Gospel Rich Words to Face the Sting of Death

The Scriptures declare in 1 Corinthians 15:50–57 that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; the perishable must put on the imperishable. This teaches that our mortal bodies are unfit for the new creation God has promised. Instead, believers will be transformed—whether through death or at Christ’s return—in a moment, at the sound of the last trumpet.

Scripture presents death not as the final defeat, but as the necessary process by which the mortal is laid down to make way for the immortal. Though the sting of death is real, especially because of sin, the Word of God promises that this sting will ultimately be removed when the perishable is clothed with imperishability.

The trumpet imagery throughout Scripture—from Mount Sinai to the coronation of kings, to the final gathering of God’s people—culminates in the “last trumpet.” At this sound, Christ will reign fully, judgment will be complete, and believers will be gathered to eternal life. This trumpet signals the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan.

Isaiah foretold that death would be swallowed up in victory, and Hosea warned of death as judgment. But thanks be to God, the Scriptures proclaim, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of this hope, believers are called to remain steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.

Thus, the Scriptures provide a gospel-saturated view of death: not as defeat, but as the doorway to glory for those in Christ.