What does the Bible say about the comfort believers have in death?

The Bible teaches that believers can sorrow in death with hope, as seen in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14. Paul assures the Thessalonian church that despite the separation of the body and soul at death, believers who die in the Lord will be brought back to life at the resurrection of Christ. Death is reframed not as an end, but as 'sleep' for the believer, highlighting the temporary nature of physical death as the body awaits resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:14). The believer’s hope rests on the promise of eternal life through Jesus Christ, reassuring them that their loved ones who have died in faith are with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8).