9021 death, natural

The end of life in the present world.

Death is natural to humanity as part of the created world

Ecc 12:7 See also Ps 39:5; Ps 104:29; Ecc 3:18-21; 2Pe 1:13-14

Death is a result of Adam’s sin

Ro 5:12 There is a tension between this text and those which suggest that death is a natural aspect of being human. Some suggest that the death referred to here is spiritual rather than physical. See also Ge 2:17; Ge 3:19; Ro 6:23; 1Co 15:21-22

Death is universal

None can escape death Ps 89:48 See also Ge 6:3; Jos 23:14; 2Sa 14:14; Job 30:23

Death comes to all kinds of people Job 21:23-26 See also 2Sa 12:15-18; 2Ki 4:20; Ps 37:35-36; Ps 49:10; Ecc 3:19; Lk 16:22

Only two people did not die Ge 5:24; 2Ki 2:11 Enoch and Elijah died in the sense that their bodies were transformed from being suited to earthly life to life in heaven. They anticipated the death of Jesus Christ, whose body was not corrupted but transformed, and the transition to the new world of those who are alive when Jesus Christ comes again.

Death is irreversible

Heb 9:27 The idea of reincarnation, that after death people repeatedly return to this life in a lower or higher form, is incompatible with death being once for all and an entrance into heaven or hell after the judgment. See also Job 16:22; Ps 115:17

Death is an aspect of human frailty

Ps 146:3-4 See also Isa 51:12; 1Pe 1:24; Isa 40:6-8

Death occurs when God determines it

Job 14:5 See also Dt 32:39; Job 38:17; Lk 12:20; Rev 1:18

The means of death

Through old age Ge 25:8; Ge 35:29; Jdg 8:32; 1Ki 2:10

Through disease and accident 2Ki 1:2,16-17; 2Ki 20:1 pp 2Ch 32:24; Mk 5:23; Ac 20:9

Through violence Jdg 9:5,52-54; 2Sa 13:28-29; 1Ki 15:28; 2Ki 8:14-15; Mt 2:16; Mt 14:8-11

As a judgment by God Lev 10:1-2; Nu 16:31-32; Nu 20:23-24; 1Sa 25:38; 2Sa 6:7; 2Sa 24:15; 2Ch 13:20; Ac 5:5,10; Ac 12:21-23; 1Co 11:29-30

Through a legal penalty Ex 21:12-17; Lk 23:32,40-41

The prospect of death affects human attitudes and values

Life is short Jas 4:14 See also Job 7:6; Job 8:9; Job 9:25; Ps 39:5; Ps 89:47; Ps 90:10; Ps 102:11; Ecc 6:12; Isa 38:12; Isa 40:6-8

People fear death Ps 18:4-6; Ps 116:3; Heb 2:15

People should prepare for death 2Ki 20:1 pp Isa 38:1 See also Ps 39:4; Ps 90:12; Am 4:12

The expectation of death is an incentive to serve God Ecc 9:10 See also Isa 38:18-19; Jn 9:4

The expectation of death is an incentive to hold material blessings lightly 1Ti 6:7 See also Job 1:21; Lk 12:13-21; 1Co 7:29-31

Death is sometimes desired to escape problems

Nu 11:11-15; 1Ki 19:4; Job 3:11; Job 7:15; Jer 8:3; Jnh 4:3; Ac 16:27; Rev 9:6

Death was defeated by Jesus Christ

2Ti 1:10 See also Isa 25:8; Hos 13:14; 1Co 15:24-26; Heb 2:14; Rev 20:14

There is no death in heaven

Rev 21:4 See also Lk 20:35-36; 2Co 5:1-2

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