We now live in sure and certain hope of the resurrection of the dead.

Jesus rose from the dead Jesus dealt death a death blow. As horrible as death is, as devastating as it is, death is a conquered foe. In other words, brothers and sisters, we have immense hope. And when this has happened, when at the Last Day Christ has returned in glory and raised all those who believe in Him from their graves, when He has transformed our lowly bodies into the likeness of His glorious body вЂ“ righteous, incorruptible, and immortal вЂ“ then shall come to pass the promise of Scripture, вЂњDeath is swallowed up in victory.вЂќ This corruptible body must pass through the furnace of death and be raised incorruptible this mortal body must pass through the furnace of death and be raised immortal. JesusвЂ™ resurrection is too momentous an event to celebrate only one Sunday вЂ“ for it is JesusвЂ™ resurrection that eliminates for us the fear of death and assures us that the bodies of all those who believe in Him shall likewise be raised from their graves.ДЄnd it is this theme upon which Paul dwells in our text today. We are in Eastertide, the period when the Church has historically continued to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus from the dead. 57But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 54So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: вЂњDeath is swallowed up in victory.вЂќ 55вЂњO Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?вЂќ 56The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. 53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 51Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed- 52in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

Death be not proud