15/07/2025
“Is there an escape? Is there a freedom? Is death the final disaster? Has anyone conquered death? Is there any way to go into death and come out the other side? Is there any possibility of beating it?...Has anyone ever shown power over death? And if they have, have they made it possible for me to have victory?
The answer to that question lies in the resurrection of Jesus Christ...You see, somebody did have power over death. In Revelation 1:18, Jesus Christ said this. Listen and don't ever forget it. He said, "I am He that was dead and am alive forever more." Somebody has beaten death. Somebody has gone into the grave and out the other side. And that brings me to my second question. Has He made a way for me to do it? And the answer is yes. Jesus said in John 14:19, "Because I live...what?...ye shall live also." That answers my question. Somebody beat death, and that somebody made it possible for me to beat it, and to escape into an eternal, glorious life with Him.
Jesus Christ turned death, the ultimate tragedy, into the ultimate triumph. And for anyone who knows and loves Jesus Christ and accepts His death and resurrection, for themselves, that same triumph belongs to them. I fear no death. Death, for me, will be an escape into the presence of Jesus Christ, the greatest possible joy I could imagine in the universe...because Christ made the way. He was the first fruits, and I'm following, and so are all those who love Him…”
— John MacArthur
Pastor of Grace Community Church
& Chancellor of The Master's University
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