Death Has Lost Its Sting, We Are All Resurrected, But To Where.

In finishing, verses 39 and 40, gives us the conclusion of tonight’s passage, … “Then some of the Sadducees answered and said, ‘Teacher, You have spoken well.’ … after that they dared not question Him anymore”. … I wouldn’t either, … because our God is greater than death itself, and God has assured us that we will all be raised from the dead, however, some will be raised to praise and worship the him, … whereas others will raised to go somewhere else.

Hopefully now, you will understand every word now of Paul in Philippians 3:18-21, which we read this evening, … “that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. … They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth. … But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Saviour. … He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control”. … It all makes sense.

In preparing this sermon, I myself have been uncomfortable with some of these passages: … they are difficult to understand; … they can be difficult to accept; … they are not fully comprehensive, meaning that they leave many questions unanswered, … and they really made me think, … however I take comfort in believing that our Lord has brought us this far, despite our faults.

I take comfort in Acts 11:14m “Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved”. This verse provides comfort for a lot of people, did you notice, “all thy house shall be saved”, some translations put it “you and your family will be saved”.

It all matter whether you believe in “Grace after Death”, which I do, but … I also take comfort in knowing that our God is a God of love, … and I take comfort in knowing that our God is a God of Grace and mercy, … and if you read and study the bible, you will see that from the very beginning to the very end, … our God lavishes his grace and mercy throughout, … and I therefore have no reason what-so-ever to believe that his grace will come to an end; … as we say in Psalm 136, verse one, every week, … “O give thanks to the LORD; for he is good: … and his mercy endures for ever”.

Amen.

May God bless us with these gracious words, please join me in a short prayer.

Let us pray.

Father we thank you for Jesus, we thank that he came to this earth as a human being and lived as we do. We thank you that he was allowed to suffer as we do, and that he died the same death as every other human being.

Father, we do not know how, but we thank you that Jesus was raised from the dead, … to be at your right hand in heaven, … and we thank you most of all, that he did this to show us the way, … to show us that death has lost its sting, … and that we have a whole new life to look forward to with you in heaven.