Question 40

What Benefits do Believers receive from Christ at their Death?

The Souls of Believers are at their Death made, perfect in Holiness, and do immediately pass into Glory: And their Bodies being still united to Christ, do rest in their Graves till the Refurrection.

Scripture references for paragraph 1

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Hebrews 12:23
23in joyful assembly, to the congregation of the firstborn, enrolled in heaven. You have come to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,

2 Corinthians 5:1
1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

2 Corinthians 5:6
6Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:8
8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Philippians 1:23
23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

Luke 23:43
43And Jesus said to him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”

1 Thessalonians 4:14
14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.

Isaiah 57:2
2Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.

Job 19:26-27
26Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.
27I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!

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