the Lord sends for you

the Lord sends for you
   you are dead
   A Christian use, in expectation of joining Jesus in heaven:
    A woman like me doesn't part with pearls and diamonds until the good Lord sends for her. (Sharpe, 1977)
   If the Lord has you, you are dead.

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