- 1 Thessalonians 4:17:
“After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.”
- John 14:3:
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”
- Revelation 21:4:
“‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
- Philippians 3:20-21:
“But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:8:
“We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.”
- Romans 8:38-39:
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:52-53:
“in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:16:
“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.”
- 1 Corinthians 2:9:
“However, as it is written: ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived’— the things God has prepared for those who love him—”
- John 11:25-26:
“Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?’”
- 1 Corinthians 15:42-44:
“So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.”
- Revelation 21:3:
“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ‘Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.’”
- Matthew 5:4:
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
- Romans 14:8:
“If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:1:
“For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:18:
“Therefore encourage one another with these words.”
- Revelation 7:17:
“For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- Luke 23:43:
“Jesus answered him, ‘Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.’”
- John 6:39:
“And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.”
- 1 John 3:2:
“Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”
- Luke 16:22:
“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.”
- Hebrews 11:16:
“Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14:
“For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”
- 2 Corinthians 4:17:
“For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”
- 2 Peter 3:13:
“But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:22:
“For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.”
- 2 Corinthians 5:6:
“Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord.”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:15:
“According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep.”
- Revelation 22:5:
“There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever.”
- Isaiah 25:8:
“he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken.”