January 20 -- Today's Reading: Job 14
"The Finality of Death"
Today's verse is spoken by the character Job in the book, who is expressing his belief that death is final and questioning the chance for resurrection or a return to life. He states that he will wait for the appointed time of his death, and that is the end of his existence. Job is also expressing his hope that after he dies, he will be restored to life and be able to see God.
There are several verses in the New Testament that discuss the finality of death, but Jesus also speaks about the concept of resurrection and eternal life.
In John 11:25-26, Jesus says: "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die."
In Luke 20:38 Jesus says "For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him."
In Matthew 25:46 Jesus also says "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."
These verses show that Jesus teaches that death is not the end, and that those who believe in him will have eternal life.
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