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A Graveside Message for Rebekah (Shrader) Schrepfer<\/strong><\/p>\n

These are a father\u2019s last words for his oldest child, standing near her grave in Palmer, Alaska.<\/p>\n

Rebekah was born on May 4, 1976 in Cincinnati, Ohio, a Bicentennial baby. She passed away from Ovarian cancer, June 14, 2026 at the age of 50. She was the oldest of four siblings, Rebekah the oldest, Michael, Rachel, and Matthew. Rebekah received Christ as her Savior at the age of 5 and lived a life honoring to her Savior for 45 more years. She married Aron Schrepfer on September 24, 2004. They have four children, Matthew, Katie, Nataly, and Sara. Aron is the pastor of Pioneer Peak Baptist Church in Palmer, and Rebekah was his godly wife.<\/p>\n

Paul\u2019s simple statement applies so correctly to Rebekah, \u201cFor me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.\u201d Though we stand in a cemetery with a casket and a body in front of us, and though this body will be resurrected at the great resurrection day, I don\u2019t want to talk much about the body of Rebekah, I want to talk about Rebekah in heaven. That is the hope of eternal life which we have in Christ. When we believe in Him, \u201cwe shall not perish but have everlasting life\u201d (Jn 3:16). She is not far from us. She is still part of our family. David, when his baby died, taught us to say, \u201cshe cannot come to us, but we can go to her.\u201d Paul wrote that the \u201cwhole family in heaven and earth is named\u201d (Eph. 3:15). Part of our family is in heaven.<\/p>\n

We have simple but profound statements in Scripture: \u201cWe sorrow not as others which have no hope\u201d (1 Thes. 4:13). \u201cTo be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord\u201d (2 Cor. 5:8). \u201cTo live is Christ, and to die is gain\u201d (Phil. 1:21). There is so much written in Scripture about what happens when a believer dies, and I want to draw three encouraging thoughts from three Bible characters who tell us these very things: David, Paul, and Jesus.<\/p>\n

Rebekah learned from David: \u201cI am not afraid to die<\/u>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Psalm 23: She learned to be Unafraid of the Valley<\/u>. There is a valley called \u201cthe valley of the shadow of death.\u201d David said, \u201cthough<\/u> I walk through\u201d this valley. It is not a matter of \u201cif\u201d but only of when. But David said, \u201cI will fear no evil for You are with me.\u201d Even the rod and staff comfort us. Why was Rebekah unafraid? Because at the end of the valley, She is now dwelling \u201cin the house of the Lord forever.\u201d I call those kind of statements in the Bible, \u201cRelease statements.\u201d Death releases us to our heavenly home. That\u2019s where Rebekah is–right now.<\/p>\n

In Psalm 90: She learned to be Unafraid of the Flight<\/u>. God told David that we have an average of 70 to 80 years of life (vs. 10), but sometimes longer and sometimes shorter. Rebekah had 50 wonderful God-honoring years. David confessed, \u201cIt is soon cut off, and we fly away\u201d (vs. 10). Some think that is an odd way to put it\u2014we \u201cfly away.\u201d But Enoch walked away when God took him (Gen. 5:24). Elijah rode to heaven in a chariot of fire (2 Kings 2:11). The beggar Lazarus \u201cwas carried by the angels into Abraham\u2019s bosom\u201d (Lk. 16:22). Jesus also, \u201cpassed through the heavens\u201d (Heb. 4:14). Rebekah also joyfully and immediately \u201cflew away\u201d to the Savior\u2019s presence on June 14th<\/sup>, 2026.<\/p>\n

In Psalm 16: she learned to be Unafraid of the Beatific Vision<\/u>. This wonderful Messianic Psalm speaks of the bodily resurrection of Jesus, \u201cNor will you allow your Holy One to see corruption\u201d (vs. 10). Therefore, David said, \u201cYou will show me<\/u> the path of life; in Your presence is fulness of joy; at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore\u201d (vs. 11). Rebekah just walked into the presence of God the Father, and Son, and Holy Spirit. She said with David, \u201cAs for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness\u201d (Psa. 17:15).<\/p>\n

