Some day all Christians will follow the glory of Christ and share in His triumph in raising from the dead. Jesus Christ, by His resurrection from the dead, has made death to us but an incident in a never-ending life. As Paul wrote: “O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy 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” (I Corinthians 15:55-57). The Lord, by His resurrection, has transformed us into His image (II Corinthians 3:18; Colossians 1:9,10), so that we can share His glory.
Jesus gathered the twelve together, just before He was taken and crucified. He explained that He would soon be put to death, and seeing their state of mind, He said: “Let not your heart be troubled; 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; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and will receive you unto Myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:1-3). He had previously taught, “Marvel not at this: for the hour cometh, in which all that are in the tombs shall hear His voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment” (John 5:28-29).
I pray that all of us will receive the Resurrection unto Life.