"O death," wrote the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:55, "where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"
This is the glorious message of Easter: Death doesn't win. It doesn't have the final say.
"And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes," testified John the Revelator, "and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away" (Revelation 21:4).
Daniel C. Peterson is a professor of Islamic studies and Arabic at BYU, where he also serves as editor in chief of the Middle Eastern Texts Initiative and as director of advancement for the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. He is the founder of Mormon ScholarsTestify.org. He blogs daily at dcpsicetnon.blogspot.com
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Dear Dr. Petersen: Wonderful as always!
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