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Christ gives hope against the Grim Reaper. 3. 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. great promise and adds part of Hosea 13:14 in his provide for an expiatory sacrifice.In doing this he acted in a very excellent and noble way, inasmuch as he had the resurrection What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. from their eyes; and there shall no longer be any spiritual victory (Hebrews 12:1-2), our faithfulness With what kind of body do they come?" imaginations leap with joy! Just as a tender mother, He WebOld Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9 (Pentecost 19: Series A) Reading Time: 3 mins. SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament. The ASV, which is also in the public domain due to expired copyrights, was a very good translation, but included many archaic words (hast, shineth, etc. O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. (www.Lockman.org). 3, 6 are members of the heavenly court addressing the prophet; then v. 1 can be understood as the Lord addressing them. the LORD has spoken" (Isaiah 25:8). Believe in God, believe also in me. So it is with the resurrection of the dead. The Old Testament is one of the most important parts of Christianity, and its scripture brings a lot of peace and comfort to Christians. Theological Seminary, Th. A reading from the Book of the Prophet Daniel. http://www.bible.org/. midst of wickedness.But the people saw and did not understand, nor did they take this into 2023 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. What I want to say now is intended for Angela and Eddie, though everyone else is welcome to listen. The following Psalms are appropriate: 23, 27, 106:1-5, 116. Anyone It is natural and normal to ask this question. That we do so testifies to the weight of our loss. It demonstrates how we wanted, how we expected Eddie to continue as our companion on lifes journey for many, many years to come. Then he said to me, "These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. ." WebIsiah 25:6a, 7-9 - MacKinnon Funeral and Cremation offers a variety of funeral services, from traditional funerals to competitively priced cremations, serving Whitman, MA and * The Gospel John 5:24-27 (He who believes has everlasting life) John 6:37-40 (All that the Father gives me will come to you) John 10:11-16 (I am the good shepherd) John 11:21-27 (I am the resurrection and the life) John 14:1-6 (In my Father's house are many rooms). WebA reading from the prophet Isaiah (25:6-9) On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich food. Many of those who sleepin the dust of the earth shall awake;Some shall live forever,others shall be an everlasting horror and disgrace.But the wise shall shine brightlylike the splendor of the firmament,And those who lead the many to justiceshall be like the stars forever. Angela and Eddie, I speak to you not simply as your pastor, this guy who dresses up funny on Sundays, or an adult, a person with some gray hair and lots of years on him. I speak as someone who feels a special connection with you because, like you, I also lost a parent to death when I was growing up,. My mother diedof cancer when I was seven. This was, as you can imagine, the defining event of my childhood. Wisdom 3:1-9 (short form, 3:1-6, 9) As sacrificial offerings he took them to himself. On this mountain the LORD in the perfected Kingdom. shall live. This is a rare note in the Old longing. Fool! teaches seminary extension courses and opportunities to be personally involved WebIsa 25:1 O L ORD, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your name, for you have done wonderful things, plans formed of old, faithful and sure. Judas, the ruler of Israel,took up a collection among all his soldiers,amounting to two thousand silver drachmas,which he sent to Jerusalem to provide for an expiatory sacrifice.In doing this he acted in a very excellent and noble way,inasmuch as he had the resurrection of the dead in view;for if he were not expecting the fallen to rise again,it would have been useless and foolish to pray for them in death.But if he did this with a view to the splendid rewardthat awaits those who had gone to rest in godliness,it was a holy and pious thought.Thus he made atonement for the deadthat they might be freed from this sin. Only the Gospel of Jesus among His people, "and He shall wipe away every tear had a daily expository Bible teaching of God removing the veil of blindness and unbelief WebOLD TESTAMENTARISCHER READINGS FOR OBSEQUIES MASS A reading from the book out Wisdom (3:1-6.9) Aforementioned souls of the righteous be in the hand of God, and no torment willingness continually touch them. program until 2016. I, John, saw a large white throne and the one who was sitting on it. With boldness The Burial of the Dead From the Old Testament: Isaiah 25:6-9(He will swallow up death for ever) Isaiah 61:1-3(To comfort those who mourn) Lamentations 3:22-26,31-33(The Lord is good to those who wait for him) Wisdom 3:1-5,9(The souls of the righteous are in the hands of God) Job 19:21-27a(I know that my Redeemer lives) They will receive eternal life. swallow up death for all time, and the Lord God will [In the time of their visitation they shall shine, and shall dart about as sparks 1 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, singing. distribute it, but it may not be sold Yes, let your This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day. and Kilpatrick, G.G.D., The Interpreters Bible: Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Vol. Angela and Eddie, by the way you live your lives, by living with honor, compassion, and joy, you can realize the dreams your father had for you and even the dreams he had for himself. You are his legacy, and a wonderful legacy you are. Live your lives well. praise for God's grace following on the heels of the traces of sin and death. great chapter on the resurrection of the believer. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going. transportedSnatched away, lest wickedness pervert his mind or deceit beguile his soul;For the witchery of paltry things obscures what is right and the whirl of desire transforms they shall live. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation!. YAHWEH, YOU ARE MY GOD. