The messenger of Christ to fetch us home to Himself!

(William Nicholson, 1862)

"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain!" Philippians 1:21

For the Christian, death is but the messenger of Christ to fetch us home to Himself!

Death is the portal to endless bliss!

To the Christian, death is . . .
  a release from all sin,
  a release from all afflictions,
  a release from bodily pain,
  a release from conflict with spiritual foes!

At death sin dies, and sorrow expires!

Sin is the mother — and sorrow is the daughter.
The mother and daughter die on one bed, and are buried in one grave!

Death is gain, a great and inconceivable gain — the gain of eternal bliss, enjoyment, pleasure, and honor!

"My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better!" Philippians 1:23

To the wicked, death is only the beginning of their sorrows!