Hebrews 2:15
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15 Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.
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Romans 8:15
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15 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children.[a] Now we call him, “Abba, Father.”[b]
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2 Timothy 1:7
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7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
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Luke 1:74-75
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74 We have been rescued from our enemies
so we can serve God without fear,
75 in holiness and righteousness
for as long as we live.
2 Corinthians 1:10
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10 And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. We have placed our confidence in him, and he will continue to rescue us.
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Romans 8:21
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21 the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
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Psalm 55:4
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4 My heart pounds in my chest.
The terror of death assaults me.
1 Corinthians 15:50-57
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50 What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever.
51 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! 52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. 53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies.
54 Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die,[a] this Scripture will be fulfilled:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.[b]
55 O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?[c]”
56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. 57 But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Psalm 89:48
New Living Translation
48 No one can live forever; all will die.
No one can escape the power of the grave.[a] Interlude
Footnotes
- 89:48 Hebrew of Sheol.
Job 33:21-28
New Living Translation
21 Their flesh wastes away,
and their bones stick out.
22 They are at death’s door;
the angels of death wait for them.
23 “But if an angel from heaven appears—
a special messenger to intercede for a person
and declare that he is upright—
24 he will be gracious and say,
‘Rescue him from the grave,
for I have found a ransom for his life.’
25 Then his body will become as healthy as a child’s,
firm and youthful again.
26 When he prays to God,
he will be accepted.
And God will receive him with joy
and restore him to good standing.
27 He will declare to his friends,
‘I sinned and twisted the truth,
but it was not worth it.[a]
28 God rescued me from the grave,
and now my life is filled with light.’
Footnotes
- 33:27 Greek version reads but he [God] did not punish me as my sin deserved.
Psalm 56:13
New Living Translation
13 For you have rescued me from death;
you have kept my feet from slipping.
So now I can walk in your presence, O God,
in your life-giving light.
Psalm 33:19
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19 He rescues them from death
and keeps them alive in times of famine.
Job 24:17
New Living Translation
17 The black night is their morning.
They ally themselves with the terrors of the darkness.
Job 18:11
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11 “Terrors surround the wicked
and trouble them at every step.
Galatians 4:21
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Abraham’s Two Children
21 Tell me, you who want to live under the law, do you know what the law actually says?
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Psalm 73:19
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19 In an instant they are destroyed,
completely swept away by terrors.
Job 18:14
New Living Translation
14 They are torn from the security of their homes
and are brought down to the king of terrors.
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