Ever thought about the resurrection?
Needless to say since I've written fiction, I have an exercised imagination.
Today, after a visit to the cemetery with my brother to see his wife's headstone, I got to thinking about what a commotion will happen when the trump of God sounds, calling the living and the dead who have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus Christ to new life. But at the resurrection, what about those who were cremated?
Here's one section of scripture that talks about the resurrection:
"Behold, I tell you a mystery: We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed--in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will suond, and the dead will be reaised incorruptiblle, and we shall be changed.
"For this corruption must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory" (1 Corinthians 15:50-54).
The saying is prophesided in Isaiah 25:8: He will swallow up death forever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces."
The Book of Revelation also talks about prophecy and end times, and here's an interesting portion: "And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God; and the books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of LIfe. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delievered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works.
"Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire" (Revelation 20:12-15).
A few verses more tells you about the new heaven and new earth, and you read this from St. John, who saw the vision:
"And I heard a loud voice from heaven saying 'Behold the tabernacle of Goid is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.
"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no mor death, nor sorrow, nor crying; and there shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away."
Read on, for there are more exciting things told to help us look forward to what God has prepared for us and Jesus talked about in John 14."Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also."
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