Morte
A morte é a realidade que todos enfrentam, mas para o cristão ela não é o fim. A Bíblia ensina que Cristo venceu a morte e nos dá a esperança da ressurreição e da vida eterna.
Cristo venceu a morte
Onde está, ó morte, o teu aguilhão? Cristo destruiu o poder da morte e nos deu a vitória pela ressurreição.
55 Death! where is thy sting? Hades! where is thy victory?56 For the sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.57 Now thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
26 The last enemy, Death, shall be destroyed.
21 For since through a man came death, through a man also comes the resurrection of the dead.
22 Therefore, as by Adam all die, so also by Christ all shall be made alive.
11 This saying is true, that if we die with him, we shall also live with him:
6 Happy and holy is he who has a part in the first resurrection! on such, the second death shall have no power; but they shall be the priests of God, and of Christ: and they shall reign with him a thousand years.
A esperança da vida eterna
Jesus disse: 'Eu sou a ressurreição e a vida.' Quem crê nele não está morto, mas apenas adormecido — e um dia despertará para a glória.
25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes on me, though he were dead, shall live;26 and no man who lives and believes on me, shall ever die. Do you believe this?
25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes on me, though he were dead, shall live;26 and no man who lives and believes on me, shall ever die. Do you believe this?
27 My sheep, as I told you, obey my voice; I know them, and they follow me.28 Besides, I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any one wrest them out of my hands.
16 for God has so loved the world, as to give his own begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him, may not perish, but obtain eternal life.
13 Now, I would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them who sleep; that you may not be grieved, even as the others, who have no hope.14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again; so, also, them who sleep, will God, through Jesus, bring with him.
16 for the Lord himself will descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the Arch Angel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ shall rise first;17 afterward we, the living, who remain, shall, at the same time with them, be instantly taken up in clouds, to join the Lord in the air; and so we shall be for ever with the Lord.
Não temas a morte
Não temas os que matam o corpo. Para o cristão, viver é Cristo e morrer é lucro. O vale da sombra da morte não assusta quem caminha com o Pastor.
28 And fear not them you kill the body, but can not kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
25 For, whosoever would save his life, shall lose it; and whosoever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it.
21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
23 for I am in a strait between the two, having a strong desire to depart and be with Christ, which is by far the better.24 Nevertheless, to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
20 But we are citizens of heaven, whence, also, we earnestly expect the Saviour, our Lord Jesus Christ;21 who will transform our humbled body into a like form with his glorious body, according to the energy of his power, even to subject all things to himself.
8 But whether we live, we live to the Lord; and whether we die, we die to the Lord: whether we live, therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.
A eternidade nos aguarda
Deus enxugará toda lágrima. A morte será o último inimigo destruído. Para os salvos, a morte é a porta de entrada na presença eterna de Deus.
3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall pitch his tent among them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be among them-their God.4 And he shall away wipe every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, nor grief, nor crying; nor shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
4 And he shall away wipe every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, nor grief, nor crying; nor shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
27 And, forasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die, and after that, the judgment;
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life; neither angels, nor principalities; nor powers; neither things present, nor to come;39 neither height, nor depth; nor any created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
7 Now, scarcely for a just man will one die, though for a good man one would, perhaps, even dare to die.8 But God recommends his love to us; because, while we were yet sinner, Christ died for us.
17 For if by the offense of the one, death reigned by the one; much more shall they who receive the abundance of favor, and of the gift of justification, reign in life, by the one-Jesus Christ.)
23 For the wages of sin is death: but the gracious gift of God is everlasting life, by Christ Jesus our Lord.
A morte na perspectiva bíblica
Há tempo de nascer e tempo de morrer. A morte é realidade humana, mas Deus é Senhor tanto dos vivos quanto dos mortos.
46 And Jesus said with a loud voice, Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit; and having thus said, he expired.
23 And in hades, being in torments, he looked up, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom,24 and cried, saying, Have pity on me, father Abraham, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tortured in this flame.
15 then lust having conceived, brings forth sin, and sin, being perfected, brings forth death.