Chain Study Through the Bible
Death
Trace the theme of Death chronologically through Scripture -- from Genesis to Revelation.
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Verses
44
Books
23
Old Testament
21
New Testament
51
Sub-topics
The Chain of Death Through Scripture
Old Testament23 books
Genesis
Old Testament15 referencesGenesis 2:17-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Genesis 3:19-- RETURNING TO DUST
Genesis 3:19-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Genesis 5:24-- Enoch
Genesis 6:7,11-13-- Upon the Antediluvians
+ 10 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TORETURNING TO DUSTEnochUpon the Antediluvians+6 more
Numbers
Old Testament3 referencesNumbers 11:15-- By Moses
Numbers 16:30-- OF THE WICKED
Numbers 23:10-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
By MosesOF THE WICKEDOF THE RIGHTEOUS
Deuteronomy
Old Testament7 referencesDeuteronomy 31:16-- Called SLEEP
Deuteronomy 31:14-30-- DEATH OF MOSES
Deuteronomy 32:39-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Deuteronomy 32:29-- PREPARATION FOR
Deuteronomy 32:1-52-- DEATH OF MOSES
+ 2 more references
Called SLEEPDEATH OF MOSESUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOPREPARATION FOR
Joshua
Old Testament1 referenceJoshua 23:14-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
1 Samuel
Old Testament3 references1 Samuel 2:6-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
1 Samuel 20:2,3-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
1 Samuel 25:38-- OF THE WICKED
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE WICKED
2 Samuel
Old Testament3 references2 Samuel 1:23-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
2 Samuel 12:23-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
2 Samuel 14:14-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE RIGHTEOUS
1 Kings
Old Testament2 references1 Kings 2:1-10-- DEATH OF DAVID
1 Kings 19:4-- Elijah
DEATH OF DAVIDElijah
2 Kings
Old Testament3 references2 Kings 2-- Elijah
2 Kings 20:1-- PREPARATION FOR
2 Kings 22:19,20-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
ElijahPREPARATION FOROF THE RIGHTEOUS
1 Chronicles
Old Testament1 reference1 Chronicles 10:13,14-- Saul
2 Chronicles
Old Testament2 references2 Chronicles 21:6,20-- OF THE WICKED
2 Chronicles 24:22-- DEATH OF ZECHARIAH
OF THE WICKEDDEATH OF ZECHARIAH
Job
Old Testament33 referencesJob 1:21-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Job 3-- JOB
Job 3:13,17-19-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Job 4:21-- OF THE WICKED
Job 6:8-11-- JOB
+ 28 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOJOBOF THE WICKEDCalled SLEEP+6 more
Psalms
Old Testament33 referencesPsalms 6:5-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Psalms 23:4-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Psalms 23:4-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Psalms 30:9-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Psalms 31:5-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
+ 28 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE RIGHTEOUSOF THE WICKEDPREPARATION FOR+2 more
Proverbs
Old Testament11 referencesProverbs 2:22-- OF THE WICKED
Proverbs 5:22,23-- OF THE WICKED
Proverbs 10:25,27-- OF THE WICKED
Proverbs 11:7,10-- OF THE WICKED
Proverbs 13:9-- OF THE WICKED
+ 6 more references
OF THE WICKEDOF THE RIGHTEOUSSECOND
Ecclesiastes
Old Testament13 referencesEcclesiastes 2:14-18-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Ecclesiastes 3:2,19-21-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Ecclesiastes 4:2-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Ecclesiastes 5:15-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Ecclesiastes 6:6,10-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
+ 8 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE RIGHTEOUSOF THE WICKEDPREPARATION FOR
Isaiah
Old Testament9 referencesIsaiah 14:11,15-- OF THE WICKED
Isaiah 17:14-- OF THE WICKED
