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April 21
Monday


VICTORY
OVER DEATH!

READ:
John 5:24-30
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The hour is coming in
which all who are in
the graves will hear His
voice and come forth.
__John 5:24-30
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An ancient painting I saw recently made a deep impression on me. Its title, Anastasis, means "resurrection," and it depicts the triumph of Christ's victory over death in a stunning way. The Lord Jesus, newly emerged from the tomb, is pulling Adam and Eve out of their coffins to eternal life. What is so amazing about this artwork is the way it shows how spiritual and physical death, the result of the fall, were dramatically reversed by the risen Christ.

Prior to His death on the cross, the Lord Jesus predicted a future day when He will call believers into a new and glorified existence: "The hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth" (John 5:28-29).

Because of Christ's victory over death, the grave is not final. We naturally will feel sorrow and grief when those we love die and we are separated from them in this life. But the believer does not grieve as one who has no hope (1 Thess. 4:13). The witness of Jesus' resurrection is that all Christians will one day be taken from their graves to be clothed with glorified resurrection bodies (1 Cor. 15:42-44). And so "we shall always be with the Lord" (1 Thess. 4:17). __Dennis Fisher

``````````````````Dear Lord, thank You for sacrificing Your life for our```````````````````
````````````````sins so that we might live. We're thankful that because``````````````````
``````````````````You died and rose again, we can have assurance that``````````````````
``````````````````one day we'll be with You in a place of no more death.`````````````````
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Because Christ is alive, we too shall live.

**************************Today's Bible Reading __ John 5:24-30**************************

24 Most assuredly, I say to
you, he who hears My word
and believes in Him who
sent Me has everlasting life,
and shall not come into
judgment, but has passed
from death into life. 25 Most
assuredly, I say to you, the
hour is coming, and now is,
when the dead will hear the
voice of the Son of God;
and those who hear will
live. 26 For as the Father has
life in Himself, so He has
granted the Son to have life
in Himself, 27 and has given
Him authority to execute
judgment also, because He
is the Son of Man.

28 Do not marvel at this;
for the hour is coming in
which all who are in the
graves will hear His voice

29 and come forth__those
who have done good, to the
resurrection of life, and
those who have done evil.
to the resurrection of
condemnation. 30 I can of
Myself do nothing. As I
hear, I judge; and My
judgment is righteous,
because I do not seek My
own will but the will of the
Father who sent Me.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
In our passage today, John portrays Jesus as both life_giver and judge
(5:24). As life-giver, Jesus gives us eternal life. As judge, Jesus will
not condemn us (Rom. 8:1). God has given Jesus authority to be
life-giver and judge "because He is the son of Man" (John 5:27). The
title "the Son of Man" is a Messianic title (Dan. 7:13-14) that speaks
of Jesus' deity and humanity. Jesus used the title synonymously with
"the Son of God" (Matt.26:63-64).