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It is powerful, irresistible, cruel, insatiable! 

"He has abolished death!" 2 Timothy 1:10

DEATH is our foe!
It is an implacable enemy!
It has slain millions!
It has robbed . . .
kingdoms of their deliverers,
churches of their ornaments,
families of their supports, and
individuals of their heart's beloved. 

It is powerful, irresistible, cruel, insatiable! 

"The king of terrors!"

It is a foe that might fill us with fear, and keep us in constant alarm. But we have a Friend—a Friend who is infinitely great, and incomparably good. He . . .
knew us thoroughly,
loved us infinitely, 
pitied us tenderly,
engaged for us heartily,
came to deliver us cheerfully,
suffered for us indescribably,
and conquered our foe completely!

He has abolished death! That is: 

He changed its nature: it is now quiet sleep! 

He changed its office: it is not an executioner—but a waiting servant! 

He changed its work: it is now only to take down the prison, and let the prisoner escape!

He changed its end: it was truly fearful; it is now divinely glorious! 

Reader, are you prepared for this foe? 

Reader, do you know this Friend?

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