Those who have died are completely unaware of their surroundings and the things that may be occurring about them. Similarly, the dead are shown to be “conscious of nothing at all,” and the death state to be one of complete inactivity. (Ecclesiastics3:19, 20; 9:5, 10; Psalms 115:17; 146:3, 4) Compare Genesis 3:19; Job 10:9, 14:12. Therefore death, whether that of a person or of an animal, is like sleep.-Psalms 13:3; John 11:11-14; Acts 7:60; 1 Corinthians 7:39; 15:51; 1 Thessalonians 4:13.
Those dying are described as going into “the dust of death” (Psalms 22:15), becoming “impotent in death.” (Proverbs 2:18; Isaiah 26:14) In death there is no mention of God or any praising of him. (Psalms 6:5; Isaiah 38:18, 19) In both the Hebrew and the Greek Scriptures, death is likened to sleep, a fitting comparison not only because of the unconscious condition of the dead but also because of the hope of an awakening through the resurrection.-Psalms 13:3; Jeremiah 51:57; John 11:11-14
Those dying are described as going into “the dust of death” (Psalms 22:15), becoming “impotent in death.” (Proverbs 2:18; Isaiah 26:14) In death there is no mention of God or any praising of him. (Psalms 6:5; Isaiah 38:18, 19) In both the Hebrew and the Greek Scriptures, death is likened to sleep, a fitting comparison not only because of the unconscious condition of the dead but also because of the hope of an awakening through the resurrection.-Psalms 13:3; Jeremiah 51:57; John 11:11-14
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