Taking the sting out of it...

When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written:
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
(1 Corinthians 15:54-57 ESV)
None of us like to get stung, but I think everyone does one time or another.  For some, it's a scary thing.  I have seen those who are extremely allergic swell up and struggle to swallow and seek medical assistance.  The sting is deadly.  Because Christ has taken the stinger, we no longer have to fear death.  As the Victor over sin and death, He offers us confident hope that physical death is not the end.  Rather than eternal separation, we can have eternal communion with God. Thanks be to God!