DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 3:1-4:23; Ezekiel 5:1-6:14; John 1:1-18
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. Revelation 20:14
Given death’s current ubiquity on earth, it seems incredible to contemplate its demise. Millions of mute tombstones testify to its tyranny. Thankfully, the Lord Jesus conquered it by dying on the cross as a sacrifice to pay for sin—simultaneously vanquishing the fiend who wielded its power like a sword to terrorize humanity (Heb. 2:14-15). His resurrection and ascension consolidated and declared His victory to the universe; thus vindicating His person and work (Rom. 1:4). Death’s own funeral awaits His judgment. He shall cast it into the lake of fire and it will depart unlamented. —Keith Keyser
The slave of sin and fear, Thy truth my bondage broke;
My willing spirit loves to bear, Thy light and easy yoke. —J. G. Deck