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    Death

    See also the brochure:

    When Someone Dies

    What the Bible Says About Life and Death

    Is It Wrong to Grieve?

    Dealing With Your Grief

    Comforting Those Who Mourn

    The Dead Will Live Again!

    Help for the Family: When Your Child Asks About Death Awake!, 2/2015

    The Last Enemy, Death, Brought to Nothing The Watchtower, 9/15/2014

    What Hope Is There for the Dead? Good News, lesson 6

    Condition of the Dead

    Where Are the Dead? Bible Teach, chap. 6

    Where Do We Go When We Die? Teach Us, chap. 6

    Mankind’s Fight Against Mortality

    Death Does Not End It All!

    Question 11: What happens when someone dies? New World Translation

    Question 2: What Will Happen When I Die? The Watchtower, 11/1/2012

    Can the Dead Help the Living? The Watchtower, 1/1/2010

    The Bible’s Viewpoint: Should You Be Afraid of the Dead? Awake!, 6/2009

    Do You Fear the Dead? The Watchtower, 1/1/2009

    What Really Happens at Death? The Watchtower, 11/1/2008

    Would You Like to Know the Truth? (§ What Happens to Us When We Die?) Know the Truth

    Is Death Really the End?

    The Bible’s Viewpoint: What Happens at Death? Awake!, 10/2007

    The Bible’s Viewpoint: Can You Help the Dead? Awake!, 10/2006

    The Bible’s Viewpoint: Do Humans Become Angels When They Die? Awake!, 8/2006

    “Death Is Swallowed Up Forever”

    Spirits Have Not Lived and Died on Earth Spirits of the Dead

    What Will Happen if We Die? Teacher, chap. 34

    A Closer Look at Some Myths About Death

    Do You Have an Immortal Spirit?

    What Happens at Death? God’s Friend, lesson 12

    End-of-Life Planning and Making Wills

    Question Box: How can we see that our assets go to Jehovah’s organization at our death? Kingdom Ministry, 6/2012

    Terminal Illness

    See also Physical and Mental HealthCaregiving

    When a Loved One Is Terminally Ill The Watchtower (Public), No. 4 2017

    Hospice Care​—What Is the Goal? Awake!, 7/2011

    Comforting the Terminally Ill The Watchtower, 5/1/2008

    Comfort for Those Who Mourn

    “Weep With Those Who Weep” The Watchtower (Study), 7/2017

    Help for Children Who Grieve Awake!, 7/2012

    Comfort the Bereaved, as Jesus Did The Watchtower, 11/1/2010

    Give Comfort to Those Who Grieve (§ When a Family Member Has Died) The Watchtower, 5/1/2003

    Comfort for Those Who Mourn Awake!, 5/8/2002

    Grief

    What to Expect

    Coping With Grief​—What You Can Do Today

    The Best Help for Those Who Grieve

    Loss of a Loved One Awake!, 7/2014

    Coming to Terms With Death

    Help for Those Who Grieve

    Is It Normal to Grieve the Way I Do? Young People Ask, Volume 1, chap. 16

    Coping With Grief

    Help Your Child Cope With Grief

    A Sure Guide to Happiness The Watchtower, 6/15/2006

    The Bible’s Viewpoint: Is It Wrong to Mourn? Awake!, 7/8/2001

    Should Grief Be Expressed? Awake!, 8/8/2000

    Death of a Mate

    Questions From Readers: Did Jesus mean that those resurrected to earth would not marry? (Luke 20:34-36) The Watchtower, 8/15/2014

    Facing the Loss of Your Mate The Watchtower, 12/15/2013

    Jehovah Listens to the Cry of the Lowly One (§ “A Word at Its Right Time”) The Watchtower, 11/15/2010

    Widows and Widowers​—What Do They Need? How Can You Help? The Watchtower, 5/1/2010

    “Until Death Do Us Part” The Watchtower, 3/1/2010

    Look After Orphans and Widows in Their Tribulation The Watchtower, 6/15/2001

    Helping Widows Through Their Trials

    Death of a Child

    Questions From Readers: Is there any hope of a resurrection for a baby that dies in the womb? The Watchtower, 4/15/2009

    Help From “the God Who Supplies Endurance and Comfort”

    I Lost My Unborn Baby Awake!, 3/22/2002

    Death of a Parent

    When Children Grieve

    Suicide

    Keep Displaying Love​—It Builds Up The Watchtower (Study), 9/2018

    1 Because Things Change

    2 Because There Is Help

    3 Because There Is Hope

    When You Feel Like Giving Up on Life Awake!, 1/2012

    Why Not Just End It All? Young People Ask, Volume 1, chap. 14

    Young People Ask: What if My Sibling Has Committed Suicide? Awake!, 6/2008

    Young People Ask: Why Not Just End It All? Awake!, 5/2008

    Questions From Readers: If someone commits suicide, is it advisable to give the funeral talk? The Watchtower, 6/15/2002

    You Can Find Help

    Soon​—A World Without Despair

    Given a Desire to Live

    A Sure Hope

    Funerals and Burial

    Questions From Readers: Is cremation proper for Christians? The Watchtower, 6/15/2014

    The Bible’s Viewpoint: Should You Object to Cremation? Awake!, 3/2009

    Christian Funerals​—Dignified, Modest, and Pleasing to God The Watchtower, 2/15/2009

    Questions From Readers: If someone commits suicide, is it advisable to give the funeral talk? The Watchtower, 6/15/2002

    Embalming​—Is It for Christians? The Watchtower, 3/15/2002

    Resurrection

    “I Have Hope Toward God”

    The Resurrection​—Made Possible by the Ransom Life and Ministry Meeting Workbook, 3/2016

    Is There Hope for the Dead?

    Hope for the Dead​—How Can You Be Sure?

    Real Hope for Your Loved Ones Who Have Died Bible Teach, chap. 7

    There Will Be a Resurrection! Teach Us, chap. 7

    What Hope for My Ancestors? The Watchtower, 6/1/2014

    Hope for the Dead​—The Resurrection The Watchtower, 1/1/2014

    Draw Close to God: “He Is the God . . . of the Living” The Watchtower, 2/1/2013

    “I Have Believed” Imitate, chap. 20

    Question 12: What hope can we have for the dead? New World Translation

    Imitate Their Faith: “I Have Believed” The Watchtower, 4/1/2011

    Teach Your Children: Why Jesus Did Not Hurry The Watchtower, 8/1/2010

    Draw Close to God: “Lift Up Your Son” The Watchtower, 8/1/2010

    Questions From Readers: Is there any hope of a resurrection for a baby that dies in the womb? The Watchtower, 4/15/2009

    Would You Like to Know the Truth? (§ Is There Any Hope for the Dead?) Know the Truth

    The Resurrection​—Is It Real to You? The Watchtower, 5/15/2007

    “The First Resurrection”​—Now Under Way! The Watchtower, 1/1/2007

    The Only Remedy!

    Questions From Readers: Can we conclude that Solomon will not be resurrected? (1 Ki. 11:3-9) The Watchtower, 7/15/2005

    The Resurrection​—A Glorious Prospect

    The Resurrection​—A Teaching That Affects You

    Who Will Be Resurrected?

    The Resurrection Hope​—What Does It Mean for You?

    We Can Wake Up From Death! Teacher, chap. 35

    Who Will Be Resurrected? Where Will They Live? Teacher, chap. 36

    The Resurrection Hope Has Power