11. When will death finally be destroyed? Revelation 20:14.
NOTE: ‘The Apostle John had a vision of what shall be hereafter, and this is what he says about it: “And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.” Revelation 5:13. That will be the time when “there shall be no more death,” because death itself will have been destroyed. Then, if we have allowed the Lord to work His own will in us, we shall have all eternity in which to study the wonderful works of God, and shall see as we cannot now, His perfect design in all that He has made.’ E. J. Waggoner: Present Truth, September 20, 1894.
12. When will God proclaim: There shall be no more death? Revelation 21:1-5.
NOTE: ‘By right of inheritance the universe belonged to Christ, but for this world He battled and fought; and by a terrible struggle He obtained the territory. When He yielded up His life on Calvary, He drew back into favour with God this world, which was lost. It is here that the saints of the Most High will reign. When the earth is cleansed by the purifying fires of God, those who have laid hold of the merits of Christ will dwell in the kingdom prepared for them. The disciple John writes: “I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”’ Youth’s Instructor, January 11, 1900.