Facing the Last Enemy: Death and the Christian (Waters)

Author:

Waters, Guy Prentiss

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9781642894349

Publisher:

Ligonier Ministries

Format:

Hardcover

Pages:

157

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When we’re standing at the gravesite, death gives little closure and leaves many questions unanswered. Despite the common claim that “dying is just a natural part of life,“ people seem to avoid this unsettling subject more than ever. Yet the Bible doesn’t shy away from the reality of death. God’s Word has the answers we need to face the grave with confidence in our risen Redeemer.

In this book, Dr. Guy Waters provides the Bible’s answers to essential questions about death, dying, and what comes after this life. Here is balm for the grieving, counsel for caretakers, and guidance to help God’s people rest in Christ’s victory as we come to life’s final battle.

Contents

Acknowledgements

Part One: Defining Death

1. What Is Death? (Part 1)
2. What Is Death? (Part 2)
3. What Happens after Death?
4. Why Did Christ Die?
5. Why Do Christians Die?

Part Two: Encountering Death

How Do I Face the Deaths of Others?
How Do I Help the Dying and Grieving?
How Do I Prepare for Death? (Part 1)
How Do I Prepare for Death? (Part 2)

Part Three: Beyond Death

What Does the Bible Teach about the Resurrection?
What Does the Bible Teach about the Final Judgment?
What Does the Bible Teach about Heaven and Hell?

Notes
Subject Index
Scripture Index
About the Author

Endorsements

“In these pages, Guy Prentiss Waters takes us gently, but securely, by the hand, and leads us through twelve chapters of biblically rich, pastorally reliable, spiritually wise, and deeply sensitive teaching to help us overcome death and the fears that accompany it. Facing the Last Enemy simultaneously answers our questions and reassures us that if we can say with Paul ‘to me to live is Christ’ then we can also be confident that ‘to die is gain.’ It is a classic of its kind and deserves a place in every home.”
—Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson

“In short order, Dr. Waters has provided for us a theologically sound and practical book on the matter that faces us all: our death and what happens afterwards. Written with the eye of a New Testament scholar, but accessible to everyone, Facing the Last Enemy will provide invaluable help to those facing death and their next of kin. I know nothing that meets this important need as well as this book does, and I will be highly recommending it at the church at which I serve. Invaluable.”
—Dr. Derek W.H. Thomas

About the Author

Dr. Guy Prentiss Waters is James M. Baird Jr. Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Miss., and a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America.