Thus, death is a collector and Hades is a keeper. Whatever the dustpan collects is put into the trash can. Death resembles a dustpan used to collect dust from the floor, and Hades resembles a trash can. This is why in Revelation 1:18 the Lord says, "I have the keys of death and of Hades." Because man fell into sin, death came in and is now working on earth to gather up all of mankind. In His resurrection, the Lord Jesus also took away the authority of death and Hades. What a testimony of His victory over death! ![]() I could stay here for another day if I wanted to, but now it is time to leave." He was not fearful of death, running away from the tomb rather, He peacefully took the time to fold His burial clothes and put them in good order (John 20:7). Now is the time for Me to walk out of your domain. He might have said, "Death, I have finished my mission you can do nothing with Me, and I am not afraid of you. So on the third day the Lord Jesus simply walked out of death. He took a good look at death and found it to be powerless to hold Him. The Lord Jesus was in the domain of death for three days. He delivered Himself to death, but death had no way to hold Him (Acts 2:24). Since He is such an ever-living One, death is not able to keep Him. He is both God and resurrection (John 1:1 11:25), possessing the indestructible life (Heb. He is the only One who has gone into death and come out living, never to return to death. If you read with an open mind and an open heart, you will come to the inevitable conclusion that what Jesus said is true, that he is the truth, and that his word can be eternally trusted.Next to God, death is the most powerful thing in the universe. I will tell you what I believe will happen. Read the story for yourself and come to your own conclusions. Let’s suppose you don’t want to take my word for it. Until this issue is settled, there is no point in talking about anything else. He is full of surprises, but they are all the surprises of perfection.”Įvery person has to deal with this fundamental issue about Jesus–Can I trust him? Some people will answer yes, others will say no. No action of his has shocked our moral sense. ![]() “No one has yet discovered the word Jesus ought to have said, none suggested the better word he might have said. Jesus Christ is the supreme truth-teller, and those who want to find the truth must listen to him. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me” (John 18:37). 1 Timothy 6:13 speaks of “Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate, made the good confession.” What did he say when he stood before Pilate? “I came into the world to testify to the truth. His words are absolutely true and authoritative. ![]() When he speaks, he speaks only the truth. John means that Jesus Christ can be relied upon to tell the truth. ![]() A faithful witness is one whose testimony is reliable every time. This verse calls Jesus “the faithful witness.” A witness tells what he has seen or heard. What they want to know is very simple: "Can I trust him?” In a world of religious charlatans, this is where we must begin. The men and women of this generation have heard the name of Jesus many times. “Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness” (Revelation 1:5).
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