Not every one that saith unto Me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven. —Matthew 7:21 Luther once complained of the “great crowd which listens …

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Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. – 1 Corinthians 15:58. What hope and what blessedness are …

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Death is swallowed up in victory. – 1 Corinthians 15:54. When the dead will rise, and those will have been changed who will be living when Christ will appear on Judgment Day, “when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, …

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Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. – 1 Corinthians 15:50. Surely, this now is plain to you, O Christian, that our present flesh and blood, our …

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It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption: it is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: it is sown a natural body; it is raised a …

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So also is the resurrection of the dead. – 1 Corinthians 15:42. God giveth to every grain its own body when it comes forth, and not another.  A blade of barley never grows from a grain of wheat.  And more …

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How are the dead raised up? And with what body do they come? – 1 Corinthians 15:35. Some doubting man may say: “How are the dead raised up?  And with what body do they come?”  Are they not dust and …

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Awake to righteousness! – 1 Corinthians 15:34. St. Paul wrote: “Else what shall they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all?  Why are they, then, baptized for the dead?” (1 Corinthians 15:29).  These …

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But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.  – I Thessalonians 4:13 Regarding our loved ones who fell asleep in Christ and …

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Thou shalt rest and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.  – Daniel 12:13 Thus spoke the Lord to the Prophet Daniel through the heavenly messenger.  And thus the Lord speaks to His children concerning their death, …

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