Answer: When the perishable has been clothed with the
imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying will
come true: "Death has been swallowed up in
victory," [Isaiah 25:8], (verse 54).
MORE INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER SCRIPTURE REFERENCES:
Psalm 68:20: "Our God is a God Who
saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from
death."
John 8:51: [Jesus said,] "I tell
you the Truth, if anyone keeps My Word, he will never see
death."
Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin
is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord."
Romans 7:24: "What a wretched man I
am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God
through Jesus Christ our Lord!"
Romans 8:1-2: "Therefore, there is
now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because
through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from
the law of sin and death."
Romans 8:38-39: "For I am convinced
that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the
present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from
the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
1 Corinthians 15:26, 56-57: "The
last enemy to be destroyed is death...The sting of death is
sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God!
He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ."
2 Timothy 1:8-10: "So do not be
ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me His prisoner.
But join with me in suffering for the Gospel, by the power of God,
Who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of
anything we have done but because of His Own purpose and grace.
This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of
time, but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our
Savior, Christ Jesus, Who has destroyed death and has brought life
and immortality to light through the Gospel."
Hebrews 2:14-15: "Since the
children have flesh and blood, He [Jesus] too shared in their
humanity so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the
power of death--that is, the devil--and free those who
all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of
death."
Revelation 1:18: [Jesus said,] "I
am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and
ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades."
Revelation 20:14: "Then death and
Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the
second death."
Revelation 21:1-4: "Then I saw a
new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first
earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw
the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from
God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.
And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, 'Now the
dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them. They will
be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their
God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be
no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of
things has passed away.'"
Revelation 22:14: "Then death and
Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the
second death."
From
The Book of 1 Corinthians by Jim McGuiggan:
And it's at the time when this corruptible body is
transformed into the incorruptible body that Hosea
13:14 finds fulfillment with a vengeance.
Contextually, it refers to the redemption of the northern kingdom,
Israel, from its national grave. Paul takes this redemption
Truth and fills its sails and lets it go. DEATH IS SWALLOWED
UP IN VICTORY! And then the taunting song begins, a song
which righteous people have wanted to sing for a thousand
generations. O death, where is thy victory? O death,
where is thy sting?
No more graveyards. No long black limousines. No
lines of mourners. No weeping pall-bearers. No stifled
sobs. No heartbreaking goodbyes. No colorless
cheeks. No cold and stiff limbs. No death! DEATH!
THOU SHALT DIE!
