The Bible presents death as separation: physical death is the separation of the soul from the body, and spiritual death is the separation of the soul from God.
A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth. | Ecclesiastes 7:1
And I heard a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!'” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them.” | Revelation 14:13
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. | John 14:26
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. | Matthew 5:4
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. | Psalm 55:22
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. | Ephesians 4:30
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. | Psalm 23:4
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. | John 3:16
For if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s. | Romans 14:8
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. | Romans 6:23
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. | Romans 8:18
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. | Romans 8:38-39
For seven women will take hold of one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothes, only let us be called by your name; take away our reproach. | Isaiah 4:1
Fear not, for you will not be put to shame; And do not feel humiliated, for you will not be disgraced; But you will forget the shame of your youth, And the reproach of your widowhood you will remember no more. | Isaiah 54:4
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. | Philippians 1:21
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be abolished is death. | 1 Corinthians 15:25-26
God is to us a God of deliverances; And to GOD the Lord belong escapes from death. | Psalm 68:20
If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. | John 14:3
Jesus answered and said to him, “What I do you do not realize now, but you will understand hereafter. | John 13:7
No man has authority to restrain the wind with the wind, or authority over the day of death; and there is no discharge in the time of war, and evil will not deliver those who practice it. | Ecclesiastes 8:8
Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones. | Psalm 116:15
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful. | John 14:27
Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from death? O Death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion will be hidden from My sight. | Hosea 13:14
Since his days are determined, The number of his months is with You; And his limits You have set so that he cannot pass. | Job 14:5
So on the day of the battle there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people with Saul and Jonathan, but Saul and Jonathan his son had them. And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash. | 1 Samuel 13:22-23
According to Scripture, death is an enemy, the last enemy to be conquered by God.But dear friends in Christ, there is an answer to death, there is victory and deliverance from this ancient and ever present, stalking enemy.