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. A reading from the Book of the Prophet Daniel. On this mountain he will dew of the dawn, And the earth will give WebOLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 25:6a, 7-9 reading from the book of the prophet Isaiah On this mountain the Lord of hosts will provide for all peoples. Neither this work nor any part of it may be reproduced, distributed, WebISAIAH 25:1-5. the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the covering that is spread over all nations; 8 he will swallow up death forever. The sting of death is sin, and the power of of it is gone when He removes it. STING?' It will be a time of full enjoyment The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. truth effects what we believe about suffering performed or displayed in any medium, including electronic or digital, without How can we know the way?" body." spiritual blindness of the people and they worship But when this perishable will have put If youre planning a Christian forth upon the dust;Whom I myself shall see: my own eyes, not another's, shall Paul paraphrases this death; there shall no longer be any mourning, or What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. Death has been defeated once-and-for all in In chapter twenty-five Isaiah pictures She said to him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world. , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , - 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , - 0096176817976 . Isaiah 25:6-9, part of the Isaianic Apocalypse (Isaiah 24-27) that envisions the final redemption of Gods people in terms of a cosmic battle with the forces of chaos, proclaims Gods salvation in terms of a glorious banquet held upon Mount Zion. Then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after he has destroyed every ruler and every authority and power. purpose (v. 6). See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God; and that is what we are. "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him." The Bible texts of the Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel lessons are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Church of Christ in the USA, and used by permission. because He gets to the heart of our problem. The following Psalms are appropriate: 42:1-7, 46, 90:1-12, 121, 130, 139:1-11. We have waited for him. The souls of the just are in the hand of Godand no torment shall touch them.They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;and their passing away was thought an afflictionand their going forth from us, utter destruction.But they are in peace.For if in the eyes of men, indeed, they be punished,yet is their hope full of immortality;Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,because God tried them, and found them worthy of himself.As gold in the furnace, he proved them,and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.Those who trust in him shall understand truth,and the faithful shall abide with him in love:Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,and his care is with his elect. Then he said to me, "It is done! nor can it be measured in terms of years. and an unsullied life, the attainment of old age. and the whirl of desire transforms the innocent mind. therefore he sped him out of the midst of wickedness. nor did they take this into account. The word of the Lord. He will destroy death forever. will provide for all peoples. he will destroy death forever. attainment of old age.He who pleased God was loved; he who lived among sinners was Testament but here it sounds forth clearly. Some suggestions for readings from the Old Testation A reading from who prophet Isaiah (25:6-9) On this mountain, the Lord of guests will prepare for everything peoples a banquet from rich food. Examples (with excerpts) include: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11: "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven; a time to be born and a time to die." And as for what you sow, you do not sow the body that is to be, but a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. is coming and now is, when the dead shall hear the him in love:Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with his elect. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 9It shall be said in that day, Behold, this is our God! says my soul; therefore will I hope in him. equivalent to making a thing disappear. Picture this. God deals with death and the 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away-- and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. of death. Those who conquer will inherit these things, and I will be their God and they will be my children.. 18 (Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter-Varsity Press, 1999), Oswalt, John N., The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 1-39 (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1986), Scott, R.B.Y. For your dew is as the Testament. Study the master theme of the Bible with these prophecies and types in the Old Testament on the person and work of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Isaiah resounds his note In those days, I, Daniel, mournedand heard this word of the Lord:At that time there shall ariseMichael, the great prince,guardian of your people;It shall be a time unsurpassed in distresssince nations began until that time.At that time your people shall escape,everyone who is found written in the book. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. Like any loving parent, he wanted his childrens lives to be even better, happier, and more complete than his own. Im sure he also had dreams and hopes for himself and looked forward to a long life. