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Death, Natural.

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By: Reuben Archer Torrey

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By Adam. Gen. 3:19¹⁹In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. (Genesis 3:19). 1 Cor. 15:21, 22²¹For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. ²²For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. (1 Corinthians 15:21‑22).

Consequence of sin. Gen. 2:17¹⁷But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. (Genesis 2:17). Rom. 5:12¹²Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: (Romans 5:12)

Lot of all. Ecc. 8:8. Heb. 9:27²⁷And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Hebrews 9:27).

Ordered by God. Deu. 32:39. Job 14:5⁵Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; (Job 14:5).

Puts an end to earthly projects. Ecc. 9:10.

Strips of earthly possessions. Job 1:21²¹And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. (Job 1:21). 1 Tim. 6:7⁷For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. (1 Timothy 6:7).

Levels all ranks. Job 3:17-19¹⁷There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest. ¹⁸There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. ¹⁹The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master. (Job 3:17‑19).

Conquered by Christ. Rom. 6:9⁹Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. (Romans 6:9). Rev. 1:18¹⁸I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. (Revelation 1:18).

Abolished by Christ. 2 Tim. 1:10¹⁰But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: (2 Timothy 1:10).

Shall finally be destroyed by Christ. Hos. 13:14¹⁴I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. (Hosea 13:14). 1 Cor. 15:26²⁶The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. (1 Corinthians 15:26).

Christ delivers from the fear of. Heb. 2:15¹⁵And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (Hebrews 2:15).

Regard, as at hand. Job 14:1, 2¹Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. ²He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. (Job 14:1‑2). Psa. 39:4, 5⁴Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. ⁵Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah. (Psalm 39:4‑5). Psa. 90:9⁹For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told. (Psalm 90:9). 1 Peter 1:24²⁴For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away: (1 Peter 1:24).

Prepare for. 2 Kin. 20:1.

Pray to be prepared for. Psa. 39:4, 13⁴Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. (Psalm 39:4)
¹³O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. (Psalm 39:13) Psa. 90:12¹²So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. (Psalm 90:12).

Consideration of, a motive to diligence. Ecc. 9:10. John 9:4⁴I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work. (John 9:4).

When averted for a season, is a motive to increased devotedness. Psa. 56:12, 13¹²Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee. ¹³For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? (Psalm 56:12‑13). Psa. 118:17¹⁷I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. (Psalm 118:17). Isa. 38: 18, 26.

Enoch and Elijah were exempted from. Gen. 5:24²⁴And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. (Genesis 5:24), with Heb. 11:5⁵By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. (Hebrews 11:5). 2 Kin. 2:11.

All shall be raised from. Acts 24:15¹⁵And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. (Acts 24:15).

None subject to in heaven. Luke 20:36³⁶Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. (Luke 20:36). Rev. 21:4⁴And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. (Revelation 21:4).

Illustrates the change produced in conversion. Rom. 6:2²God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? (Romans 6:2). Col. 2:20²⁰Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (Colossians 2:20).

IS DESCRIBED AS

A sleep. Deut. 31:16¹⁶And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them. (Deuteronomy 31:16). John 11:11¹¹These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. (John 11:11).

The earthly house of this tabernacle being dissolved. 2 Cor. 5:1¹For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (2 Corinthians 5:1)

Putting off this tabernacle. 2 Pet. 1:14¹⁴Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath showed me. (2 Peter 1:14).

God requiring the soul. Luke 12:20²⁰But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? (Luke 12:20).

Going the way whence there is no return. Job 16:22²²When a few years are come, then I shall go the way whence I shall not return. (Job 16:22).

Gathering to our people. Gen. 49:33³³And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gathered unto his people. (Genesis 49:33).

Going down into silence. Psa. 115:17¹⁷The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence. (Psalm 115:17).

Yielding up the ghost. Acts 5:10¹⁰Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. (Acts 5:10).

Returning to dust. Gen. 3:19¹⁹In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. (Genesis 3:19). Psa. 104:29²⁹Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. (Psalm 104:29).

Being cut down. Job 14:2²He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. (Job 14:2).

Fleeing as a shadow. Job 14:2²He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. (Job 14:2).

Departing. Phi. 1:23.

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