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Revelation chapter 14, verse 13, and I heard a voice from heaven saying, write this,

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.

So, Revelation 1411 is a sobering picture of the eternality of hell.

But then just a couple of verses later, we see the exact opposite for those who trust in Christ.

These words, write this, blessed are the dead who die in the

Lord. What a great picture. I think about people. I love my dad, my close friends who have died, and the pain and the hurt and the sorrow and the

suffering, the missing them, all that goes with that, I trust that you have people in your life. This has been the case.

But to realize that because they were in Christ, my dad was in Christ, my friends, I think about

one funeral I went to not long ago of a close friend, he died in the Lord, in Christ. And this Revelation 1413 says is ultimately a blessing.

Blessed are the dead who died in the Lord. Why is that? How is that possible? Here's how it's possible.

Because of all we've seen in the book of Revelation, Jesus was slain. He died for our sins. So that means he paid the ultimate price for our sins. He

died in our place so that three days later he might rise from the dead in victory over sin and death

so that we don't have to fear even death anymore.

Jesus has conquered death.

And all those who die in the Lord, this is John 1125, he's the resurrection of life.

And he who believes in Jesus will live forever, even though he dies.

We can know that death is entrance into eternal life blessed are the

dead who die in the lord so we just rejoice in this we don't fear death in our lives and we praise god for the

victory and the joy he brings in the midst of a world of sin and death.

So we pray, all glory be to your name, Lord Jesus, as the one who has conquered death.

Death, where is your victory?

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