Part 4. His Resurrection and Glory.

“And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead. And He laid His right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death” (Rev. 1:17,1817And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: 18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death. (Revelation 1:17‑18)).
“For He must reign, till He hath put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death” (1 Cor. 15:25, 2625For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 26The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. (1 Corinthians 15:25‑26)).
“He is not here! the power of death is broken:
The Son of Jesse hath Goliath slain.
See in this riven rocky keep the token
That death no longer shall despotic reign.
This casket holds the Prince of Life no longer
The powers of hell have felt the might of God;
The strong man has been vanquished by the stronger;
The Red Sea smitten by the Saviour’s rod.”
(J. Boyd.)