Doctrine and Covenants 63: 49

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THE
DOCTRINE AND COVENANTS
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

SECTION 63

49 Yea, and blessed are the dead that ^adie in the Lord, from henceforth, when the Lord shall come, and old things shall ^bpass away, and all things become new, they shall ^crise from the dead and shall not ^ddie after, and shall receive an inheritance before the Lord, in the ^eholy city.

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49a	Rom. 14: 8 (5-9). 8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we ^adie unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. Rev. 14: 13. 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, ^aBlessed are the ^bdead which ^cdie in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may ^drest from their labours; and their works do follow them. D&C 42: 44 (44-47). 44 And the elders of the church, two or more, shall be called, and shall pray for and ^alay their ^bhands upon them in my name; and if they ^cdie they shall ^ddie unto me, and if they live they shall live unto me.
b	2 Cor. 5: 17. 17 Therefore if any man be ^ain Christ, he is a ^bnew creature: ^cold things are ^dpassed away; behold, all things are become ^enew.
c	TG Resurrection.
d	John 5: 24. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and ^abelieveth on him that sent me, hath everlasting ^blife, and shall not come into ^ccondemnation; but is passed from ^ddeath unto ^elife. John 8: 51. 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see ^adeath. John 11: 26. 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never ^adie. Believest thou this? Rev. 21: 4. 4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more ^adeath, neither ^bsorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more ^cpain: for the former things are passed away. Alma 11: 45. 45 Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the ^adeath of the mortal body, and also concerning the ^bresurrection of the mortal body. I say unto you that this mortal body is ^craised to an ^dimmortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life, that they can ^edie no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies, never to be divided; thus the whole becoming ^fspiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption. Alma 12: 18 (18, 20). 18 Then, I say unto you, they shall be as though there had been ^ano redemption made; for they cannot be redeemed according to God’s justice; and they cannot ^bdie, seeing there is no more corruption. D&C 88: 116. 116 This is the glory of God, and the ^asanctified; and they shall not any more see ^bdeath. TG Immortality.
e	Jer. 31: 40 (38-40). 40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be ^aholy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.