Isaiah 25:8-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Isaiah 26:14-- OF THE WICKED
Isaiah 38:1,10-13,18-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
+ 4 more references
OF THE WICKEDUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOPREPARATION FOROF THE RIGHTEOUS
Jeremiah
Old Testament4 referencesJeremiah 8:3-- DESIRED
Jeremiah 9:21-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Jeremiah 16:3,4-- OF THE WICKED
Jeremiah 51:39-- Called SLEEP
DESIREDUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE WICKEDCalled SLEEP
Lamentations
Old Testament1 referenceLamentations 1:19-- Called GIVING UP THE GHOST
Ezekiel
Old Testament3 referencesEzekiel 18:4,10,13,21,23,24-- SECOND
Ezekiel 28:8,10-- OF THE WICKED
Ezekiel 33:8,9,11,14-16-- SECOND
SECONDOF THE WICKED
Daniel
Old Testament2 referencesDaniel 12:2-- Called SLEEP
Daniel 12:13-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Called SLEEPOF THE RIGHTEOUS
Hosea
Old Testament2 referencesHosea 13:14-- APOSTROPHE TO
Hosea 13:14-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
APOSTROPHE TOUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Amos
Old Testament1 referenceAmos 9:10-- OF THE WICKED
Jonah
Old Testament1 referenceJonah 4:8-- Jonah
Zechariah
Old Testament1 referenceZechariah 1:5-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
400 Years of Silence
New Testament21 books
Matthew
New Testament5 referencesMatthew 7:13-- SECOND
Matthew 10:28-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Matthew 10:28-- SECOND
Matthew 25:30,41,46-- SECOND
Matthew 27:34-53-- DEATH OF JESUS
SECONDUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TODEATH OF JESUS
Mark
New Testament2 referencesMark 9:43,44-- SECOND
Mark 15:23-38-- DEATH OF JESUS
SECONDDEATH OF JESUS
Luke
New Testament13 referencesLuke 1:79-- SPIRITUAL
Luke 2:29-- Simeon
Luke 2:29-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Luke 12:20-- REQUIRING THE SOUL
Luke 12:35-37-- PREPARATION FOR
+ 8 more references
SPIRITUALSimeonOF THE RIGHTEOUSREQUIRING THE SOUL+5 more
John
New Testament8 referencesJohn 5:24-26-- SPIRITUAL
John 6:50,51,53-- SPIRITUAL
John 9:4-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
John 9:4-- PREPARATION FOR
John 11:11-- Called SLEEP
+ 3 more references
SPIRITUALUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOPREPARATION FORCalled SLEEP+2 more
Acts
New Testament6 referencesActs 5:10-- Called GIVING UP THE GHOST
Acts 5:3-10-- OF THE WICKED
Acts 7:60-- Called SLEEP
Acts 7:59-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Acts 7:59,60-- DEATH OF STEPHEN
+ 1 more reference
Called GIVING UP THE GHOSTOF THE WICKEDCalled SLEEPOF THE RIGHTEOUS+1 more
Romans
New Testament13 referencesRomans 1:32-- SECOND
Romans 5:12,14-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Romans 5:12,15-- SPIRITUAL
Romans 6:16,21,23-- SECOND
Romans 6:2-11-- FIGURATIVE OF REGENERATION
+ 8 more references
SECONDUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOSPIRITUALFIGURATIVE OF REGENERATION+2 more
1 Corinthians
New Testament6 references1 Corinthians 3:21-23-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
1 Corinthians 15:6,18,51-- Called SLEEP
1 Corinthians 15:51-- Promised to saints at the second coming of Christ
1 Corinthians 15:55-- APOSTROPHE TO
1 Corinthians 15:21,22,26,55-57-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
+ 1 more reference
OF THE RIGHTEOUSCalled SLEEPPromised to saints at the second coming of ChristAPOSTROPHE TO+1 more
2 Corinthians
New Testament4 references2 Corinthians 1:9,10-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
2 Corinthians 5:2,8-- Paul
2 Corinthians 5:1,4,8-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
2 Corinthians 5:14-- SPIRITUAL
OF THE RIGHTEOUSPaulSPIRITUAL
Ephesians
New Testament3 referencesEphesians 2:1,5,6-- SPIRITUAL
Ephesians 4:18-- SPIRITUAL
Ephesians 5:14-- SPIRITUAL
Philippians
New Testament4 referencesPhilippians 1:20-23-- Paul
Philippians 1:21-- PREPARATION FOR
