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Victory over Death
He was laid in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, which we are told had been hewn out of
the rock. A great stone was rolled against the sepulcher sealing it. But how grateful we
are that this was not the end, it was in reality just the beginning. Because of his
faithfulness, Jesus was resurrected by God and raised as a spirit being to glory, honor and
immortality.
When Mary came on the morning of the third day and found an empty tomb, an angel
told her, “He is risen.” Her heart leaped for joy at these words, and so we too rejoice
because through his resurrection, we ha ve an assurance that we too shall live again! Not
only us, but also everyone who has ever lived!
There will be the heavenly reward for those who are now willing to be faithful followers
of Jesus, and there will be bountiful blessings awaiting the willing and obedient in the
earthly phase of that kingdom.
Listen to the prophet Isaiah describe what that kingdom will be like, and see if fulfills the
desire of all nations and the desire of all our hearts for life, health, peace and happiness:
“The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall
rejoice, and blossom as the rose…Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears
of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as a deer, and the tongue of
the dumb sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water. And
an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called the way of holiness; the
unclean shall not pass over it, but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools,
shall not err therein. No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon,
it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: And the ransomed of the
Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads; they
shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.”
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“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death,
neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things
are passed away.” (Revelation 21:4)