On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.

“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.

The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

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.

God had planned something better for us, so that together with us they would be made perfect.

and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.

For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”

And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”