Death, heaven and hell
I'm scared of dying. Is that wrong?
Short answer
No. Death is an enemy, and fearing it is human. But Jesus has beaten it, so for those who trust Him it isn't the end.
The Bible doesn't pretend death is beautiful. Paul calls it the last enemy to be destroyed, and Jesus wept at His friend's grave. Fear is normal.
But for those who belong to Jesus, death has lost its sting. He said, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.” Paul could call dying gain, because it means being with Christ.
Much of our fear is about the unknown and about pain. You don't need to know everything about what comes next, only who will be there.
When fear comes, read John 14:1-3 and talk to God. If you are facing death now, ask a pastor to visit and pray with you.
My verses
The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” “Where, O Death, is your victory? Where, O Death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.