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NASB | Isaiah 57:1 The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart; And devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from evil, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 57:1 The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart; Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil. |
Bible Question:
Blessed Greetings to you Mommapbs!! I do understand that "while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord... willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord" (II Corinthians 5:6b,8b) and I know that death to the child of God means to be 'present with the Lord' :) We, as children of the Most High have been delivered from the bondage that comes from fear of death (Hebrews 2:14-15). I too praise GOD that 'yeah though I walk through the valley of the SHADOW of death, I will fear no evil for He is with me'. However, :), I am looking for scripture that shows the answer to a request for healing is death. The bible tell us that death is the last enemy (I Corinthians 15:26) and Jesus said 'The thief comes not but to steal, to kill and to destroy but He came that we may have life and have it more abundantly' (John 10:10). And that is one reason I have a hard time accepting the idea that GOD uses death to heal us. I do believe it is our Father's will for us to be healed (Psalm 103:3, Isaiah 53:5, Acts 10:38, I Peter 2:24, II John 2) and all the promises of GOD in him are yea and in him Amen (II Corinthians 1:20). So given these scriptures, if God indeed says 'no' to a request for healing or if the answer to that request is death, I need to have scripture to confirm that. Looking forward to your response. Grace be multiplied to you! |
Bible Answer: Grace back to you! You wrote: "if God indeed says 'no' to a request for healing or if the answer to that request is death, I need to have scripture to confirm that." The first thing that God brought to my mind was the account of David in 2 Sam 12:15-23. He prayed for the healing of his son yet the child died. God answered "No." Does this satisfy the question and your request? Maybe you should re-post as perhaps others have some offerings for you to consider! Let me know what you think about this passage though! Blessings, Mommapbs |