Death is swallowed up in victory

Daily Light Devotions - September 26 - Evening

Death is swallowed up in victory.

When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 2 

Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. 3 

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 4

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1. 1 Cor 15:54,57; 

2. Heb 2:14,15; 

3. Rom 6:8-11; 

4. Rom 8:37