Monday, March 11, 2019
Good Day, Please accept my sympathy on the passing of your loved one 'Henry Bowrin'.
Losing a loved one in death brings a pain and grief that you will never get accustom to especially when the one you lose is so young. I will like to share a comforting message with you, a message and hope that millions around the world are comforted in.
When someone dies many say that God has taken them, that they're in a better place....they looking down from heaven. But what does our loving heavenly Father tell us in his word the Bible? Ezekiel 18:32 "For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye." (KJV) So God is not responsible for the death of anyone, he did not take your beloved 'Henry' to a better place. You may ask then, why did he have to die and where is he now? God tells us at Romans 5:12 that because of the sin of one man, Adam, 'sin and death spread to all men'...so because of the disobedience of Adam we have all inherited sin and death. Psalm 146:4 "His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish."(KJV) So when a person dies, they can no longer, say, see or do anything.
What then is the hope that the millions of us have?
God tells us in his word the Bible at Acts 24:15 "There is going to a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous." Isaiah 25:8 "He will swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from all faces." Psalm 37:29 "The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever."(KJV)
Yes! The hope that soon the time will come when sin and death will be no more and you can see your dead loved ones again, living forever on earth under better conditions.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me or any of Jehovah's Witnesses, or you can visit our website at JW.ORG. See video link below for your viewing.
https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/good-news-from-god/what-hope-for-the-dead/video-condition-of-dead-lazarus/
