And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
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Interpretation
Death is a great loss to a carnal, worldly man, for he loses all his earthly comforts and all his hopes; but to a true believer it is gain, for it is the end of all his weakness and misery. It delivers him from all the evils of life, and brings him to possess the chief good.
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This thought runs through Philippians 1:23-26.