Reconsider the matter 5 Hopeful thoughts

“and I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.” (Ac 24:15 NIV)

“"Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned.” (Joh 5:28-29 NIV)

“For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead."” (Ac 17:31 NIV)

“But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.” (1Co 15:20-21 NIV)

“When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory." {Isaiah 25:8} "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" {Hosea 13:14} The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1Co 15:54-57 NIV)

“If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.” (Ro 6:5 NIV)

“But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honour because he suffered death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.” (Heb 2:9 NIV)

“just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."” (Mt 20:28 NIV)

“"I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.” (Joh 5:24 NIV)

“For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."” (Joh 6:40 NIV)

“The last enemy to be destroyed is death.” (1Co 15:26 NIV)

“The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death.” (Re 20:13-14 NIV)

“he will swallow up death for ever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.” (Isa 25:8 NIV)

“But man, despite his riches, does not endure; he is {Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac read verse 12 the same as verse 20.} like the beasts that perish. This is the fate of those who trust in themselves, and of their followers, who approve their sayings. Selah Like sheep they are destined for the grave, {Hebrew Sheol; also in verse 15} and death will feed on them. The upright will rule over them in the morning; their forms will decay in the grave, {Hebrew Sheol; also in verse 15} far from their princely mansions. But God will redeem my life {Or soul} from the grave; he will surely take me to himself. Selah Do not be overawed when a man grows rich, when the splendour of his house increases; for he will take nothing with him when he dies, his splendour will not descend with him. Though while he lived he counted himself blessed—and men praise you when you prosper— he will join the generation of his fathers, who will never see the light [of life]. A man who has riches without understanding is like the beasts that perish.” (Ps 49:12-20 NIV)

“Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"” (Joh 11:25-26 NIV)

“and I have the same hope in God as these men, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.” (Ac 24:15 NIV)

“We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, {Some manuscripts And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God} who {Or works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who} have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified. What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus, who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." {Psalm 44:22} No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, {Or not heavenly rulers} neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Ro 8:22-39 NIV)

“But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?” (1Co 15:12 NIV)

“You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."” (Re 5:10 NIV)

“I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshipped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.” (Re 20:4 NIV)

“But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, {Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the LORD saves.} because he will save his people from their sins."” (Mt 1:20-21 NIV)

“"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, {Or his only begotten Son} that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (Joh 3:16 NIV)