Q445
What is the Lord’s second precept of blessedness?
The Lord teaches hope and victory over death, promising that those who mourn shall be comforted, as the Prophet Isaiah announced: “He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces” (Isa 25:8).
This the Lord has already accomplished, destroying “the last enemy” (1Co 15:26; see Q360); and the glorious vision is even now becoming reality: “Behold, the dwelling of God is with men… he will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain any more, for the former things have passed away” (Rev 21:3–4; see Q360, Q537).
