The Resurrection Hope

Jesus said:   "I am the resurrection and the life. He that exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life.." (John 11:25)  The Bible teaches  that the dead will live again. While Jesus was on earth, he showed that his is able to resurrect the dead. On one occasion, he resurrected a 12-years-old girl. How did their parents react? They "were beside themselves with great ecstasy." (Mark  5:42) Under the rule of his Kingdom, the heavenly King Jesus Christ  will resurrect untold numbers of people to life here on earth-but under peaceful and righteous  conditions. (Acts 24:15; 2 Peter 3:13)  Imagine the great ecstasy when the dead come back to life and are reunited with their loved ones!  

Claudette, who lost her son in an airplane crash, put a photo of her son, Renato, on the refrigerator. She often looks at the photo and says to herself< 'We will meet again, in the resurrection.' Leonardo pictures his father coming back to life in God's promised new world. Yes, the resurrection hop is a real source of comfort to them and countless  others who have lost loved ones. It can be to you too!  

Next time: "The God of All Comfort" 

From the Watchtower magazine, 2008