Isa 57:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : For the righteous, death is actually a blessing. They are taken away from the evil to come . God, in kindness, lets them die before trouble comes, so they do not have to suffer through hard times (2 Kings 22:20 ). Their death can also be a warning to the world, because they were the people who helped protect others through their prayers and good lives. When God removes them, it can mean trouble is coming for those left behind. Those who lived upright lives receive peace when they die. He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds . This means their souls go to a place of perfect peace, and their bodies rest in the grave until the resurrection day. Death is a rest for God’s people, especially after a hard life (Revelation 14:13; Job 3:17 ). For those who walk uprightly, death is not the end, but the beginning of true rest and joy with God.

‏ Isaiah 57:2

v. 2: For the righteous, death is actually a blessing. They are taken away from the evil to come. God, in kindness, lets them die before trouble comes, so they do not have to suffer through hard times (2 Kings 22:20 ^a). Their death can also be a warning to the world, because they were the people who helped protect others through their prayers and good lives. When God removes them, it can mean trouble is coming for those left behind.

Those who lived upright lives receive peace when they die. He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds . This means their souls go to a place of perfect peace, and their bodies rest in the grave until the resurrection day. Death is a rest for God’s people, especially after a hard life (Revelation 14:13; Job 3:17 ^b). For those who walk uprightly, death is not the end, but the beginning of true rest and joy with God.