2nd Kings 20:15 And he said, what have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All the things that are in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
2nd Kings 20:16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lord. 17 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord. 21 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.
In the case of Paul, prayer was offered three times, petitioning The Lord to remove a thorn in the flesh, some sort of physical issue that was bothering Paul, but it was not in the apostle’s best eternal interest, for him to be healed. This is something the Christian should be reconciled to, for if The Lord does not heal or restore, it does not mean that your prayers were not answered. It means that God did what was best in the particular given situation.
This leads us to another very important point in the narrative for the passing of a Christian is not the end of the story. Like all who have believed in God, from Adam down to the last saint, those who have had a relationship with Christ will be raised again. This is one of the reasons why Jesus says blessed are they that mourn, for those who grieve in Christ have the assurance that one day soon death will give way to eternal life, and mourning and sadness would be things of the past.
John 11:23 Jesus saith unto her, your brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!