🕯️ Death & Grief

Is my loved one in heaven?

This question carries so much weight. Discover what we can know about heaven and those who have gone before.

15 Bible studies address this question

What the Bible Says

These Bible studies explore Scripture passages that speak to this question. Each study will give you insight and practical application.

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Revelation 21

The New Heaven and New Earth

A new heaven and new earth appear; the New Jerusalem descends from heaven as a bride adorned for her husband. God dwells with His people; death, mourning, crying, and pain are no more. The city needs ...

6 min read 65% relevant
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1 Kings 1

Elijah and King Ahaziah

After Ahaziah falls through a lattice, he sends to inquire of Baal-zebub. Elijah intercepts the messengers, declaring Ahaziah will die for consulting a false god. When the king sends soldiers to captu...

4 min read 55% relevant
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John 19

The Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus

Pilate has Jesus flogged and presents Him to the crowd, but they demand crucifixion. Jesus carries His cross to Golgotha, where He is crucified between two others. He entrusts His mother to the belove...

7 min read 55% relevant
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Philippians 3

Pressing Toward the Goal

Paul counts all things as loss compared to knowing Christ. He presses on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call. Our citizenship is in heaven, from which we await the Savior.

5 min read 55% relevant
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Hebrews 9

The Blood of Christ

The author contrasts the earthly tabernacle's regulations with Christ's once-for-all entry into the heavenly sanctuary. Animal blood could only provide external cleansing; Christ's blood cleanses the ...

8 min read 55% relevant
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Revelation 18

The Fall of Babylon

Another angel announces: "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!" Kings, merchants, and sailors lament her destruction, but heaven rejoices. Her sins are heaped high as heaven; she is paid back double. ...

6 min read 55% relevant
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Genesis 4

Cain and Abel

The first murder reveals how sin escalates from jealousy to violence. God warns Cain, judges him, yet shows mercy even in punishment.

3 min read 40% relevant
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Genesis 5

From Adam to Noah

The genealogy from Adam to Noah shows God's faithfulness across generations, the reality of death from sin, and the hope of Enoch who walked with God.

3 min read 40% relevant
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Genesis 25

Isaac's Family

Abraham dies. Isaac and Rebekah have twins—Esau and Jacob. Esau sells his birthright to Jacob for a bowl of stew.

1 min read 40% relevant
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Matthew 16

Peter's Confession and the Cost of Discipleship

Jesus warns against the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. At Caesarea Philippi, Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus predicts His death and calls all disciples to...

8 min read 40% relevant
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Matthew 20

The Workers in the Vineyard and True Greatness

Jesus tells the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, showing that the Kingdom operates on grace rather than merit. He again predicts His death, redefines greatness as service, and heals two blind m...

7 min read 40% relevant
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Matthew 27

The Crucifixion of Jesus

Judas hangs himself in despair. Jesus is brought before Pilate, who finds no fault but yields to the crowd's demands for crucifixion. Jesus is mocked, crucified between two robbers, and dies amid dark...

9 min read 40% relevant
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Mark 5

Power Over Demons, Disease, and Death

Jesus demonstrates comprehensive authority: He delivers a man possessed by a legion of demons, heals a woman who touched His garment after twelve years of bleeding, and raises Jairus's daughter from t...

8 min read 40% relevant
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Mark 15

The Trial, Crucifixion, and Death of Jesus

Jesus stands trial before Pilate, is mocked and crucified at Golgotha, and breathes His last as the temple curtain tears in two. In His death, the centurion confesses what Israel's leaders could not s...

6 min read 40% relevant
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Romans 8

More Than Conquerors

Romans 8 is often called the greatest chapter in the Bible. It takes us from no condemnation to no separation, revealing the security and hope we have in Christ.

14 min read 40% relevant

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