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35. Scriptural References to Death.
But since here it is written in the three Evangelists, "They shall not taste of death," [5772] but in other writers different things are written concerning death, it may not be out of place to bring forward and examine these passages along with the "taste." In the Psalms, then, it is said, "What man is he that shall live and not see death?" [5773] And again, in another place, "Let death come upon them and let them go down into Hades alive;" [5774] but in one of the prophets, "Death becoming mighty has swallowed them up;" [5775] and in the Apocalypse, "Death and Hades follow some." [5776] Now in these passages it appears to me that it is one thing to taste of death, but another thing to see death, and another thing for it to come upon some, and that a fourth thing, different from the aforesaid, is signified by the words, "Death becoming mighty has swallowed them up," and a fifth thing, different from these, by the words, Death and Hades follow them." And if you were to collect them, you would perhaps find also other differences than those which we have mentioned, by a comparison of which with one another and right investigation, you would find the things signified in each place. But here I inquire whether it is a less evil to see death, but a greater evil than seeing to taste of it, but still worse than this that death should follow any one, and not only follow him, but also now come upon him and seize him whom it formerly followed; but to be swallowed up seems to be more grievous than all the things spoken of.
[5772] Matt. xvi. 28; Mark ix. 1; Luke ix. 27.
[5773] Ps. lxxxix. 48.
[5774] Ps. lv. 18.
[5775] Isa. xxv. 8.
[5776] Rev. vi. 10.
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