Has fallen asleep in the Lord
A few minutes later, Prince Nikita Trubetskoy, the president of the Senate, opened the double doors of the bedroom and announced to the waiting crowd, “Her Imperial Majesty, Elizabeth Petrovna, has fallen asleep in the Lord. God preserve our gracious sovereign, the Emperor Peter III.”
Could anyone explain the literal meaning of 'in the Lord'? I understand the phrase means she died, and the Lord refers to the God.
She has fallen sleep in the Lord's arms? Thanks!
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Hi, "To fall asleep in the Lord" is a literal translation from Russian. I believe that Americans and English say "to depart to ***" and that would be a more proper translation. Hope this answer clears it up for you.
- Hi, "To fall asleep in the Lord" is a literal translation from Russian.
- I believe that Americans and English say "to depart to ***" and that would be a more proper translation.
- Hope this answer clears it up for you.
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Hi,
"To fall asleep in the Lord" is a literal translation from Russian. I believe that Americans and English say "to depart to ***" and that would be a more proper translation. Hope this answer clears it up for you.
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The phrase "in the Lord" is taken from the New Testament, from the Revelation of St. John, chapter 14, verse 13.
The whole sentence is: "Blessed are the dead, those dying in the Lord from now on."
"In the Lord" means that the person has lived according to ***'s will, to the extent this is possible for a human. Therefore his death is blessed, as he will experience eternal
0iclearwaterCould anyone explain the literal meaning of 'in the Lord'? I understand the phrase means she died, and the Lord refers to the ***.
"in the Lord" means that she died as a follower of the Christian faith, not, for example, as a follower of atheism, paganism or animism.
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