"O DEATH,WHEREIS YOUR VICTORY?O DEATH,WHEREIS YOUR STING?"
"In his necklodgesstrength,And dismayleapsbeforehim.
Whatmancan liveand not seedeath?Can he deliverhis soulfrom the powerof Sheol?Selah.
For the fateof the sonsof menand the fateof beastsis the same.As onediessodiesthe other;indeed, they allhave the samebreathand thereis noadvantagefor manoverbeast,for allis vanity.
Nomanhasauthorityto restrainthe windwith the wind,or authorityover the dayof death;and thereis nodischargein the timeof war,and evilwill not deliverthose whopracticeit.
Shall I ransomthem from the powerof Sheol?Shall I redeemthem from death?O Death,whereare your thorns?O Sheol,whereis your sting?Compassionwill be hiddenfrom My sight.
"In Hadeshe liftedup his eyes,beingin torment,and sawAbrahamfarawayand Lazarusin his bosom.
BECAUSEYOU WILL NOT ABANDONMY SOULTO HADES,NORALLOWYOUR HOLY ONETO UNDERGODECAY.
And he said,"Whoare You, Lord?"And He [said], "I amJesuswhomyou are persecuting,
Neverthelessdeathreignedfrom AdamuntilMoses,evenoverthosewho had not sinnedin the likenessof the offenseof Adam,whois a typeof Him who was to come.
The stingof deathis sin,and the powerof sinis the law;
They havetailslikescorpions,and stings;and in their tailsis their powerto hurtmenfor fivemonths.
