Ecclesiastes 3:21
Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"
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20All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 12:7and the dust returns to the earth as it was,and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
John 14:3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; that where I am, you may be there also.
2 Corinthians 5:1For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
Philippians 1:23But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:17-22
Immutability of God's Counsel; The Extent of Mortality. 16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there. 17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work. 18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. 19 For that which befalleth the… Read the whole commentary →