John 11:25-26
Jesus said to her, "I am the Resurrection and the Life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
Lazarus has died and Jesus is talking with his sister Martha. She thinks that He is talking about the Last Days, but Jesus refers to Himself in the present tense. Those who put their trust in Him and have died physically are still living in the spirit, and in the Spirit. And those who are still alive and put their trust in Him will never taste of death, but will pass from physical life directly into eternal, Heavenly life because Jesus has already tasted the death for each of us.
This is inscrutable; how are we to understand this concept? It is beyond us. We can only accept this, along with all the other Truth in His Word, as we trust Him to be faithful and consistent.
I don't require to understand something in order to trust in its truth; even in this world, I don't understand electricity, but I trust that my lights will go on when I turn on the switch. It's not magic, it's just something I don't yet understand.
Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
