Victorious Resurrection



I will tell you a mystery,
Not all of us will fall asleep;
But we shall see that history,
The future will no longer keep.

For in the twinkling of an eye,
You will hear the last trumpet sound;
As you see the silent not cry,
And the dead are heavenly bound.

Perishable bodies we live,
We must have immortality;
And God is willing to forgive,
To give a new reality.

Corruptible body since birth,
Death swallows up in victory;
While we live here on the earth,
Till time for the benedictory.

O grave, where is your victory,
O death, what happened to your sting;
Or is it contradictory,
Unto this life that I may cling.

Because the sting of death is sin,
The power of sin is the Law;
That corrupts the body within,
Causing to develop a flaw.

But thanks to God who gives us hope,
Victory through Lord Jesus Christ;
Shows us the way for us to cope,
Not in vain, He was sacrificed.

The abounding work of the Lord,
For His labor was not in vain;
That believers are not ignored,
Since Jesus has absorbed the pain

Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer

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Mystery and Victory 1 Corinthians 15:51-58

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Written on August 04, 2024

Submitted by rnsherrer on August 03, 2024

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Richard Newton Sherrer

 · 1951 · Easton

I was born and raised on a farm in Pennsylvania. It was a small family farm that was handed down through 8 generations of Sherrer men until my father; Newton just could not make a living from it any longer. He thought that I would make a better living away from the farm. So, I decided to join the Air Force in 1969 upon graduating from high school. I gained quite a bit of experience and insight on life while in the service. Even though I was only stationed on the east coast of the US, my Air Force career took me to Germany and Korea. After 20 years wearing of the blue uniform, I decided going in a different direction and found myself becoming very diverse in many different fields. Something still seemed missing to me after being separated from the service for about 10 years. The Air Force was a way of life for me, but really missed life in Korea. I found myself changing careers again. Poetry was an interest of his since my days in high school. With returning to the Lord, I felt motivated to write of my Christian beliefs. I started looking at Bible verses and reflecting on my own personal experiences. The Bible was found to be as true today as to when the various books were written. I could see much of what the Bible is teaching us as valid as every in modern time. It felt only natural to me on using his personal experience based on Bible verses and see much of my own life written in the Scriptures. God inspires me what to write about though. I do not claim to be an expert on God or the Bible. I am just a Christian who has become enlightened to write poetic verses from the Holy Scriptures. more…

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