and the last enemy he destroys will be death.
The LORD All-Powerful will destroy the power of death and wipe away all tears. No longer will his people be insulted everywhere. The LORD has spoken!
Should I, the LORD, rescue you from death and the grave? No! I call death and the grave to strike you like a plague. I refuse to show mercy.
or die. They will be like the angels and will be God's children, because they have been raised to life.
Where is its victory? Where is its sting?”
Now Christ Jesus has come to show us the kindness of God. Christ our Saviour defeated death and brought us the good news. It shines like a light and offers life that never ends.
We are people of flesh and blood. That is why Jesus became one of us. He died to destroy the devil, who had power over death.
The sea gave up the dead people who were in it, and death and its kingdom also gave up their dead. Then everyone was judged by what they had done.
Afterwards, death and its kingdom were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone for ever.