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
Telesphorus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Martynas	-	Lithuanian
Decimus	DE-ki-muws	Ancient Roman
Sauli	SOW-lee	Finnish
Yitzhak	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Miraj	-	Arabic