for they cannotevendieanymore,becausethey are like angels,and are sonsof God,beingsonsof the resurrection.
He will swallowup deathfor alltime,And the LordGODwill wipetearsawayfrom allfaces,And He will removethe reproachof His peoplefrom allthe earth;For the LORDhas spoken.
Shall I ransomthem from the powerof Sheol?Shall I redeemthem from death?O Death,whereare your thorns?O Sheol,whereis your sting?Compassionwill be hiddenfrom My sight.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'Ifyou will walkin My waysand ifyou will performMy service,then you will alsogovernMy houseand alsohavechargeof My courts,and I will grantyou freeaccessamongthesewho are standing[here].
"For in the resurrectionthey neithermarrynorare given in marriage,but are likeangelsin heaven.
"For whenthey risefrom the dead,they neithermarrynorare given in marriage,but are likeangelsin heaven.
The SpiritHimselftestifieswith our spiritthat we are childrenof God,
The lastenemythat will be abolishedis death.
Soalsois the resurrectionof the dead.It is sowna perishable[body], it is raisedan imperishable[body];
Justas we have bornethe imageof the earthy,we will alsobearthe imageof the heavenly.
whowill transformthe bodyof our humble stateinto conformitywith the bodyof His glory,by the exertionof the power that He hasevento subjectall thingsto Himself.
Blessedand holyis the one who hasa partin the firstresurrection;overthesethe seconddeathhasnopower,but they will be priestsof Godand of Christand will reignwith Him for a thousandyears.
and He will wipe awayeverytearfrom their eyes;and there will nolongerbe [any] death;there will nolongerbe [any] mourning,orcrying,orpain;the first thingshave passed away."
But he saidto me, "Do not dothat. I ama fellow servantof yoursand of your brethrenthe prophetsand of thosewho heedthe wordsof thisbook.WorshipGod."
