🕯️ Death & Grief

Where do we go when we die?

Death isn't the end - it's a doorway. Discover what the Bible reveals about what happens after we take our last breath.

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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1 Kings 4

Elisha's Miracles of Provision and Life

Elisha multiplies oil for a prophet's widow to pay debts, promises a son to the Shunammite woman and later raises that child from death, purifies poisoned stew, and multiplies bread to feed a hundred ...

5 min read 80% relevant
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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 80% relevant
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2 Samuel 19

Elijah at Horeb

Jezebel threatens Elijah's life, and he flees into the wilderness, asking to die. An angel sustains him for a forty-day journey to Horeb, where God speaks not in wind, earthquake, or fire, but in a st...

5 min read 70% 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 70% relevant
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Isaiah 38

Hezekiah's Illness and Recovery

Hezekiah falls deathly ill. Isaiah tells him to set his house in order—he will die. Hezekiah prays tearfully, and God adds fifteen years to his life. A sign confirms the promise: the shadow moves ba...

5 min read 70% relevant
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John 11

The Raising of Lazarus

Jesus' friend Lazarus dies, and Jesus deliberately delays His arrival. At the tomb, He declares, "I am the resurrection and the life," then calls Lazarus out from death. This sign leads many to believ...

7 min read 70% 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 70% 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 70% 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 70% relevant
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Revelation 20

The Thousand Years and Final Judgment

An angel binds Satan for a thousand years while saints reign with Christ. After the millennium, Satan is released, deceives nations for final rebellion, and is thrown into the lake of fire. The dead s...

6 min read 70% relevant
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Genesis 23

Sarah's Death and Burial

Genesis 23 records the death of Sarah at age 127 and Abraham's careful purchase of a burial site, the first permanent property in the Promised Land and a tangible claim on God's covenant promises.

5 min read 65% relevant
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Genesis 50

The Deaths of Jacob and Joseph

Genesis 50 concludes the book with Jacob's burial in Canaan, the brothers' fear of Joseph's revenge, Joseph's profound statement of God's providence, and Joseph's death with faith in God's future deli...

6 min read 65% relevant
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Leviticus 10

The Death of Nadab and Abihu

Leviticus 10 presents a sobering contrast to chapter 9's triumph. Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu offered unauthorized fire before the LORD and were consumed by divine fire. This tragic chapter emphasize...

6 min read 65% 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 65% 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 65% relevant

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