Topical Bible: Death: Symbolized: King of Terrors

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In the Bible, death is often depicted as a formidable and fearsome force, earning the title "King of Terrors." This symbolic representation underscores the profound impact and inevitable nature of death, which is a consequence of sin and a reality faced by all humanity.

The phrase "King of Terrors" is found in the book of Job, where Job laments his suffering and the inevitability of death. In Job 18:14 , Bildad the Shuhite describes death in this manner: "He is torn from the shelter of his tent and is marched off to the king of terrors." This vivid imagery portrays death as a sovereign ruler, commanding authority and instilling fear.

Throughout Scripture, death is depicted as an enemy, a result of the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Romans 5:12 states, "Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned." This passage highlights the theological understanding that death is intrinsically linked to sin, and it reigns over humanity as a consequence of the original transgression.

The fear of death is a common human experience, and the Bible acknowledges this reality. Hebrews 2:14-15 speaks of Christ's victory over death, offering hope to those who are enslaved by the fear of it: "Therefore, since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil—and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death."

Despite its fearsome reputation, the Bible also provides assurance of victory over death through Jesus Christ. In 1 Corinthians 15:54-55 , the Apostle Paul triumphantly declares, "When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come to pass: 'Death has been swallowed up in victory.' 'Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?'"

The depiction of death as the "King of Terrors" serves as a reminder of its power and inevitability, yet it also points to the hope and assurance found in the resurrection and eternal life promised through faith in Jesus Christ.

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Job 18:14
His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
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Are You Prepared to Die?
... we be when we have to talk with the grim king of terrors ... Be buried with him in baptism
unto death, and have part with him in the reality symbolized in that ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 11 1865/are you prepared to die.htm

Manner of Covenanting.
... Both signified his death, and the opening up thereby of a ... up to the passover, at
the King's command, by ... days, and other seven days besides, symbolized the act ...
/.../cunningham/the ordinance of covenanting/chapter ii manner of covenanting.htm

The Seven Trumpets.
... is to cause them to apostatize"producing spiritual death, 9:5 ... which, in the Apocalypse,
is symbolized by an ... by France, they beheaded their king, abolished the ...
/.../bliss/a brief commentary on the apocalypse/the seven trumpets.htm

The New Covenant.
... and inadvertence or in national apostasy from the theocratic King. ... well-assured facts
of the life and death of Jesus ... A NEW COVENANT SYMBOLIZED IN THE TABERNACLE ...
/.../chapter viii the new covenant.htm

The Apocalypse.
... Latinus was the name of a king of Latium, but not ... of Alva alone put more Protestants
to death in the ... and falls short of the divine perfection symbolized by the ...
/.../schaff/history of the christian church volume i/section 101 the apocalypse.htm

Index of Subjects.
... 739]5, [740]6; letters of the Divine King, [741]8 ... 1147]436; must be had before death,
[1148]471 ... the Manich??ans, [1207]360, [1208]366; often symbolized by Christ ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/index of subjects.htm

An Essay on the Scriptural Doctrine of Immortality.
... is the practice of a barbarous African king to cut ... departed spirits which, as just
said, is symbolized as being ... of what he judged to be the second {63} death. ...
/.../an essay on the scriptural.htm

The Gods of Egypt
... Amon seems rather to have symbolized the productive soil ... [Illustration: 150.jpg THE
KING AFTER HIS ... The ancients long refused to believe that death was natural ...
/.../chapter ii the gods of egypt.htm

The Temples and the Gods of Chaldaea
... over the Elamites and encourages the Assyrian army to cross a torrent swollen by
rains, while a third sees in a dream the defeat and death of the King of Elam. ...
/.../chapter iithe temples and the.htm

the Legendary History of Egypt
... from a painting in the tomb of a king in the ... the same; the god came forth from death
and re ... or equipment needful to withstand the perils and terrors of the ...
/.../chapter iii -the legendary history of.htm