Listen "The Day Death Lost - Elgin Campus"
Episode Synopsis
What if our understanding of heaven has been too small all along? This powerful exploration of 1 Corinthians 15 challenges us to rethink everything we thought we knew about resurrection and eternal life. Rather than viewing heaven as an escape from our bodies and this broken world, Scripture reveals something far more beautiful: God's plan to recreate both. The resurrection of Jesus wasn't just about saving us from sin—it was a preview of what awaits all of creation. When Revelation speaks of a new heaven and new earth coming together, it's describing heaven descending to meet a restored creation, not us floating away from it. This changes everything about how we live today. If God values this world enough to recreate it, we must be faithful stewards of it now. If our bodies will be resurrected like Christ's was—recognizable yet gloriously transformed—then our physical existence matters eternally. The hope we carry isn't just personal; it's cosmic. Death has been swallowed up in victory, and we're called to live fully in that truth, sharing this incredible hope with everyone around us. Our labor in the Lord is never in vain because we're working toward a future that's more real and lasting than anything we see today.
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