THE CONQUEROR OF DEATH (3 OF 3)
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
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The Conqueror of Death (3 of 3)
Series: Christ the Conqueror
Jonathan McLeod
1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-58
The last enemy to be destroyed is death (v. 26).
TAUNTING DEATH
[Begin with the story of my younger brother who, in a fit of anger, threw a baseball as hard as he could at my friend. My friend, only a few feet away, calmly caught the ball with is glove. Then we laughed and taunted my brother.]
Death did all it could to keep Jesus in the tomb, but it failed. Death lost the battle. The tomb was empty. Jesus had risen. And the apostle Paul taunts death, saying, ''O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?'' (v. 55). Jesus is the conqueror of death.
[Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-58.]
THE DESTRUCTION OF DEATH
The consequence of humanity's first sin was death. God had warned Adam and Eve that if they ate the forbidden fruit, they would ''surely die'' (Gen. 2:17). Their physical death, unless God intervened, would bring eternal separation from God.
Since that first sin, ''death reigned'' (Rom. 5:14, 17) over the human race. But when Jesus came into this world, he came to put death's reign to an end. Death could not destroy Jesus. Only one person ever died and then was raised to life, never to die again. And one day he will return to destroy death forever. ''The last enemy to be destroyed is death'' (v. 26). Christ's victory is our victory: ''Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ'' (v. 57).
When a believer dies, his or her spirit goes to heaven. To be ''away from the body'' is to be ''at home with the Lord'' (2 Cor. 5:8). Then when Jesus returns-if we don't live until that day-our bodies will be raised. ''The dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed'' (v. 52). Our new bodies will never die. ''Death shall be no more'' (Rev. 21:4).
But why do we need new bodies? Couldn't we exist in eternity as spirits? If there is no future resurrection, then God will not have a ...
Series: Christ the Conqueror
Jonathan McLeod
1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-58
The last enemy to be destroyed is death (v. 26).
TAUNTING DEATH
[Begin with the story of my younger brother who, in a fit of anger, threw a baseball as hard as he could at my friend. My friend, only a few feet away, calmly caught the ball with is glove. Then we laughed and taunted my brother.]
Death did all it could to keep Jesus in the tomb, but it failed. Death lost the battle. The tomb was empty. Jesus had risen. And the apostle Paul taunts death, saying, ''O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?'' (v. 55). Jesus is the conqueror of death.
[Read 1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-58.]
THE DESTRUCTION OF DEATH
The consequence of humanity's first sin was death. God had warned Adam and Eve that if they ate the forbidden fruit, they would ''surely die'' (Gen. 2:17). Their physical death, unless God intervened, would bring eternal separation from God.
Since that first sin, ''death reigned'' (Rom. 5:14, 17) over the human race. But when Jesus came into this world, he came to put death's reign to an end. Death could not destroy Jesus. Only one person ever died and then was raised to life, never to die again. And one day he will return to destroy death forever. ''The last enemy to be destroyed is death'' (v. 26). Christ's victory is our victory: ''Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ'' (v. 57).
When a believer dies, his or her spirit goes to heaven. To be ''away from the body'' is to be ''at home with the Lord'' (2 Cor. 5:8). Then when Jesus returns-if we don't live until that day-our bodies will be raised. ''The dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed'' (v. 52). Our new bodies will never die. ''Death shall be no more'' (Rev. 21:4).
But why do we need new bodies? Couldn't we exist in eternity as spirits? If there is no future resurrection, then God will not have a ...
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