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day.

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

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

These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, 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, faring sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

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 →

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

and the tombs were opened; and many bodies of the saints that had fallen asleep were raised;

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

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers; and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a robe. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance. — read the full passage →

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.

But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall 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 are ye ignorant that all we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? — read the full passage →

Because thou wilt not leave my soul unto Hades, Neither wilt thou give thy Holy One to see corruption.

And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. — read the full passage →

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

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die.

So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers; and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

And Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his stead.

And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.

And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.

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

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

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

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

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

And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.

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

These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.

He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

And Jehu slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

And Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

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.

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.

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

Wherefore whosoever shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth.

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

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:

But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

The burden of the word of Jehovah concerning Israel. Thus saith Jehovah, who stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him:

But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to render to each man according as his work is.

And the sea gave up the dead that were in it; and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness.

For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

he foreseeing this spake of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left unto Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption.

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

But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt go down unto Hades: for if the mighty works had been done in Sodom which were done in thee, it would have remained until this day.

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, 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 →