Death Brings the Soul to a State of Eternal Rest
Death brings a believer to a state of eternal rest, making their last day their best day.
Thomas Brooks emphasizes that a believer's last day is their best day, as death brings the soul into a state of eternal rest. He explains that death provides relief from the troubles of labor, afflictions, persecutions, temptations, sin, and sorrow. While in this world, even the godliest believers experience a lack of both temporal and spiritual mercies, but death leads to unchangeable rest and everlasting enjoyment of God. Brooks describes death as a coronation and marriage day for believers, marking their entrance into paradise and the joy of the Lord. Ultimately, he asserts that the day of a believer's death is far better than the day of their birth.
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("A Believer's Last Day, His Best Day")
Revelation 14:13, "Blessed are the dead who die in
the Lord." Why? "They will rest from their labor."
A believer's last day is his best day! Death brings
the soul to a state of eternal rest. Death is . . .
a rest from the trouble of our labors,
a rest from afflictions,
a rest from persecutions,
a rest from temptation,
a rest from sin, and
a rest from sorrow.
Now while we are here in this present world, the soul
is in a perpetual agitation. The godliest man in the world,
who is highest and clearest in his enjoyments of God--
either lacks some temporal mercy or spiritual mercy--and
will do so until his soul is swallowed up in the everlasting
enjoyments of God!
Death brings a man to an unchangeable rest!
Death is a believer's coronation-day, it is his
marriage-day. Death is an eternal rest . . .
from sin,
from sorrow,
from afflictions,
from temptations.
Death to a believer is an entrance into
paradise--into the joy of his Lord.
A believer's dying-day is his best day. The day
of his death, is better than the day of his birth.
Sermon Outline
- Death Brings the Soul to a State of Eternal Rest
- The Soul's Perpetual Agitation in This World
- Death is a rest from the trouble of our labors
- Death is a rest from afflictions, persecutions, temptation, sin, and sorrow
- Even the godliest man lacks some temporal or spiritual mercy
- Death brings a man to an unchangeable rest
- Death is an entrance into paradise and the joy of the Lord
Key Quotes
“A believer's last day is his best day!” — Thomas Brooks
“Death brings a man to an unchangeable rest!” — Thomas Brooks
“Death to a believer is an entrance into paradise--into the joy of his Lord.” — Thomas Brooks
Application Points
- Believers should look forward to death as an entrance into eternal rest and joy.
- Death is a time of rest from the troubles and sorrows of this world.
- A believer's dying-day is a celebration of their coronation and marriage to Christ.