When I was younger I was told that the bible talks about how we are suppose to weep when a baby is born, and rejoice when someone dies because they are going to live with God. Could you help me to find what scripture refers back to this scenerio? Thanks, Retondra
What the precise Scripture is that you may be desiring to find escapes me. The following reference pertains to a period of persecution that had begun in Paul’s day and which he expected to continue.
“But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none; And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not” (1 Corinthians 7:29-30).
Old Testament references to impending doom or release from persecution resulted in similar language. “Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country” (Jeremiah 22:10).
“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him” (Psalm 126:5-6).
Ordinarily, we should share in the joy of our fellows, particularly that of Christians, and we should sympathize with the same regarding their sorrows. “Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep” (Romans 12:15).
God’s faithful children do (or ought to) appreciate the end of life’s burdens and the commencement of eternity with God in heaven. Among others, the apostle Paul repeatedly expressed his joy at the prospect of crossing the threshold of death. “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8).
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better” (Philippians 1:21-23).
“For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing” (2 Timothy 4:6-8).
Though I was unable to find specifically what you requested, perhaps the foregoing nevertheless satisfactorily addresses the subjects you introduced.
