I Corinthians 15:51 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, 52 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. 53 For this perishable body must put on the imperishable, and this mortal body must put on immortality. 54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
55 “O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Life after death. Resurrection. A new body. It is all difficult to wrap our heads around, but then Paul says "It should be." We have no idea or memory of life before sin and death. When we put our trust in Christ and begin our walk into eternal life we do begin to get a glimpse, but it is something we cannot fully comprehend. It is something to be thankful for, to anticipate, and to prepare for the best we can. As Paul goes on to say: 58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.
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