![]() Praise the Lord! Death could not hold Christ neither can it hold those who are in Him. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" (1 Cor. Praise Him, He is Victor!" After such a prayer, you will proclaim as the Apostle Paul did: "Death has been swallowed up in victory. All you need to do is to boldly declare, "Christ is resurrected! He has overcome death and Hades. When you feel depressed and weak, do not pray that the Lord would make you strong. Your situation can never be worse than what the Lord Jesus went through. ![]() He actually went into death and Hades, and came out triumphantly. Sometimes you may feel as though you were dead and buried. His resurrection is a demonstration of that victory.Īre you impressed by Christ’s resurrection? He has overcome the strongest enemy-death. Christ defeated them by His death and left them in the grave. But Satan and the world did not fare so well. After finishing such a great task on the cross, Christ came out of death and Hades triumphantly. ![]() The Lord took care not only of Satan, but also of Satan’s system, the world. Hebrews 2:14 says that "through death He might destroy him who has the might of death, that is, the Devil." Also, when the Lord spoke to His disciples of His coming crucifixion, He said, "Now is the judgment of this world now shall the ruler of this world be cast out" (John 12:31). In His crucifixion Christ dealt with Satan. Over Satan and the WorldĬhrist’s resurrection is also a testimony of His victory over Satan and the world. Hallelujah! Christ has the keys of death and Hades. Praise the Lord, death is subject to Him and Hades is under His control. Death and Hades tried their best, but they could not keep Christ in their domain. 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. Next to God, death is the most powerful thing in the universe.
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