Job 14:12
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12 people are laid to rest and do not rise again.
Until the heavens are no more, they will not wake up
nor be roused from their sleep.
Job 10:21-22
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21 before I leave—never to return—
for the land of darkness and utter gloom.
22 It is a land as dark as midnight,
a land of gloom and confusion,
where even the light is dark as midnight.’”
Revelation 21:1
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The New Jerusalem
21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone.
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2 Peter 3:10-13
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10 But the day of the Lord will come as unexpectedly as a thief. Then the heavens will pass away with a terrible noise, and the very elements themselves will disappear in fire, and the earth and everything on it will be found to deserve judgment.[a]
11 Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, 12 looking forward to the day of God and hurrying it along. On that day, he will set the heavens on fire, and the elements will melt away in the flames. 13 But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.
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- 3:10 Other manuscripts read will be burned up; one early manuscript reads will be found destroyed.
Ecclesiastes 3:19-21
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19 For people and animals share the same fate—both breathe[a] and both must die. So people have no real advantage over the animals. How meaningless! 20 Both go to the same place—they came from dust and they return to dust. 21 For who can prove that the human spirit goes up and the spirit of animals goes down into the earth?
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- 3:19 Or both have the same spirit.
Job 3:13
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13 Had I died at birth, I would now be at peace.
I would be asleep and at rest.
Revelation 20:11
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The Final Judgment
11 And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.
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2 Peter 3:7
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7 And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.
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1 Thessalonians 4:14-15
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14 For since we believe that Jesus died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus returns, God will bring back with him the believers who have died.
15 We tell you this directly from the Lord: We who are still living when the Lord returns will not meet him ahead of those who have died.[a]
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- 4:15 Greek those who have fallen asleep.
Ephesians 5:14
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14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,
“Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”
Acts 3:21
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21 For he must remain in heaven until the time for the final restoration of all things, as God promised long ago through his holy prophets.
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Matthew 24:35
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35 Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
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Isaiah 65:17
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17 “Look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth,
and no one will even think about the old ones anymore.
Isaiah 51:6
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6 Look up to the skies above,
and gaze down on the earth below.
For the skies will disappear like smoke,
and the earth will wear out like a piece of clothing.
The people of the earth will die like flies,
but my salvation lasts forever.
My righteous rule will never end!
Isaiah 26:19
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19 But those who die in the Lord will live;
their bodies will rise again!
Those who sleep in the earth
will rise up and sing for joy!
For your life-giving light will fall like dew
on your people in the place of the dead!
Job 30:23
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23 And I know you are sending me to my death—
the destination of all who live.
Romans 8:20
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20 Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope,
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Daniel 12:2
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2 Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace.
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Isaiah 66:22
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22 “As surely as my new heavens and earth will remain,
so will you always be my people,
with a name that will never disappear,”
says the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 12:5
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5 Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral.
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Psalm 102:26
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26 They will perish, but you remain forever;
they will wear out like old clothing.
You will change them like a garment
and discard them.
Job 19:25-27
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25 “But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives,
and he will stand upon the earth at last.
26 And after my body has decayed,
yet in my body I will see God![a]
27 I will see him for myself.
Yes, I will see him with my own eyes.
I am overwhelmed at the thought!
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- 19:26 Or without my body I will see God. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Job 7:21
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21 Why not just forgive my sin
and take away my guilt?
For soon I will lie down in the dust and die.
When you look for me, I will be gone.”
John 11:11-13
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11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up.”
12 The disciples said, “Lord, if he is sleeping, he will soon get better!” 13 They thought Jesus meant Lazarus was simply sleeping, but Jesus meant Lazarus had died.
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