…He has identified us as his own

by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts

as the first installment

that guarantees everything he has promised us.

2 Corinthians 1:22

…Jesus Christ,

the son of God,

does not waver

between “Yes” and “No.”

…he always does what he says.

2 Corinthians 1:19

He comforts us in all our troubles

so that we can comfort others.

When they are troubled,

we will be able to give them

the same comfort God has given us.

2 Corinthians 1:4

Be on guard.

Stand firm in the faith.

Be courageous.

Be strong.

And do everything with love.

1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Our dying bodies must be transformed

into bodies that will never die,

our mortal bodies must be transformed

into immortal bodies.

Then…

this Scripture will be fulfilled:

“Death is swallowed up in victory.

O death, where is your victory?

O death, where is your sting?”

1 Corinthians 15:53-55

…let me reveal to you a wonderful secret.

We will not all die,

but we will all be transformed!

It will happen in a moment,

in the blink of an eye,

when the last trumpet is blown.

For when the trumpet sounds,

those who have died

will be raised to live forever.

And we who are living

will also be transformed.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52

…Our earthly bodies are planted in the ground

when we die,

but they will be raised

to live forever.

1 Corinthians 15:42

And the last enemy to be destroyed

is death.

1 Corinthians 15:26

Just as everyone dies

because we all belong to Adam,

everyone who belongs to Christ

will be given a new life.

1 Corinthians 15:22

Now we see things imperfectly,

like puzzling reflections in a mirror,

but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.

All that I know now

is partial and incomplete,

but then I will know everything completely,

just as God now knows me completely.

1 Corinthians 13:12