Philippians 1:20,21,23,24-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Philippians 2:23-- DEPARTING
PaulPREPARATION FOROF THE RIGHTEOUSDEPARTING
Colossians
New Testament2 referencesColossians 2:13-- SPIRITUAL
Colossians 2:20-- FIGURATIVE OF REGENERATION
SPIRITUALFIGURATIVE OF REGENERATION
1 Thessalonians
New Testament5 references1 Thessalonians 4:14,15-- Called SLEEP
1 Thessalonians 4:15,17-- Promised to saints at the second coming of Christ
1 Thessalonians 4:13,14-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
1 Thessalonians 5:9,10-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
1 Thessalonians 5:3-- OF THE WICKED
Called SLEEPPromised to saints at the second coming of ChristOF THE RIGHTEOUSOF THE WICKED
2 Thessalonians
New Testament1 reference2 Thessalonians 1:9-- SECOND
1 Timothy
New Testament2 references1 Timothy 5:6-- SPIRITUAL
1 Timothy 6:7-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
SPIRITUALUNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
2 Timothy
New Testament3 references2 Timothy 1:10-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
2 Timothy 4:6-8-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
2 Timothy 4:6-8-- DEATH OF PAUL
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE RIGHTEOUSDEATH OF PAUL
Hebrews
New Testament8 referencesHebrews 2:14,15-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Hebrews 2:14,15-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
Hebrews 9:27-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Hebrews 11:5-- Enoch
Hebrews 11:13-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
+ 3 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOOF THE RIGHTEOUSEnochDEATH OF JACOB+1 more
James
New Testament4 referencesJames 1:10,11-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
James 1:15-- SECOND
James 4:15-- PREPARATION FOR
James 4:12-- SECOND
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOSECONDPREPARATION FOR
1 Peter
New Testament3 references1 Peter 1:24-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
1 Peter 1:17-- PREPARATION FOR
1 Peter 2:24-- SPIRITUAL
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOPREPARATION FORSPIRITUAL
2 Peter
New Testament3 references2 Peter 1:14-- PUTTING OFF THIS TABERNACLE
2 Peter 1:11,14-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
2 Peter 2:12-- SECOND
PUTTING OFF THIS TABERNACLEOF THE RIGHTEOUSSECOND
1 John
New Testament1 reference1 John 5:12-- SPIRITUAL
Revelation
New Testament11 referencesRevelation 1:18-- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Revelation 2:11-- SECOND
Revelation 6:8-- By the pale horse
Revelation 9:6-- DESIRED
Revelation 14:13-- OF THE RIGHTEOUS
+ 6 more references
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOSECONDBy the pale horseDESIRED+2 more
What This Chain Teaches
- 1
This theme first appears in Genesis and continues through to Revelation, spanning the full scope of Scripture.
- 2
The chain bridges both testaments with 23 Old Testament and 21 New Testament books, showing continuity of God's revelation.
- 3
Death is established in the Law (Torah) and fulfilled in the Gospels, tracing God's redemptive plan from promise to fulfillment.
- 4
With 51 distinct sub-topics, this chain reveals the multifaceted nature of Death in biblical theology.
Sub-Topics in This Chain
51 aspects of Death found in Scripture
Miscellaneous Subjects(0 verses)
Called GIVING UP THE GHOST(4 verses)
KING OF TERRORS(1 verse)
A CHANGE(1 verse)
GOING TO THY FATHERS(3 verses)
PUTTING OFF THIS TABERNACLE(1 verse)
REQUIRING THE SOUL(1 verse)
GOING THE WAY WHENCE THERE IS NO RETURN(1 verse)
BEING GATHERED TO OUR PEOPLE(1 verse)
GOING DOWN INTO SILENCE(1 verse)
RETURNING TO DUST(2 verses)
BEING CUT DOWN(1 verse)
FLEEING AS A SHADOW(1 verse)
DEPARTING(1 verse)
Called SLEEP(10 verses)
EXEMPTION FROM(0 verses)
Enoch(2 verses)
Elijah(1 verse)
Promised to saints at the second coming of Christ(2 verses)
No death in heaven(2 verses)
... and 31 more sub-topics