A well known preacher said that many preachers never mention ,'the elephant in the room ', death,and yet we are all going to die. Alright you may say ,so what. who wants to hear about such a depressing subject as death,lets us talk about the good life.There are many so called churches that ,make people feel good, ignoring the reality of the totality of our existence ,that means having an objective reality. We live in a time when people are living much longer than former generations,advances in so many things,have granted us longer lives.Here is something that it can't do ,it can't stop us dying,it just prolongs it,our dear queen lived a long time ,she was fortunate not to have any serious illness during her life,but for so many people long life is not a blessing because of mental and physical ailments.Here is what we are told about death,it is a certainty Hebrews 9 v 27,many people would say what's wrong with that,when your dead your dead, but the bible clearly teaches that after death there is judgement. Maybe for you the elephant in the room that you have ignored is becoming a realty in your mind,could be the fear of death is filling your heart,what will it hold for you?. There was custom in ancient Egypt,in social meetings among the rich,as it ended a servant would carry a coffin to some of the guests,in the coffin there is a wooden image of a corpse, as he showed it to each he would say,'Gaze here,and drink and be merry,for when you die ,such will be you',Not much hope there, but here is what Jesus said.
'I am the resurrection and the life.
The one who believes in me will live,
even though they die.'
John 11 v25
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