"But manª dieth,ª° and wasteth away:ª° yea, manª giveth up the ghost,ª° and where¹ [is] he? ... So manª lieth down,ª° and risethª° not:¹ till¹ the heavensª [be] no more,ª they shall not¹ awake,ª° nor¹ be raised¹ out²° of their sleep.ª¹" {Job 14:10-12} + "The daysª of our yearsª [are] threescore²° years² and ten;ª¹ and if¹ by reason of strengthª [they be] fourscoreª years,ª yet [is] their strengthª labourª and sorrow;ª for¹ it is soonª cut off,ª° and we fly away.ª°" {Psa 90:10} + "[One] generationª passeth away,ª° and [another] generationª cometh:ª°°° but the earthª abidethª° for ever.ª" {Ecc 1:4} + "For¹¹ all¹ this¹ I consideredª° in¹ my heartª even to declareª°¹ all¹ this,¹ that¹ the righteous,ª and the wise,ª and their works,ª [are] in the handª of God:ª no¹ manª knowethª° eitherª loveª or¹ hatredª [by] all¹ [that is] beforeª them. ... This¹ [is] an evilª among all¹ [things] that¹ are doneª° under¹ the sun,ª that¹ [there is] oneª eventª unto all:¹ yea, also¹ the heartª of the sonsª of menª is fullª° of evil,ª and madnessª [is] in their heartª while they live,ª and afterª that [they go] to¹ the dead.ª°" {Ecc 9:1-3} + "Also¹ [when] they shall be afraidª° of [that which is] high,ª¹ and fearsª [shall be] in the way,ª and the almond treeª shall flourish,ª° and the grasshopperª shall be a burden,ª° and desireª shall fail:ª° because¹ manª goethª° to¹ his longª home,ª and the mournersª° go aboutª° the streets:ª" {Ecc 12:5} + "Then shall the dustª returnª° to¹ the earthª as it was:¹¹ and the spiritª shall returnª° unto¹ Godª who¹ gaveª° it." {Ecc 12:7} + "Forª² David,ª after he¹ had servedª° his ownª generationª by the¹ willª of God,ª fell on sleep,ª° andª was laidª° untoª his²¹ fathers,ª andª sawª° corruption:ª" {Act 13:36} + "Andª they²°¹ trulyª wereª°²° manyª priests,ª because they were not sufferedª° to continueª° by reason of² death:ª ... Butª this¹ [man], because² heª continuethª° ever,ªª hathª° an unchangeableª priesthood.ª" {Hbr 7:23-24} + "Andª asªª it is appointedª° unto menª onceª to die,ª° butª afterª thisª the judgment:ª" {Hbr 9:27} + "That ye may be mindfulª° of the¹ wordsª which were spoken beforeª° byª the¹ holyª prophets,ª andª of the¹ commandmentª of usª the¹ apostlesª of the¹ Lordª andª Saviour:ª ... Andª saying,ª° Whereª isª° the¹ promiseª of hisª coming?ª forª sinceªª the¹ fathersª fell asleep,ª° all thingsª continueª²° as¹ [they were] fromª the beginningª of the creation.ª" {2Pe 3:2-4} |
