Death-to-life imagery uses killing and making alive, raising, quickening, dry bones living, or awakened sleepers to picture restoration, regeneration, resurrection hope, and new life from God.
Death-to-life imagery uses killing and making alive, raising, quickening, dry bones living, or awakened sleepers to picture restoration, regeneration, resurrection hope, and new life from God.
A death-and-life reversal motif in which killing and making alive, raising, quickening, awakening from dust, dry bones, or newness of life signifies divine sovereignty over death, national restoration, personal salvation, resurrection hope, or inaugurated new creation.
These examples show how Death-to-Life, Raising, Quickening, and Resurrection-Preview Imagery functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
I kill, and I make alive
The LORD declares absolute sovereignty over death and life.
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive
Hannah praises God as the one who brings down and raises up.
I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live
Dry bones living picture national restoration by God's Spirit.
many... shall awake
Awakening from dust pictures resurrection and final destiny.
Damsel, I say unto thee, arise
Jesus raises Jairus' daughter as a preview of life-giving authority.
Young man, I say unto thee, Arise
The widow's son is restored to life by Jesus' command.
the dead shall hear... and they that hear shall live
Jesus speaks of life-giving power reaching the dead.
I am the resurrection, and the life
Jesus interprets Lazarus' raising through his own resurrection identity.
walk in newness of life
Union with Christ turns resurrection into present new-life imagery.
dead in trespasses... quickened us together with Christ
Spiritual salvation is pictured as the dead being made alive.
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