knocking on heaven's door

Dying; approaching or very close to death (i.e., about to be admitted into the afterlife). My grandfather fought a good fight against his cancer, but I'm afraid he's knocking on heaven's door now.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kalliope	-	Greek Mythology
Rembrandt	REM-brahnt	Dutch
Lizbeth	['lizəθ]
RagnbjÖRg	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Nikora	-	Maori
Teodoro	te-o-DO-ro (Italian), te-o-DHO-ro (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese