The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death. Proverbs 21:6. The great original lie which he [Satan] told to Eve in Eden, “Ye shall not surely die,” was
The Portion of the Wicked
Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. Ezekiel 18:4. While life is the inheritance of the righteous, death is the
A Goodness in God’s Justice
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthew 10:28. How repugnant to every emotion of love
Man’s State in Death
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now
Man a Mere Mortal
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? Job 4:17. Man is only mortal, and while he feels himself too wise to accept Jesus, he will remain only mortal. Physical life
Our Blessed Dead
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. Revelation
Light in the Shadows
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. Lamentations 3:32, 33. When my eldest son was sixteen years old,