Death: readiness for

DEATH: Readiness (Hebrews 2:14-15)

1. The Shadow of Death
   (1) Long (Malachi 4.2)
   (2) Dark (Ecclesiastes 8.8).
   (3) Preparatory ( Psalm 23.4)
2. The Gates of Death
   (1) Job (38.17)
   (2) David (Psalm 9.13-14)
   (3) Hezekiah (Isaiah 38.9-11).
3. The Sleep of Death.
   (1) With respect to this world (Deuteronomy 31.16).
   (2) In prospect of awakening (John 11.11).
   Conclusion
   No cause for fear in Christ (I Corinthians 15.58).