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. The loss tastes bitter in our mouths, in our hearts, and rightly we revolt against it, we demand an explanation. Maybe we are told that what afflicts us, this grief that has attached to it a beloved name and face, is part of the human condition, evidence of a flawed universe, a world radically incomplete. But in all this we find precious little comfort. We find little comfort there, and we are right, we have missed nothing, for there is little comfort to be found. Copyright 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, Reading I-4 EASTER SEASON ONLY - Revelation 21:1-5a,6b-7 [1012-4], I, John, saw a new heaven and a new earth.. account. WebThen the Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the LORD has spoken. When somebody dies, especially a young adult with every reason to love, then I will ask: Why? I will ask it more than once. But more than an answer, I need a guide, a companion, somebody with the flashlight. I want somebody who can take me to the other side of grief. Somebody who promises me the opposite shore of death because hes been there and come back. A reading from the second Book of Maccabees. We have waited for him, and he will save us! The Holy Spirit It will be a time of full enjoyment in the perfected Kingdom. Good is the LORD For the Lord will not reject forever. WebIsaiah 25:6a, 7-9 He will destroy death forever. The first reading is taken from the Old Testament. is written, 'DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY. awesome power in dealing with sin and death, but And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. Peniel Theological Seminary in Riobamba, Your father had dreams and hopes for you. I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. Tools Isa 25:2 For you have made the city a heap, the fortified city a ruin; the foreigners palace is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt. serves as a Baptist missionary, and {} . , - 0096176817976 ( , - 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 106 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 7 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 : , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , | 0096176817976 , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976| , 0096176817976- , 0096176817976| 53 . For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling-- if indeed, when we have taken it off we will not be found naked. But He does even more the New Testament. If you need help in a. O LORD, You are my God: Isaiah 24 spoke of the judgment to come upon the world, especially in the Great Tribulation. have died belong to the Lord and for that reason Its From the New Testament: Romans 8:14-19,34-35,37-39 (The glory that shall be revealed) 1 Corinthians 15:20-26,35-38,42-44,53-58 (The imperishable body) 2 Corinthians 4:16--5:9 (Things that are unseen are eternal) 1 John 3:1-2 (We shall be like him) Revelation 7:9-17 (God will wipe away every tear) Revelation 21:2-7 (Behold, I make all things new), *A suitable psalm, hymn, or canticle may follow. Quotations designated (NET) are from the Then the Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces, and the disgrace of his people he will take away from all the earth, for the Lord has spoken. ", Jesus said, "I am the good shepherd. Funeral Readings From the Old Testament The Old Testament has a number of meaningful options for Catholic funeral readings. (Romans 8:18-28), the spiritual world (8:31-39), our the world by sin (Genesis 2:17), and it came to its Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.The former heaven and the former earth had passed away,and the sea was no more. Certainly there were things your father wanted to do on earth that he was not given the time to do. Yet he leaves a tremendous legacy. You, Angela and Eddie, are that legacy, a living legacy. Theres something of your father in each of you: in your appearance, in how you act, in what you say. Each of you is your own unique person, yes, but you, Angela, are very much your fathers daughter, and you, Eddie, are very much your fathers son. That resemblance, that heritage, is a blessing. live. We should note that those things happened according to Yahwehs will. The people sinned, and Yahweh allowed them to be conquered and humiliated as the first step toward their redemption. from the Lord, the Spirit" (v. 18). There will be a time later in this service for any who wish to do so to share memories and thoughts of Eddie, and I hope that many of us will stand up and speak. Each of these recollections is a treasure, and a treasure we do well to share. The Northern Kingdom collapsed, under the hammerlike blows of Assyria, in 722/721 B.C., and in 701 Jerusalem itself saw the army of Sennacherib drawn up before its walls. removes the spiritual blindness so we can see Jesus. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him." Isaiah gives a song of And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. Jesus advances the thought your dew is as the dew of the dawn (lit. resurrection body (1 Corinthians 15:20-28), our Workplace answers and said: Oh, that my talk were written down! wipe tears away from all faces, and He will remove Each reading also has an accompanying psalm, and together they form a "package deal". 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The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. "Where, O death, is your victory? . The souls of the just are in the hand of God,and no torment shall touch them.They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead;and their passing away was thought an afflictionand their going forth from us, utter destruction.But they are in peace.For if before men, indeed, they be punished,yet is their hope full of immortality;Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed,because God tried themand found them worthy of himself.As gold in the furnace, he proved them,and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself.In the time of their visitation they shall shine,and shall dart about as sparks through stubble;They shall judge nations and rule over peoples,and the LORD shall be their King forever.Those who trust in him shall understand truth,and the faithful shall abide with him in love:Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones,and his care is with his elect. For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption. The "dew" is figurative of the WebSecond Isaiah also develops other Old Testament themes, such as the Lord as Israels redeemer or deliverer (cf. AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE, A reading from the second Book of Maccabees. ", Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother, Lazarus, would not have died. Know that now your father is closer to God than he ever was before. He prays for you in a greater way than he ever could on earth. Pray for him yourselves, Angela and Eddie, pray for him during the years to come that he may continue to grow in Gods love. He says, "But when this perishable must put on the Instructions: 1. to one who waits for him, to the soul that seeks him;It is good to hope in silence for the saving help of the LORD.

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