Dust

when the dust that composes the mortal tabernacle “returns to the earth whence it came”; then, it is revealed, the indwelling “Spirit shall return to God who gave it.” “Dust we are and to dust shall we return” 1:4.3 68:6.1

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Body returns to earth 1:4.3 — Gn 2:7; Gn 3:19; Ec 3:20-21; Sir 33:10.
• Spirit returns to God 1:4.3 — Ec 3:21; Ec 12:7.
• Dust you are, to dust return 68:6.1 — Gn 2:7; Gn 3:19; Ec 3:20; Ec 12:7.