‘They Quickly Pass By. . .’
“But a man dies
and lies powerless;
When a human expires,
where is he?“… She.
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“The span of our life is 70 years,
Or 80 if one is especially strong.
But they are filled with trouble and sorrow;
They quickly pass by,
and away we fly.”
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Yet: “God is a refuge
from ancient times,
His everlasting arms are beneath you.”
“He is the Maker of the earth
by his power,
The One who established the productive land
by his wisdom
And who stretched out the heavens
by his understanding.
When he makes his voice heard,
The waters in the heavens are in turmoil,
And he causes clouds to ascend from the ends of the earth.
He makes lightning for the rain,
And he brings the wind out of his storehouses.”
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“He will swallow up death
forever,
And the Sovereign Lord Jehovah
will wipe away the tears from all faces.
The reproach of his people
he will take away from all the earth,
For Jehovah himself has spoken it.”
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“From the power of the Grave
I will redeem them;
From death
I will recover them.
Where are your stings, O Death?
Where is your destructiveness, O Grave?
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“Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
For his loyal love endures forever.”
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“O Jehovah,
you have been our dwelling place
throughout all generations.
Before the mountains were born
Or you brought forth the earth and the productive land,
From everlasting to everlasting,
you are God.
You make mortal man return to dust;
You say: “Return, you sons of men.””
Why we won’t remonstrate at this
at the end of the day:
“Do not put your trust in princes
Nor in a son of man,
who cannot bring salvation.
His spirit goes out,
he returns to the ground;
On that very day
his thoughts perish.”
To be enjoyed by others
only in books, videos,
on memorial display
by them cherished…
But “a thousand years are in your eyes
just as yesterday when it is past,
Just as a watch during the night.
You sweep them (men) away;
they become like mere sleep;”
as Job once mentioned
bearing a commemorative repeat:
“Now my days are swifter than a runner;
They run away without seeing good.”
“In the morning
they are like grass that sprouts.
In the morning
it blossoms and is renewed,
But by evening
it withers and dries up.”
Man “comes up like a blossom and then withers away;
He flees like a shadow and disappears.”
As do those who follow his imperfect way…
“For we are foreign residents
in your presence
and settlers,
just like all our forefathers.
For our days on the earth are like a shadow—
without hope.” Until we turn to you
for love and wisdom
on just how to cope…
“Teach us how to count our days
So that we may acquire a heart of wisdom.”
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“Show me favor, O God,
show me favor,
For I take refuge in you,
And in the shadow of your wings I take refuge
until the troubles pass.”
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““Your dead will live.
My corpses will rise up.
Awake and shout joyfully,
You residents in the dust!
For your dew is as the dew of the morning,
And the earth will let those powerless in death
come to life.”
Or
“will give birth to those powerless in death.”
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“And I have hope toward God, …
that there is going to be a resurrection
of both the righteous
and the unrighteous.”
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“Do not be amazed at this,
for the hour is coming
in which all those
in the memorial tombs
will hear his voice
and come out,
those who did good things to a resurrection of life,
and those who practiced vile things
to a resurrection of judgment.”*
Job 14:10; Ps. 90:10; Deut. 33:27; Jer. 51:15, 16; Isa. 25:8; Hosea 13:14; Ps. 136:3; Ps. 90:1-6; Ps. 146:3, 4; Job 9:25; 14:2; 1 Chron. 29:15; Ps. 90:12; Ps. 57:1; Isa. 26:19; Acts 24:15; John 5:28, 29.
What Is the Resurrection? https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/questions/what-is-the-resurrection/
*John 5:29
a resurrection: See study note on Mt 22:23.
a resurrection of life: Those who will receive “a resurrection of life” are the ones who “did good things” before they died. Even before their resurrection, God’s purpose for faithful ones is so certain that they are spoken of as “living to him,” their names already being in “the scroll [or “book”] of life” kept from “the founding of the world.” (Lu 20:38 and study note; Re 17:8; see also Php 4:3 and study note.) They are apparently the same as “the righteous” who will be resurrected, as mentioned at Ac 24:15. According to Ro 6:7, a person “who has died has been acquitted from his sin.” The sins committed by these righteous ones were canceled at death, but their record of faithfulness remains. (Heb 6:10) Of course, these resurrected righteous ones will need to stay faithful in order for their names to remain in “the scroll [or “book”] of life” and ultimately to attain to “everlasting life.”—Re 20:12; Joh 3:36.
a resurrection of judgment: “Those who practiced vile things” before they died will receive “a resurrection of judgment.” The Greek term here rendered “judgment” (kriʹsis) may have several shades of meaning, depending on the context. (See study note on Joh 5:24.) In this verse, it seems that the term “judgment” is used in the sense of a process of evaluation and probation or, as one Greek lexicon says, a “scrutiny of conduct.” Those who will receive “a resurrection of judgment” are apparently the same as “the unrighteous” mentioned at Ac 24:15. These unrighteous ones will be judged based on their conduct under the Kingdom rule of Christ and his fellow judges. (Lu 22:30; Ro 6:7) During that time of scrutiny, the unrighteous will be “judged individually according to their deeds.” (Re 20:12, 13) Only those who reject their former unrighteous course of life will have their names entered into “the book of life” and attain “everlasting life.”—Re 20:15; Joh 3:36.
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