How the Term Of Death Has Developed In The Bible

Throughout human history, people have refused to accept the finality of death that is bringing about by life. Death, perceptively, brings an unacceptable interruption into one’s life. Though the inscription on many gravesites read, “Rest In Peace”, the truth of the matter is that most people do not welcome the peaceful rest of a tomb. We as humans and God’s creation would rather be alive and active. Due to this, it is no surprise that the subject of death and the possibility of an afterlife always have been a very important concern in our various religions. Death became a cornerstone of religion. Death is a fact of life that is the basis of much religious meaning.

Even at the end of life, we tend to deny the harsh reality of death by embalming the dead and dressing them up. It seems as though they are going to some grand party in the heavens. Many believe that death is not an intrusion on life, but possibly a new beginning.

To millions and millions, the Bible is their comfort in the inevitability of death and where they’ll go when they pass on. Throughout the Bible, one c

The basic attitude of the Old Testament was that death was an inevitable event. Just as growing up and getting old is in life’s processes. People felt fortunate if they could die after a long full life. It tackles questions such as: Where do we go when we die? Will my soul, if I have one, live on? Why do some people die and not others? Such questions have long baffled the religious faithful and secular world alike.

The normal life span must be attained of 120 years in Genesis 6:3 or 70 years in Ps. 90:10. The deceased must leave children to keep his name alive and of which he bestows a testament or blessing. Also, the dead must be buried in a sepulcher, for it is necessary to avoid any possibility of his taking revenge and upsetting the equilibrium between the living and the dead. When one died in the prime of his life or childless, it created a rational fear over premature death to the Bible’s readers. The underlying meaning of death is that humanity and all God’s creation must accept mortality and all it brings with it. This acceptance follows the fear of premature death and the possibility that death may strike at any moment. By this fear, the religious were committed to resolving this problem and easing minds.

In Genesis 2 – 3, God attempts to explain the relation of sin to death. Since man is created of perishable matter, his natural condition is mortality. The Old Testament seems to explain that if original man had not disobeyed God’s commands, man’s immortality would have been sealed. But since original man had disobeyed, death became the result of a life of sins. For if you lead a good life, then your soul will live eternal. This is relevant in Deut. 30:19, “ If he chooses disobedience (sin), he takes the path leading to death.” However, man’s fate is not sealed due to its original sin, but his path can be chosen depending on his life. His time of death will be of his own making. “ God formed man to be imperishable, the image of his own nature he made him. But by the envy of the devil (sin), death entered the world, and they who are in his possession experience it.” (Wis. 2:23,24)

The second aspect of death is as an opposite of life. According to, (Gen. 35:18;I Kings 17:21; Jer. 15:9; Jonah 4:3), life is characterized by the soul and death is represented as the disappearance of that soul. This is merely a figure of speech though, for it does not continue to exist independently of the body. It must die with it. There is no fact that supports the statement that the “soul” is separated from the body at death. The spirit makes man a living being and makes up his mortality. (Gen. 2:7) But is not what he loses at death. It is a gift from God, which returns to him at the time of death. (Eccl. 12:7) The soul seems to be what is rewarded to you by God at the time of death. It is the product of a life devoted to God. Therefore, to ascend to heaven, you must lead a life as God’s servant and gain eternal life.

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