VICTORY OVER DEATH Then, “when this corruption shall have put on incorruption, and when this mortal shall have put on immortality,” shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory.” (1 Cor 15:54) Was death a good thing? No! Whose victory is this? The victory of our Lord, the victory of our Heavenly Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ. When will death be swallowed up? After he shall-have accomplished his mission. And how…
HOW ARE THE DEAD RAISED? The apostle then discusses the matter of the body (1 Cor 15:35-38), and says, “But someone will say, “How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come?” He IS NOT speaking of how are bodies raised up, but “How are the dead raised up.” He is speaking of the soul, the being, NOT speaking of the body; what kind of body will they (the soul or being) have when they are…
The following remarks were made by the Pastor in response to a live debate he was having with the Rev. Dr. E. L. Eaton, a local Methodist minister. “The Scriptures teach that all mankind when they die are dead. It seems a strange proposition to have to make to an intelligent audience, that when a man dies he is dead; but, nevertheless, it is necessary to show this, because the majority of people, under the dominion of tradition from the…