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Scripture Selections

Old Testament Reading Selections

1. I Know That My Redeemer Lives: Job 19:1,23-27
2. He Accepts Them as a Offering: Wisdom 3:1-9, or 3:1-6,9
3. A Blameless Life Is A Ripe Old Age: Wisdom 4:7-15
4. The Lord God Will Destroy Death Forever: Isaiah 25:6,7-9
5. It is Good To Wait In Silence for the Lord to Save: Lamentations 3:17-26
6. Of Those Who Lie Sleeping Many Will Awake: Daniel 12:1-3
7. It is Good and Holy To Think of the Dead Rising: 2 Maccabees 12:43-46

New Testament Reading Selections

1. God Has Appointed Jesus to Judge Everyone: Acts 10:34-43
2. We are Justified By Jesus’ Blood: Romans 5:1-11
3. Where Sin Increased, Grace Abounded All The More: Romans 5:17-21
4. Let us Walk in Newness of Life: Romans 6:3-9
5. We Wait for the Redemption Of Our Bodies: Romans 8:14-23
6. Nothing Can Separate Us from the Love of Christ: Romans 8:31-35,37-39
7. Whether Alive or Dead, We Belong To The Lord: Romans 14:7-9, 10-12
8. All People Will be Brought To Life Through Christ: 1 Cor. 15:20-24, 25-28
9. Death Is Swallowed Up in Victory: 1 Cor. 15:51-57
10. What Is Seen Is Transitory; What is Unseen Is Eternal: 2 Cor. 4:13-5:1,6-10
11. We Have An Everlasting Home in Heaven: 2 Cor. 5:1,6-10
12. Our Citizenship Is In Heaven: Philippians 3:20-21
13. We Shall Stay With the Lord Forever: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
14. If Have Died With Christ, We Shall Live With Him: 2 Timothy 2:8-13
15. We Shall See God As He Really Is: 1 John 3:1-2
16. We Have Passed From Death to Life: 1 John 3:14-16
17. Happy Are Those Who Die In The Lord: Revelation 14: 13
18. The Judgment of the Dead: Revelation 20:11-21:1
19. There Will Be No More Death: Revelation 21:1-5,6-7

Gospel Reading Selections

1. The Beatitudes: Matthew 5:1-12
2. Come To Me and I Will Give You Rest: Matthew 11:25-30
3. Go Out To Meet the Bridegroom: Matthew 25:1-13
4. Come, You Who Are Blessed By My Father: Matthew 25:31-46
5. Jesus Gave A Loud Cry and Breathed His Last: Mark 15:33-39; 16:1-6
6. Young Man, I Say To You Arise: Luke 7:11-17
7. Be Prepared: Luke 12:35-40
8. Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise: Luke 23:33,39-43
9. Father, I Put My Life In Your Hands: Luke 23:44-49, 24:1-6
10. The Risen Lord Reveals Himself in the Breaking of Bread: Luke 24:13-35
11. Whoever Hears My Word and Believes: John 5:24-29
12. I Will Raise Them Up on the Last Day: John 6:37-40
13. Whoever Eats This Bread Will Live Forever: John 6:51-58
14. I am the Resurrection and the Life: John 11:17-27
15. The Raising of Lazarus: John 11:32-45
16. If A Grain of Wheat Falls Dies It Yields A Rich Harvest: John 12:23-28
17. There Are Many Rooms In My Father’s House: John 14:1-6
18. Father, I Want Those You Have Given Me To Be With Me: John 17:24-26
19. Jesus Bowed His Head and Gave Over The Spirit: John 19:17-18, 25-30