“How strange this fear of death is! We are never frightened at a sunset.”1 – George Macdonald
“The Jews looked upon a serpent to be freed from serpents; and we look upon the death of Christ to be delivered from death.” – Augustine
“How awful to die out of Christ! How blessed to die in Christ!” – William Tiptaft
“At death we cross from one territory to another, but we’ll have no trouble with visas. Our representative is already there, preparing for our arrival. As citizens of heaven, our entrance is incontestable.” Erwin Lutzer
“As I go into a cemetery I like to think of the time when the dead shall rise from their graves. … Thank God, our friends are not buried; they are only sown!” – Dwight L. Moody
“Let them fear death who do not fear sin.” – Thomas Watson
“With death all will be taken from us, all earthly goods, riches, beauty of body and raiment, spacious dwellings, etc., but the virtue of the soul, that incorruptible raiment, shall remain with us eternally.” – John of Kronstadt
“When it comes to life and death, there’s no third option.” – Woodrow Kroll
“A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.” – Charles Spurgeon
“There is nothing more tragic than to come to the end of life and know we have been on the wrong course.” – Watchman Nee
“When death becomes the property of the believer it receives a new name and is called sleep.” – William Arnot
“A Christian knows that death shall be the funeral of all his sins, his sorrows, his afflictions, his temptations, his vexations, his oppressions, his persecutions. He knows that death shall be the resurrection of all his hopes, his joys, his delights, his comforts, his contentments.” – Thomas Brooks
“Death is not the end; it is only a new beginning. Death is not the master of the house; he is only a porter at the King’s lodge, appointed to open the gate and let the King’s guests into the realm of eternal day.” – John Jowett
“The day of our death is the day of our glorification. Death is the grand entrance, the door that swings into eternity. Eventually it will open in God’s time and in God’s way to let another child come home where he or she belongs.” – Erwin Lutzer
“All death can do to the believer is deliver him to Jesus. It brings us into the eternal presence of our Savior.” – John MacArthur
“If God has work for me to do I cannot die.” – Henry Martyn
“The fear of death is ingrafted in the common nature of all men, but faith works it out of Christians.” – Vavasor Powell
“Do you see why Christians can face death with peace? They are not so much ‘leaving behind’ as much as ‘going to.’” – Randy Smith
“Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men’s sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe.” – Watchman Nee
“As a Christian, I never view death as an end but as the beginning of eternal life.” – Max Lucado
“Death is not the end, but the beginning of something far more glorious.” – Billy Graham
“Death is simply the next great adventure.” – C. S. Lewis
1 All of these quotes are from the websites below:
130 Quotes About Death | ChristianQuotes.info