Very short post today. SocalGalactician Desoto opined that 'it ain't over til we are 6ft under'. This is excellent rhetoric, but, as a Christian, I must disagree on the dialectical level. We already know that death is not the end, but I would contend that every death, at its particular timing, is exactly part of God's plan, and here's why: the resurrections.
Any astute biblical student remembers that Jesus is hardly the only one to ever come back from physical death. There is also Lazarus, the son of the widow of Nain, and the daughter of Jairus, in the Gospels alone. This website has an excellent list if you wish to read up on it.
While there are many different lessons within each of the biblical resurrections, and every passage is worth studying and contemplating independently, there is a common thread throughout these: If God's plan involves you being alive in this world, then you will be very much alive. Granted, you may be wrapped in cloths and stumbling into the bewildered arms of your sisters, but you will be alive. God will not let you die, let alone stay dead, if His plan involves you being alive.
Therefore, death is not only not the end, it is also not worth being afraid of. If God wants you to participate in something in this world or experience it, you will be alive to do so. The only possible reason to fear death is that you have a few things to answer for when you pass from this world. In that case, a) God has already set up many opportunities for you to be forgiven, and b) you are well advised to take those opportunities as they show up. Much Love!
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