Soul sleep

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• Psalms 115:17

  The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

• John 3:13

  And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

• Daniel 12:2

  And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

• John 5:28–29

  Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.

• Ecclesiastes 12:7

  Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

• 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

  But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. …

• Ecclesiastes 9:5

  For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

• Psalms 146:4

  His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

• Psalms 6:5

  For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

• 1 Corinthians 15:51–55

  Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. …

• 1 Corinthians 15:20–23

  But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. …

• Matthew 9:24

  He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

• Matthew 10:28

  And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

• Genesis 2:7

  And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

• Luke 23:43

  And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

• 2 Corinthians 5:6–8

  Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

• Hebrews 9:27

  And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

• James 2:26

  For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

• Ecclesiastes 3:20

  All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

• Revelation 20:6

  Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

• 1 Corinthians 15:6

  After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

• John 6:44

  No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

• 2 Chronicles 32:33

  And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.