Rebekah and I had lunch some months ago. She said, \u201cDad, I\u2019m not afraid to die.\u201d I said, \u201cHoney, I know you\u2019re not.\u201d Last year she wrote an article titled, \u201cHeavenly Peace.\u201d She wrote, \u201cI am not expected to live much longer. And yet, I will continue to live.\u201d She had that confidence to the day she did die. And yet, she did not die. She traded this earthly scene for a heavenly vision. Our son, Matthew, was at a prayer meeting with our friend Roy Beacham, who prayed that \u201cthe Lord would gently walk her into His arms.\u201d And that is exactly what He did.<\/p>\n

Rebekah learned from Paul: \u201cI am willing to go<\/u>\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Philippians 1: she learned to be willing to depart and be with Christ.<\/u> Rebekah suffered for a year from cancer. However, she said with Paul, \u201cso now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death\u201d (Phil. 1:20), and she kept that promise every day. But Rebekah, like Paul, was \u201chard pressed between the two\u201d because \u201cto remain in the flesh is more needful for you\u201d (vss. 23-24). Rebekah was a pastor\u2019s wife with much ministry to keep; she was a mother who never got to see a daughter walk down the marriage isle, or hold a grandbaby in her lap. But Rebekah had a confident \u201cdesire to depart and be with Christ which is far better\u201d (vs. 23). Truly, to be with Christ is the greatest moment in our existence.<\/p>\n

In 2 Corinthians 5: she learned to be willing to be clothed with her house from heaven<\/u>. \u201cWe know that if our earthly house of this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens\u201d (5:1). We also know that if we are still present in this body, this tent, we are absent from the Lord (vs. 6). We fight and wrestle much to remain here. But Paul said, \u201cWe are confident, yes, willing rather, to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord\u201d (vs. 8). When the fight with cancer neared the end, Rebekah was confident and willing to be present with the Lord.<\/p>\n

In 2 Timothy 4: she learned to be willing to depart on the journey.<\/u> Paul\u2019s last words were, \u201cFor I am already poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand\u201d (2 Tim. 4:6). So with Rebekah. The cancer caused her to be poured out and exhausted. It was time. She was on board the heaven-bound ship and waiting for the moorings to be loosed. \u201cI\u2019ll see you on the other side\u201d she said. \u201cI have fought a good fight; I have finished my course; I have kept the faith\u201d (vs. 7). And she did valiantly (Psa. 60:12; 108:13). There is laid up for her the crown of righteousness. And for all of us who also love His appearing.<\/p>\n

Our friend Bill Jenkin called me (and Aron) quite a few times this last year. He and Terri had lost their son many years ago. As I was asking Bill about when that happened, he turned to Terri and said, Honey, when did Clifford go to heaven?\u201d I thought to myself, that\u2019s all that I\u2019m waiting for, when Rebekah will go to heaven. I can also answer, \u201cRebekah went to heaven June 14th.\u201d She is with \u201cthe church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven\u201d (Heb. 12:23).<\/p>\n

Rebekah learned from the Lord Jesus: \u201cI am wanting to go<\/u>\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

In John 14: she learned she wanted to go to her new dwelling<\/u>. Jesus said, \u201cIf I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there you may be also\u201d (Jn. 14:3). Though He was speaking of the rapture of the whole church, we are received now in spirit to the house He has prepared for us. Philip said, \u201cShow us the way\u201d (vs. 8). Rebekah knew the way. \u201cI am the way, the truth, and the life, no man comes to the Father but by me\u201d (John 14:6). It is because of Rebekah\u2019s faith in Christ that we know and she knew the way to the heavenly home.<\/p>\n

In John 11: she learned she wanted never to die<\/u>. At the graveside of Lazarus, Jesus said, \u201cI am the resurrection and the life, He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?\u201d (vss. 25-26). Death is just the door from here to heaven. Rebekah was very confident of that. We may go through the dying process because that is appointed to the whole human race. But at that point we call death, the spirit separates from the body and is immediately in heaven. Absent from the body and present with the Lord.<\/p>\n

