Death & Dying

Elijah Fainting

1 Kings 19:4

… of the two men who leaped over the ditch of death and entered into life without dying! I wonder whether, as he rode to Heaven in that chariot …

A Young Man's Vision

Acts 2:17

… If there is anything about which we cannot tolerate lukewarmness, it is in the matter of sending the Gospel to a dying world. How can we expect, in …

The Lamb Of God In Scripture

John 1:35

… There was no crying, there, no dying there! Death could not touch the inhabitants of the house that was marked with the blood of the paschal lamb. Beloved …

The Two Gatherings

Psalm 50:5

… Suddenly, in the midst of life, he was stricken down and it was soon manifest that he was dying, and dying rapidly. On the day of his death …

Psalm 92

Psalm 92

… prospect of absolute and ultimate annihilation; that he planted his glory in the grave, and was ambitious of rotting for ever! The King of Prussia, though a personal …

"You Are Now the Blessed of the Lord"

Genesis 26:29

… Some of the other men came along and he said to them, "Can you carry me? I fear that I am dying, but I do not want to …

The Old Way of the Wicked

Job 22:15-17

… Better far for him had he lived the most obscure Believer in Christ, who, dying, could have exclaimed, "I have finished my course, I have kept the faith …

The Two Pivots

Exodus 3:6

… When they lay a-dying, the devil might have come and said to them, "Now, what have you got by your Covenant with God? You left father, mother …

Abundant Pardon

Isaiah 55:7

… Behold a dying Savior's veins The sacred flood increase. It rises high and drowns the hills, Has neither shore nor bound, Now, if we search to find …

Prayer 18 — O, For More Grace!

… are dying. O Lord, let them not die without hope and may Thy believing people learn to pass away without even tasting the bitterness of death. May they …

Angelic Interest in the Gospel

1 Peter 1:12

… world to redeem men by dying for them, or else he would never have stirred them up to put Him to death. He would have been far too …

The Unfailing Help

2 Kings 6:27

… He is not in dread of immediate death by famine, but if he is at all awakened to know his true condition, he will labor under a fear …

"If You Can"—"If You Can"

Mark 9:22

… That is the Son of God who is dying so! It is He, whose face is the glory of Heaven, who is thus dying the death of a …

The Annual Atonement

Leviticus 16:30

… Jesus died—by that death He purged our sin, He who only has Immortality gave up the ghost—in the cold embrace of Death, the Lord of Glory …

The Rule of Christ

2 Samuel 23:4

… There is not even the cloud of death to be feared. What a fuss many of us make about dying! Children of God, what a turmoil some of …

Praise Your God, O Zion!

Luke 19:37-40

… He takes the fools and makes them know the wonders of His dying love. Oh that you may become a disciple! "Write my name down, Sir," you say …

A King Sent in Love

2 Chronicles 2:11

… get rid of their best friend and deliverer! Even when David was near death, and Adonijah proclaimed himself king, Joab and Abiathar, and many of the people followed …

What Have I Done?

Jeremiah 8:6

… I perhaps may not say words rough enough to rend off the mask which thou now hast upon thee, but there is one called Death who will stand …

"As We Have Heard, So Have We Seen"

Psalm 48:8

… So that both in the throng of life, and when you stand upon the borders of death and in the changeless state of eternity, you may be able …

The Man Whose Hand Stuck to His Sword

2 Samuel 23:9

… And the dying man with "the ruling passion strong in death," enquiring about the Church and the services—his sword still sticking to his hand. Christmas Evans was …

Overcoming Christ

Solomon 6:5

… Our soul has surveyed Him in His Godhead and His Manhood, as our Prophet, Priest, King and near Kinsman—living, dying, risen, ascended, soon to come—we have …

Good Cheer for the Needy

Psalm 9:18

… I have less strength every day and, soon I shall have to go through the cold river of death. And what if, then, I should be without my …

Letters to Father and Mother, January to June, 1850

… Why is not my heart always warm? Is it not because of my own sins? I fear lest this deadness be but the prelude to death,— spiritual death …

Awake! Awake!

1 Thessalonians 5:6

… There may be merriment in the house, but the sluggard shareth not in its gladness; there may be death in the family but no tear bedeweth the cheek …

Paved With Love

Solomon 3:10

… I dare await the test of a long and afflicted life, or of a sudden and painful death—for the ground of my hope is undisturbed by outward …

Rejoicing and Remembering

Solomon 1:4

… My strength is dried up like a potsherd and My tongue cleaves to My jaws; and You have brought Me into the dust of death. The terrible death …

Psalm 33

Psalm 33

… Men come and go, sons follow their sires to the grave, but the undisturbed mind of God moves on in unbroken serenity, producing ordained results with unerring certainty …

Happiness—the Privilege and Duty of Christians

Deuteronomy 33:29

… THESE are the last recorded words of Moses and they are significant, for they show us that he found comfort, in his dying moments, in considering the happiness …

The Ravens' Cry

Psalm 147:9

… They sit in the valley of the shadow of death. No light has dawned upon them and they are wringing their hands and moaning, "Has God forgotten to …

Earthquake But Not Heartquake

Psalm 46:1-3

… It seemed more like a marriage day than a death day. Why are these dying beds so happy? Because these people have any goodness of their own? Far …

God's Tender Mercy

Luke 1:78

… And herein is our confidence—that God is greater than death, and the devil, and Hell! He is supreme above all the malice and craft and cruelty of …

The Great Cross-bearer and His Followers

Mark 15:20

… Our blessed Lord lived such a dying life that He made no show of death. He did not change His tone and spirit any more than His garments …

God-Guided Men

Galatians 1:16

… He descended from comparative ease and luxury to poverty and stern toil— from safety and peace to bitter persecution! And at last to death by martyrdom. And while …

'That King Ahaz'

2 Chronicles 28:22

… Let him journey to the sultry South and trouble shall pursue him there, for plagues, fevers and disease haunt that region and the gates of death are near …

Sin and Grace

Romans 5:20

… See what ravages death has made—its hillocks are everywhere! Its mighty scythe mows men down as the mower cuts down the grass of the field—but death …

The Light of the World

Matthew 5:14

… Believers are to those who sit in the region of the shadow of death, a light. When they come to the dying sons of men in the power …

"The King Can Do No Wrong"

2 Samuel 3:36

… I went to see his dying child, the only one he had left, and he said to me, "Do not talk to my daughter about death, do not …

Prayer 19 — God's Unspeakable Gift

… doctrines of the Christ of God, and once more may free grace and dying love be the music that shall refresh the Church and make her heart exceeding …

Jesus Christ Himself

Ephesians 2:20

… light to many an agonized soul and the passion, even unto death, has made the dying sing for joy of heart. Jesus Himself is the solace of our …

The Bible Tried and Proved

Psalm 12:6

… Until you bring the Words of the Lord to bear upon him "his soul abhors all manner of meat." Tell him of a dying Savior. Dwell on Free …