Why Many Die Before Their Time?

Though it is appointed unto man once to die and after death face judgment; it is not in the plan of God that any man should die before their time. You must be full of days and years before you leave.

In Psalm 91:17, the Bible promises that God will satisfy us with long life and show us His salvation. You must be full of days; God will satisfy us with long life and show us His salvation.

Psalm 90:12¹ teaches that the least to expect is 70 years. This is the minimum number of years that each of us must expect. That is the biblical life expectancy. You shall and should be a minimum of “threescores and ten” years. Our fathers and forerunners died full of days. We can understand what it means by finding out when these men “were gathered to their fathers.”

“You shall not die; you shall live to declare the works of the Lord” (Psalm 118:17²). We shall be full of years! None shall and should die before their time!

What are our full days?

• Job 42:17³ reveals that Job was “full of days” when he died.
• Genesis 25:8⁴ teaches that Abraham “died full of days and years”.
• Genesis 35:29⁵; Isaac was “full of days” when he died.
• 1 Chronicle 29:28 teaches that David “died full of days, having served his generation.”

Why do many die before their time?

Many die before their time because of the arrows of death;

• The sword of Agag: Abortion, cold blood murder, robbery attacks, and wars. (See 1 Samuel 15:33⁶)
• Household wickedness: Wives poisoning husbands, homicides, and violence. Cain killed Abel; Absalom killed Ammon.
• Spiritual cause: Many have been killed through witchcraft and spiritual manipulation. (See 1 King 22:19-33)
• Curses: The household of Eli was under a curse of premature death, (See 1 Samuel 2:33⁷)
• Sickness and pestilence: Covid-19
• Overly wickedness: (See Ecclesiastes 7:16-17⁸). Onan and his brother died before their time because of wickedness.

These are common arrows of death that are fired against us daily. As we lift up prayer, we silence these arrows of death and liberate you to enjoy long life.

Stay blessed

Referenced Scriptures

1. Psalm 90:12 (KJV): So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. ↩︎
2. Psalm 118:17 (KJV): I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. ↩︎
3. Job 42:17 (KJV): So Job died, being old and full of days. ↩︎
4. Genesis 25:8 (KJV): Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people. ↩︎
5. Genesis 35:29 (KJV): And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. ↩︎
6. 1 Samuel 15:33 (KJV): And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal. ↩︎
7. 1 Samuel 2:33 (KJV): And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. ↩︎
8. Ecclesiastes 7:16-17 (KJV): Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself? Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time? ↩︎