Does death come in threes?

I have always heard that 'Death comes in Threes'.

The power of three is very evident all through the Bible and life.

I just lost my MIL (loved her much) but I was wondering?

What do you all think. 'Does Death come in 3s?

No, it's just an old wives' tale.

Dear magichalo1,
No, there is an old adage that says bad things happen in 3s. This came from the first world war. When the men would light their cigarettes they knew not to use 3 on a match because the enemy could pin point them and shoot them from the light of the match being lit so long.
Sue...good luck

well I tell you what I have a huge family and yes its true when people died in my family they always die in three. so that is trur

I was wondering also b/c recently my because and my uncle had passed away and thet passed away it happened 2 months and 21 days apart from each other.

I'm sorry who all passed away?

My nephew is having a serious surgery Monday and he is the one that stay with my MIL all the time. I am really worried about him.

Ok, I'll give this a shot. You said in your question about 3's that,'The power of three is very evident all through the Bible...' Did you know that over 365 times in the Bible God has told us to fear not. That is what you have been feeling. Don't allow it in. Your nephew going in for surgery was no doubt tough and I lift him up in prayer. If I may offer some Christly word to you. Faith is knowing God and that he will cover you (Psalms 91). Fear on the other hand is a form of worship of the devil. Please don't go there my friend. I hope that is helpful.

its not just bad things or deaths that happen in three ...the saying is actually ... Things always happen in threes... becuase three is a spiritual number

For Sue90: According to Wikipedia: Three on a Match is a supposed superstition among soldiers during the First World War. The superstition goes that if three soldiers lit their cigarettes from the same match, one of the three would be killed. Since then it has been considered bad luck for three people to share a light from the same match. The idea was that when the first soldier lit his cigarette the enemy would see the light, when the second soldier lit his cigarette the enemy would take aim, and when the third soldier lit his cigarette the enemy would fire. There was in fact no such superstition during the First World War. The superstition was invented about a decade later by the Swedish match tycoon Ivar Kreuger in an attempt to get people to use more match.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_on_a_Match_(superstition)