Soul Sleep

The dead don’t praise Yah, neither any who go down into silence;

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 →

Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

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

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 →

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.

His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall give you thanks?

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 →

Yahweh God formed man from 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.

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

All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.

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.

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

When your days are fulfilled, and you shall sleep with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who shall proceed out of your bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

He said to her, “What does he look like?” She said, “An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe.” Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and showed respect. — read the full passage →

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 →

Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins, he shall die.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 place.

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

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. Abijam his son reigned in his place.

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

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

When Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the army was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me depart, that I may go to my own country.”

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

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.”

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 place.

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

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

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

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

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

but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”

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,

An oracle. Yahweh’s word concerning Israel. Yahweh, who stretches out the heavens, and lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him says:

But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.

“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 →