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We all die. Some view death as a thing to be feared; some see it as the end. The question Alford asks is this: what happens when we die? As he closely examines the Scriptures, he brings his readers with him, using the Bible as the basis for his conclusions on one of the most important questions that we all must eventually face both in our own lives and the lives of those we love.

Let us conclude with a consideration, to a Christian the most glorious of all. The spirit that is with Christ in nearest presence and consciousness knows Him as none know Him here. Here, we speak of His purity, His righteousness, His love, His triumph and glory, with miserably imperfect thoughts, and in words still more imperfect than our thoughts. We are obliged to employ earthly images to set forth heavenly things. The revelations of Scripture itself are made through a medium of man’s invention,
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