The Death of Saints
34 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
27 sections
- A Sleep in Christ
- Aaron
- Abraham
- Disregarded by the Wicked
- Dorcas
- Elisha
- God is with Them In
- God Preserves Them To
- Illustrated
- Isaac
- Jacob
- Joshua
- Leads to a Crown of Life
- Leads to a Joyful Resurrection
- Leads to Christ's Presence
- Leads to Comfort
- Leads to Rest
- Met with Resignation
- Met Without Fear
- Moses
- One Thief
- Precious in God's Sight
- Removes from Coming Evil
- Sometimes Desired
- Survivors Consoled For
- The Wicked Wish Theirs to Resemble
- Waited For
A Sleep in Christ
- 1 Corinthians 15:18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14 For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
Aaron
- Numbers 20:28 After Moses had removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
Abraham
- Genesis 25:8 And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
Disregarded by the Wicked
- Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
Dorcas
- Acts 9:37 At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
Elisha
- 2 Kings 13:14 When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
- 2 Kings 13:20 And Elisha died and was buried. Now the Moabite raiders used to come into the land every spring.
God is with Them In
- Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
God Preserves Them To
- Psalm 48:14 For this God is our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even till death.
Illustrated
- Luke 16:22 One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
Isaac
- Genesis 35:29 Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.
Jacob
- Genesis 49:33 When Jacob had finished instructing his sons, he pulled his feet into the bed and breathed his last, and he was gathered to his people.
Joshua
- Joshua 24:29 Some time later, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of 110.
Leads to a Crown of Life
- 2 Timothy 4:8 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day — and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
- Revelation 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Leads to a Joyful Resurrection
- Isaiah 26:19 Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
- Daniel 12:2 And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.
Leads to Christ's Presence
- 2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- Philippians 1:23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
Leads to Comfort
- Luke 16:25 But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.
Leads to Rest
- Job 3:17 There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels
Met with Resignation
- Genesis 50:24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am about to die, but God will surely visit you and bring you up from this land to the land He promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
- Joshua 23:14 Now behold, today I am going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and soul that not one of the good promises the LORD your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed.
- 1 Kings 2:2 “I am about to go the way of all the earth. So be strong and prove yourself a man.
Met Without Fear
- 1 Corinthians 15:55 “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?”
Moses
- Deuteronomy 34:5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said.
One Thief
- Luke 23:43 And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”
Precious in God's Sight
- Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
Removes from Coming Evil
- 2 Kings 22:20 ‘Therefore I will indeed gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your grave in peace. Your eyes will not see all the calamity that I will bring on this place.’” So they brought her answer back to the king.
- Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
Sometimes Desired
- Luke 2:29 “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
Survivors Consoled For
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. …
The Wicked Wish Theirs to Resemble
- Numbers 23:10 Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”
Waited For
- Job 14:14 When a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait, until my renewal comes.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.