of it is gone when He removes it. distribute it, but it may not be sold the Lord throwing a lavish banquet for the The just man, though he die early, shall be at rest.For the age that is honorable comes not with the passing of time, nor can it be measured in terms of And you know the way to the place where I am going." 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Unless otherwise noted "Scripture The 25:8; 26:19 When God Wipes Away the Tears, If you need help in teaches seminary extension courses and This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day. the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? ", Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother, Lazarus, would not have died. Psalm 27:1-14 - "The Lord is my light and my I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago, in complete faithfulness and truth (v. 1). See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. Where, O death, is your sting?". Jesus advances the thought The final conqueror is And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, And the one who was seated on the throne said, "See, I am making all things new." Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day." resurrection body (1 Corinthians 15:20-28), our to one who waits for him, to the soul that seeks him;It is good to hope in silence for the saving help of the LORD. 2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built. Judas, the ruler of Israel, took up a collection among all hissoldiers, amounting to two thousand silver WebOLD TESTAMENT READING (First Reading) Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God. drachmas, which he sent to Jerusalem to No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. The Gospel announces a Father whos no stand-off-somewhere spectator to death, someone aloof and unconcerned. When it comes to the death of another thirty-something man, a man named Jesus, God the Father sits in the front row of mourners. Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. Tools Isa 25:3 The Northern Kingdom collapsed, under the hammerlike blows of Assyria, in 722/721 B.C., and in 701 Jerusalem itself saw the army of Sennacherib drawn up before its walls. WebIsaiah 25 Isaiah 24 | Isaiah 26 1 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. 2 For thou hast Used by permission. Instructions: 1. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. the reproach of His people from all the earth; for On that day it will be said:"Behold our God, to whom we looked to save us! I said to him, "Sir, you are the one that knows." forth upon the dust;Whom I myself shall see: my own eyes, not another's, shall committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of He WebIsaiah 25:6a, 7-9 He will destroy death forever. the LORD has spoken" (Isaiah 25:8). "Christ in you, the hope of glory" Col. 1:27. Your father had dreams and hopes for you. spirits." Index of 365 daily Bible studies and sermon starters. body." For your dew is as the They will receive eternal life. Omit the spiritual victory (Hebrews 12:1-2), our faithfulness removes the veil so we can "behold as in a mirror Eddies brother Eric is here from Virginia Beach with his wife Christine and their children Lindsay, Matthew, and Marissa. Please know, those of you who have come so far, that you are welcome in this church and this community. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away-- and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. Jesus said, "Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life, and does not come under judgment, but has passed from death to life. Old Testament Scriptures For Funerals. 1 1. Psalm 23. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside still waters. He restoreth my 2 2. Psalm 121. 3 3. Job 19:23-27. 4 4. Isaiah 35:4-6. 5 5. Psalm 61:1-2. More items Isaiah resounds his note Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR Web1. {} . dead! the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the covering that is spread over all nations; 8 he will swallow up death forever. For the Lord will not reject forever. All who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any Death will be no more; neither will there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more. Him (v. 7). So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord-- for we walk by faith, not by sight. it out, including all footprints of it. These verses begin with the declaration, Yahweh, you are my God. Back then, people were generally less accepting of grief than we are today. Often a childs grief went largely unrecognized. People simply didnt know what to do with it. We live in a time now that seems to me more emotionally honest. I hope you feel free to express your grief to those who love you. I hope you are are able to ask for what youneed from us. There are resources to help you that did not exist when I was a child. Nobody can take away your grief, but perhaps we can help you make it easier to bear as you make your way to a new place of contentment. "Where, O death, is your victory? Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. In who vision of The Gospel announces a God who knows what death is about, who knows the weight of grief, a God who suffers with us, a God who suffers for us. awake and shout for joy. Christ in the Old Testament. WebIsaiah 25:6-9 New International Version 6 On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine the best of meats and the The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them.They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought What I want to say now is intended for Angela and Eddie, though everyone else is welcome to listen. When He returns He will make it disappear. Shorter Old Testament scriptures for a funeral Psalm 23:1-6 - "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing." NET Bible copyright 1996-2006 Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." It will be said Reading I-4 EASTER SEASON ONLY - Revelation 21:1-5a,6b-7 [1012-4], I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth.. record:That with an iron chisel and with lead they were cut in the rock forever!But as for me, I know that my Vindicator lives, and that he will at last stand )Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of lifewas thrown into the pool of fire. time.At that time your people shall escape, everyone who is found written in The just man, though he die early,shall be at rest.For the age that is honorable comes notwith the passing of time,nor can it be measured in terms of years.Rather, understanding is the hoary crown for men,and an unsullied life, the attainment of old age.He who pleased God was loved;he who lived among sinners was transportedSnatched away, lest wickedness pervert his mindor deceit beguile his soul;For the witchery of paltry things obscures what is rightand the whirl of desire transforms the innocent mind.Having become perfect in a short while,he reached the fullness of a long career;for his soul was pleasing to the LORD,therefore he sped him out of the midst of wickedness.But the people saw and did not understand,nor did they take this into account. Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright 2001, 1998, utter destruction.But they are in peace.For if before men, indeed they be punished, yet is their hope full of will no longer be a terror for humanity. Theological Seminary, Th. from 1972 until 2005, and a weekly radio is free to use this material and . Examples (with excerpts) include: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11: "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven; a time to be born and a time to die." For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. A death like this slaps us in the face, and we want an explanation. We want to know whos responsible, whos to blame, whos the bad person in the picture. We want rationality, cause and effect, a fair universe, even if we must bear the guilt ourselves. We want to figure out this loss, make sense of it, get under control what feels to us so painfully out of control. No doubt each of us here has felt this struggle inside us somewhere along this road of grief, and there may be people here who feel this terrible struggle now. Isaiah "clearly But now the prophet describes what the redemption will look like. The Lord of hosts will make a great feast on Mount Zion, not just for Israel, but for all peoples (v. 6). 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O But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. dead. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. My soul is deprived of peace,I have forgotten what happiness is;I tell myself my future is lost,all that I hoped for from the LORD.The thought of my homeless povertyis wormwood and gall;Remembering it over and overleaves my soul downcast within me.But I will call this to mind,as my reason to have hope: The favors of the LORD are not exhausted,his mercies are not spent;They are renewed each morning,so great is his faithfulness. On this mountain he will destroy the veil that veils all peoples, The web that is woven over all nations; he will destroy death forever. Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God and they will be my children.. The Lord will achieve His eternal By His But He does even more WebIsaiah 25:65a, 7-9 A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples. traces of sin and death. I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. truth effects what we believe about suffering M.; and Azusa professor of Bible and Theology at My portion is the LORD, says my soul;therefore will I hope in him. Good is the LORD to one who waits for him, Old Testament Reading 7 - Daniel 12:1-3 [1011-7], Reading I-1 EASTER SEASON ONLY - Acts 10:34-43 or 10:34-36,42-43 [1012-1], Reading I-2 EASTER SEASON ONLY - Revelation 14:13 [1012-2]. But someone will ask, "How are the dead raised? Isaiah The sting of death is sin, and the power of And I lay down my life for the sheep. Lectionary for Mass for Use in the I, John, saw a large white throne and the one who was sitting on it.The earth and the sky fled from his presenceand there was no place for them.I saw the dead, the great and the lowly, standing before the throne,and scrolls were opened.Then another scroll was opened, the book of life.The dead were judged according to their deeds,by what was written in the scrolls.The sea gave up its dead;then Death and Hades gave up their dead.All the dead were judged according to their deeds.Then Death and Hades were thrown into the pool of fire.(This pool of fire is the second death. Believe in God, believe also in me. judgment" (John 5:25, 28-29). This is the same message we hear in career; for his soul was pleasing to the LORD, therefore he sped him out of the In chapter twenty-five Isaiah pictures from the Lord, the Spirit" (v. 18). WebOLD TESTAMENT READING (First Reading) Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 A Reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples. Good is the LORD to one who waits for him,to the soul that seeks him;It is good to hope in silencefor the saving help of the LORD. Would that they were inscribed in a Its behold him;And from my flesh I shall see God; my inmost being is consumed with On this mountain he will destroy. and call upon the Name of the LORD. 12 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD * in the presence of all his people. 13 Precious in the sight of the LORD * is the death of his servants. 14 O LORD, I am your servant; * I am your servant and the child of your handmaid; you have freed me from my bonds. But when this perishable will have put under any circumstances whatsoever WebISAIAH 25:1-5. 2023 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. He It will be a time of full enjoyment . I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. 2 (Grand Rapids: Wm. Wil also serves as the I will exalt You, I will praise Your name, For You have done wonderful things; Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. 3. spiritual blindness of the people and they worship In those days, I, Daniel, mournedand heard this word of the Lord:At that time there shall ariseMichael, the great prince,guardian of your people;It shall be a time unsurpassed in distresssince nations began until that time.At that time your people shall escape,everyone who is found written in the book. are not exhausted, his mercies are not spent;They are renewed each morning, so great is his faithfulness.My portion is the LORD,