Fear of death is surrounding everybody all around in the world. Nobody
knows, when & where it may meet, in home, in town, in street, on the way
etc. Am I right? If I am right, then listen to me. I am going to tell you that
you can get rid of it. You can get rid of its fear. It may be a great fear for
every human. Of course it may be a great fear for you; Do you afraid of death?
I say don’t: I tell you actually what it is!
In fact death is just a change in life, a wonderful change; a change
from life to life.
Isn’t it seems a mystery? Come on, we will
try to understand this mystery. It is not too difficult to understand this
philosophy. Yes, if we try, it is not too hard to understand this truth.
Let us take an example in its
likeness. Two persons, a boy and a girl are going to get married. Until the act
of marriage is performed, they are independent to live their life, without any
interference, they have no right over each other.
Then marriage is arranged, and
the day fixed for marriage comes. People gather in marriage ceremony to be
evident. Then a moment comes, when the marriage ceremony is performed. May it
be a garland system, or ring ceremony or any other kind of ceremony may be. Let
us consider ring ceremony in our conversation. The moment comes when bride and
bridegroom change their rings especially brought for marriage purpose. As soon
as they wear the ring of each other, there happens a something great; a great
change takes place. Before this exchange of rings, they had separate rights.
Before this they had no right over each other. But just in a few moments,
(after this change of ring ceremony,) they have got right on each other. Now,
bride have got right to say, “She is my wife; she is only mine: and bridegroom
have got right to say, “He is my husband; he is only mine.
Moreover, before this ceremony, girl had every right in her father’s
house; but now everything is changed; but now she has got right on everything
of her husband.
3rd thing, when a girl gets married, she gets everything new. She never
takes old things with her. In this new (married) life, she enters with
everything new. She leaves every old thing with old house.
Yes, same happens with us when the ceremony of death is performed. As
soon as dying person close his eyes, his eyes are opened in the presence of
Lord God, our creator. His rights are changed from this earth, and he gets
rights in this new place, in Lord God’s presence i.e. known as heaven,
paradise.
He does not take old things of earth with him. He gets new thing there. Even
he gets a new body as narrated in 1st Corinthian 15:35, 38- 40, 42, 44,
46- 51 and 53. 40, 44 there are celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies also,
but the glory of celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
Body is sown a natural body and raised a spiritual. There is a natural body and
there is also a spiritual body.
Hebrew 11:13-16 says these all died in faith, not having received
promises; but were assured of this, they saw that they were stranger and
pilgrims on the earth. People saying this show that they are looking for a
country of their own, heavenly one that Lord God has prepared for them. And Philippians 3:20 very obviously
tells that our citizenship is in heaven.
King David tells in Psalm 119:19, “I am a stranger in the earth”.
Hebrew 9:27 Hebrew 9:27 of course
it true that it is appointed for men to die once; but learn this that resurrection of dead is there; body is sown in corruption and
it is raised in incorruption.
If we read John 15:19 it tells that you do not belong to this
world, you belong to some other world;
and in this continuation 2nd
Corinthian 5:1 explains, “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent
is destroyed, we will have a building from
God, a house not made with hands, eternal in heaven. Jesus has told about this house, John
14:2-3 “In my father’s house there are many mansions; if it were not, I
would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a
place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself; that where I am,
there you may be also”.
If we read the story of the
death of the child of King David, we see that and Lord struck the child that
Uriah’s wife bore to David and it became ill’
David therefore pleaded with God for the
child and David fasted and went in and lay on the ground all the night. So the
elders of his house arose and went to him to rise him up from the ground. But
he would not, nor did he eat food with them. Then on the seventh day it came to
pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him
that the child was dead. For they said, “Indeed, while the child was alive, we
spoke to him, and he would not heard our voice. How can we tell him that child
is dead? He may do some harm”. When David saw that his servants were
whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to
his servants, “Is the child dead”? And they said, “He is dead”. So David arose
from the ground, washed and anointed, and he went into the house of Lord and
worshipped. Then he went to his own house, and when he requested, they set food
before him, and he ate. Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you
have done? You fasted and wept for the
child, while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate
food”. And he said, “While the child was
alive, I fasted & wept, for I said, who can tell whether the Lord will be
gracious to me, that the child may live”? But now he is dead, why should I
fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to
me (2nd Samuel 12:15-23).
So now knowing all the truth
about the facts of life (and death) if we have hope in Christ in this life
only, we are most pitiable of all men (1st Corinthian 15:19).
Mind it, who is in Jesus, who
listen to the word of Jesus, who follows the way of Jesus, there is no command of death on him, but he has passed from death into
life (John 5:24 ,8:51 &1John 3:14).
In which life? Come on brothers & sisters and see about it in the
book of Revelations chapter 21: 1-6, here it is described, “Now I saw a
new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and a earth had passed away.
Also there was no sea. Then, I John saw the Holy city, New Jerusalem coming
down out of heaven from GOD, prepared as a bride adorned for his husband. And I
heard a loud voice from heaven saying,” Behold the tabernacle of GOD is with
men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, God Himself
will be with them, and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from
their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall
be no more pain for the former things have passed away". Then He who sat
on the throne said," Behold, I make all things new". And He said to
me," Write, for these words are true and faithful. I AM Alpha and
Omega".
So dear in Christ, do not fear
of death. But Just Leave the life of lust and start walking with Jesus
according to Holy Scripture, a Holy life away from all Lust & evils from
today, and join an everlasting life (with no death). He is truly faithful in
fulfilling His promises and He promises, "I will bless you from this day"(Haggai
2:19). ---Amen.
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