For as in Adam all
die,
so also in Christ shall all be made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:22) As through Adam
all, even the righteous, die, so through Christ all these shall be made alive -
He does not say, "shall revive," (as naturally as they die,) but shall be made
alive, by a power not their own. - John Wesley
There is an essential difference between the decease of the godly and the death
of the ungodly. Death comes to the ungodly man as a penal infliction, but to the
righteous as a summons to his Father's palace. To the sinner it is an execution,
to the saint an undressing from his sins and infirmities. Death to the wicked is
the King of terrors. Death to the saint is the end of terrors, the commencement
of glory. - Charles Spurgeon
Of
this I am certain, that no one has ever died who was not destined to die some
time. Now the end of life puts the longest life on a par with the shortest...
And of what consequence is it what kind of death puts an end to life, since he
who has died once is not forced to go through the same ordeal a second time?
They, then, who are destined to die, need not be careful to inquire what death
they are to die, but into what place death will usher them. - Augustine
The
soul of man is susceptible of an intense degree of unhappiness. Even in this
world much misery is endured; but in the world to come, hope is a stranger, and
there are no alleviating circumstances. - Archibald Alexander
At
death we cross from one territory to another, but we'll have no trouble with
visas. Our representative is already there, preparing for our arrival. As
citizens of heaven, our entrance is incontestable. - Erwin Lutzer
We spend our years with sighing; it is a valley of tears; but death is the
funeral of all our sorrows. - Thomas Watson
Every
one of us lives in exactly the same relationship in which the people of Noah’s
day lived. There is a great calamity coming, that we cannot escape, that will
sweep away everything we have. It is as certain and sure as tomorrow morning’s
sun. It is what we call “death.” When it strikes, it will be too late to build
an ark. But God is talking to us; God is trying to reach us; God is dealing with
us. God is trying to break into our lives in order that we might begin building
our ark now. - Ray Stedman
For as in Adam all
die,
so also in Christ shall all be made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:22) As through Adam
all, even the righteous, die, so through Christ all these shall be made alive -
He does not say, "shall revive," (as naturally as they die,) but shall be made
alive, by a power not their own. - John Wesley
There is an essential difference between the decease of the godly and the death
of the ungodly. Death comes to the ungodly man as a penal infliction, but to the
righteous as a summons to his Father's palace. To the sinner it is an execution,
to the saint an undressing from his sins and infirmities. Death to the wicked is
the King of terrors. Death to the saint is the end of terrors, the commencement
of glory. - Charles Spurgeon
Of
this I am certain, that no one has ever died who was not destined to die some
time. Now the end of life puts the longest life on a par with the shortest...
And of what consequence is it what kind of death puts an end to life, since he
who has died once is not forced to go through the same ordeal a second time?
They, then, who are destined to die, need not be careful to inquire what death
they are to die, but into what place death will usher them. - Augustine
The
soul of man is susceptible of an intense degree of unhappiness. Even in this
world much misery is endured; but in the world to come, hope is a stranger, and
there are no alleviating circumstances. - Archibald Alexander
At
death we cross from one territory to another, but we'll have no trouble with
visas. Our representative is already there, preparing for our arrival. As
citizens of heaven, our entrance is incontestable. - Erwin Lutzer
We spend our years with sighing; it is a valley of tears; but death is the
funeral of all our sorrows. - Thomas Watson
Every
one of us lives in exactly the same relationship in which the people of Noah’s
day lived. There is a great calamity coming, that we cannot escape, that will
sweep away everything we have. It is as certain and sure as tomorrow morning’s
sun. It is what we call “death.” When it strikes, it will be too late to build
an ark. But God is talking to us; God is trying to reach us; God is dealing with
us. God is trying to break into our lives in order that we might begin building
our ark now. - Ray Stedman