Preparation For Death
2 Timothy 4:6
Death is the time of
harvesting in the
1. DEATH IS NECESSARY FOR
OUR COMPLETE AND ETERNAL HAPPINESS. We
must die to be free from the body of sin and sorrow (Rom.
2. SIN, THE STING OF DEATH,
HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY BY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
(I Cor.
3. DEATH WILL BRING US INTO
THE FULL BLESSEDNESS OF HEAVEN'S GLORY
(I Cor.
4. DEATH, FOR THE BELIEVER,
ONLY COMES ONCE AND IS SOON OVER
(Heb.9:27; Rev. 20:6). These bodies must go to the grave. That is the
result of sin. But beyond the grave death cannot follow us. That is the gift of
grace.
5. WE HAVE THE BLESSED AND
SURE PROMISE OF THE RESURRECTION (Job
19:26-27; I Cor.15:42,43,51-58). This vile body must go to the grave to be
raised a glorious body. This corruptible body must be sown in the earth to be
raised incorruptible. This mortal body, though it dies, shall be raised
immortal. This body of flesh must perish, but it shall be raised a spiritual
body.
Death is an enemy to nature, contrary to
all natural instinct. But it is an enemy that shall be destroyed. And when it
is destroyed our redemption, salvation, and victory in Christ will be complete.
Don Fortner