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“I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God” (Job 19:25-26).
Job lived hundreds of years before the Lord Jesus came into the world, and he did not know as much as you and I know now, for the New Testament had not been written in Job’s day. However, he had a great deal of light from God. He knew that there was a Redeemer who would come, and that one day that same Redeemer would stand upon the earth.
Also, Job knew about resurrection, and he knew that one day, in the resurrection, he would see God. All this was revealed to a man who lived way back in the time of Abraham. All this is wonderful, but how much more you and I know, in this day of God’s grace! We know about a resurrection of believers, and that it will occur at a different time than the resurrection of unbelievers. We also know that when those believers who have died will be raised again, they will have glorified bodies. We know too that before the Lord Jesus comes to set up His kingdom, He will come to take us home to be with Himself. You and I live at a wonderful time in this world’s history!
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