“You will die,” the Bible reminds us over and over again. In fact, it’s on nearly every page. Directly or indirectly, from Genesis to Revelation, Scripture confronts us with our mortality on nearly every page. It will not let us forget that we will die. And you can’t unsee it either. Now that I’ve mentioned it, you’ll notice it every time you read your Bible. Why does Scripture confront us with our inevitable deaths so often? “Teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom” (Ps 90:12).

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