Resurrection

This post is dedicated to April Wall, a beautiful Christian sister/friend who asked if I would write a poem for this picture! Perfect timing for this season!

Standing looking out at Jerusalem, crucifixion passed…
An empty tomb behind me, Alive at last!
My heavenly home awaits me, the hosts of heaven waits…
I’ve conquered death, hell and the grave, now opened, are heavens gates…
But there are still some tasks, that I must tend to first
This is why I came; this is the reason for my birth…
First-fruits of the resurrection
I’m a brand-new creation…designed divinely, by my father’s hand
The family of God, standing, for my final command…
We must wait a little longer…there is much work here still to do
My Church will rise victorious to be my witnesses, Oh, so glorious
Of my Father’s love and plan…
For God’s design was man…
And all who abide in me, I raise my voice to thee and sing of grace, given to you eternally!
From the cross of Calvary…to the tomb where they buried me
To the rising in the air…child, our home will forever be…
I am, the resurrection and the life…all who believe in me will never die!
I raise my hands to thee, L’Chaim
To LIFE!

~Marla Shaw O’Neill April 8, 2020

1 Corinthians 15:20-22 Amplified Bible (AMP)

The Order of Resurrection

20 But now [as things really are] Christ has in fact been raised from the dead, [and He became] the first fruits [that is, the first to be resurrected with an incorruptible, immortal body, foreshadowing the resurrection] of those who have fallen asleep [in death]. 21 For since [it was] by a man that death came [into the world], it is also by a Man that the resurrection of the dead has come. 22 For just as [a]in Adam all die, so also [b]in Christ all will be made alive.

Footnotes:
a. 1 Corinthians 15:22 Because of our physical nature as descendants of Adam.
b. 1 Corinthians 15:22 Because of our spiritual nature as born-again believers in Christ.