Scripture

1. 1 Corinthians 15:26 ^[1]

   The last enemy to be destroyed is death. (ESV)
2. 1 Corinthians 15:55–57 ^[1]

   “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (ESV)
3. Hebrews 2:15 ^[1]

   and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. (ESV)
4. Isaiah 57:1–2 ^[2]

   Israel’s Futile Idolatry The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness. (ESV)
5. 2 Kings 22:20 ^[2]

   Therefore, behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, and your eyes shall not see all the disaster that I will bring upon this place.’” And they brought back word to the king. (ESV)
6. Revelation 14:13 ^[3]

   And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!” (ESV)
7. Ephesians 5:27 ^[3]

   so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. (ESV)
8. Luke 23:43 ^[4]

   And he said to him, “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (ESV)
9. Philemon 23 ^[4]

   Final Greetings Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you, (ESV)