Yes, He did. There were two particular times he said it. One was in Mark 5:39 (also recorded in Matthew 9:24 and Luke 8:52):
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
The other is in John 11:11-13:
11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
Saint Paul adopted this metaphor and used it several times in his writings in the New Testament:
1 Corinthians 11:30; 15:51; 1 Thessalonians 4:14; 5:10;
Here is John 11.14: Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. The Christian beliefs about this passage are plainly that it is simple and says what it means - that Jesus had answered his disciples when they asked about Lazarus, that he slept. But when they questioned him further, he told them plainly: Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. You can see how Jesus equates sleep with death; so different to our concepts.
The Death of Sleep was created in 1990-07.
Sleep is Hypnos, the god of sleep. Death is his twin brother, Thanatos, the god of death.
just go to sleep or forget about it
No, sleep is not a form of death. Sleep is a natural and necessary process for the body to rest and rejuvenate, while death is the permanent cessation of life.
As Hamlet is contemplating suicide, he equates sleep with death. But then he imagines what death is like, and worries that if there are dreams or something after, it would be bad: "To die, to sleep - To sleep, perchance to dream - ay, there's the rub, For in this sleep of death what dreams may come..."
the cats dead, being a vet, cats will sleep for 1 day before death, after that the cat is just dead
Some scriptures that are often interpreted to support the concept of "soul sleep" include Ecclesiastes 9:5 ("For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing"), 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 ("Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death"), and John 11:11-14 (Jesus referring to death as sleep). These verses are used to suggest that the soul is unconscious or inactive after death until the resurrection.
Please kindly note will you that Jesus Christ was absolutely sinless, and came to dsie for your sins and mine as well. There was no need for him to come to earth for such purpose as to sleep with a lady who was a known prostitute. the Jewish law clearly said those caught in adultery should be stoned to death.
When Jesus told Jairus not to weep because his daughter was "not dead but sleepeth," he was conveying that her death was not permanent and that he had the power to restore her to life. The term "sleep" symbolizes a temporary state, implying that death is not the end. This statement also reflects Jesus' authority over life and death, offering hope and reassurance to Jairus in his moment of despair. Through this, Jesus emphasizes faith in his ability to perform miracles and bring healing.
Death is often compared to sleep because both involve a state of unconsciousness and rest, but death is permanent and irreversible, while sleep is temporary and reversible.
This sonnet, by John Donne, tells of the 'death of death' This alludes to the redemption of the world by Jesus Christ. Christians believe that spiritual death is a result of sin. As a result of sin, the relationship between God and humans was broken. Christians believe that Jesus Christ acted as the 'sacrificial lamb' that took sin away once and for all, and therefore, as he took away sin, he also took away death. This was confirmed on the third day when the crucified Christ resurrected from the tomb, coming alive again in a glorified eternal body, and conquered death once and for all for all who believe in him. Thus, for the Christian, because of what Jesus did, we know death is not the end. In other words, Jesus killed death once and for all. Therefore, John Donne's line "One short sleep past, we wake eternally,And Death shall be no more ; Death, thou shalt die." refers to Christ's conquering of death by his crucifixion and resurrection. He refers to death as 'one short sleep' and the 'wake eternally' is the resurrection available to us all when we follow Jesus. 'Death shall be no more' means just that - that by jesus' sacrifice, death, the final taboo, has been conquered, and is now dead itself.