In Revelation 1: she learned she wanted to see Jesus<\/u>. Jesus said, \u201cI am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forever more. Amen. And I have the keys of Hades and of Death\u201d (Rev. 1:18). When someone has the key to the door, you are invited to go in with him. Long ago, Enoch was walking with God out among the starry heavens. It was late in the day and the Lord said, \u201cEnoch, it\u2019s closer to My house than it is to yours, and I have the keys, come on home with me.\u201d And Enoch \u201cwas not for God took him.\u201d Sunday afternoon, God said, \u201cRebekah, it\u2019s closer to my house than it is to yours, and I have the keys, come on home with me.\u201d And Rebekah went home to be with the Lord.<\/p>\n

In that article titled, Heavenly Peace, Rebekah wrote, \u201c10 months ago, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. These months have been a journey through treatments and preparations. I am not expected to live very much longer. And yet, I will continue to live. Oh yes, I have emotional times that overtake me sometimes, but overall, I have a settledness, a calmness, a grounded way of thinking. I\u2019m resting in the truths that I believe by faith.\u201d Here, Rebekah walked by faith, not by sight. Today that faith has become sight.<\/p>\n

So let me ask:<\/p>\n

How many are we now. Are there only 5 in the Schrepfer family? Or are there still 6? How many are there in the Shrader family? Are there only 5, or are there still 6? Soon others will go. Will we still be a family? Remember, Paul said, \u201cFor this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named\u201d (Eph. 3:14-15).<\/p>\n

Paul was confident, willing rather, to be absent from the body and present with the Lord (2 Cor. 5:6). Rebekah is absent, but not missing. She\u2019s not in a tent, but in a house. She\u2019s not unclothed, but clothed. She\u2019s not corruptible, but incorruptible. Not mortal, but immortal. She\u2019s with that part of the family, \u201cthe church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven\u201d (Heb. 12:23).<\/p>\n

We Are Seven<\/u> (\u201cThe little cottage girl\u201d) <\/strong>(William Wordsworth, 1770-1850)<\/p>\n

I met a little cottage Girl:
\nShe was eight years old, she said:
\nHer hair was thick with many a curl
\nThat clustered round her head . . .<\/p>\n

\u201cSisters and brothers, little Maid
\nHow many may you be?\u201d
\n\u201cHow many? Seven in all,\u201d she said
\nAnd wondering looked at me.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd where are they? I pray you tell.\u201d
\nShe answered, \u201cSeven are we,
\nAnd two of us at Conway dwell
\nAnd two are gone to sea,<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo of us in the church yard lie,
\nMy sister and my brother,
\nAnd in the churchyard cottage, I
\nDwell near them with my mother\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou run about, little Maid,
\nYour limbs they are alive;
\nIf two are in the church yard laid,
\nThen you are only five.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHow many are you then,\u201d said I,
\n\u201cIf they two are in Heaven?\u201d
\nQuick was the little Maid\u2019s reply,
\n\u201cO Master, we are seven.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut they are dead; those two are dead!
\nTheir spirits are in heaven!\u201d
\n\u2018Twas throwing words away; for still
\nThe little Maid would have her will,
\nAnd said, \u201cNay, we are seven.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yes, we know: God said to Adam, \u201cIn the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for dust you are, and to dust you shall return\u201d (Gen. 3:19). Solomon said, \u201cThen the dust will return to the earth as it was, but the spirit shall return unto God who gave it\u201d (Ecc. 12:7). And Paul reminded us, \u201cAs we have born the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man\u201d (1 Cor 15:49).<\/p>\n

John wrote, \u201cBeloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been reveled what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure\u201d (1 Jn. 3:2-3).<\/p>\n

If we know Jesus Christ as our Savior, we will also see the Lord, and we will see Rebekah, and we will see the whole family who are in heaven. Praise God for His unspeakable gift.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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