TSK · Ecclesiastes 3:20

Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. He joined his ancestors.

When you have seen it, you will be gathered to your ancestors, as Aaron your brother was gathered to his ancestors.

Remember that you have made me as with the clay; will you return me to dust?

If a man dies, will he live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait until my release comes.

The Contrast With the Past“Surely one does not stretch out his hand against a broken man when he cries for help in his distress.

They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.

Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?

Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.

Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake– some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.