Do you know personally what this means?
Where is it taken from?
2007-02-28 03:07:05 · 14 answers · asked by Tribble Macher 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
good stuff "V"
2007-02-28 03:17:35 · update #1
"Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15: 51-57
It will be experienced by the righteous dead when they are raised to life in the 1st resurrection.
2007-02-28 03:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by V 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A record reviewer in an English music publication, after having listened to a record by 'The Police' which he was particularly disappointed by once wrote; "O Sting, where is thy death"
2007-02-28 03:20:13 · answer #2 · answered by dm300570 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" ~ 1 Corinthians 15:55
According to Christian belief, sin put the "sting" into death, but Jesus, through his personal sacrifice on the cross, has robbed Death of his "mortal sting" (Milton) and will guide all who trust in him to eternal life.
2007-02-28 03:10:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
ICor.15:55,56/sin is the sting of death,(57)we are conquerers through our Lord Jesus Christ(58)be firm(steadfast)in the work of the Lord constantly aware that our work is not futile,it is never wasted or has no purpose
2007-02-28 03:22:16 · answer #4 · answered by loveChrist 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1 Corinthians 15: 55
It means, that though my body gets old and will eventually die, I will be resurrected with an improved, immortal body. Death can't keep me in the grave. And has no power over me. Christ has defeated the grave. The law can't make sinners out of us anymore because we can't keep it. Death is defeated!!!!
2007-02-28 03:20:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Romans 5:something....
He was quoting from the OT.
Edit:
Thank you V for the correction. It was in 1 Corinthians 15:51-58.
Should have known that.......
2007-02-28 03:09:48 · answer #6 · answered by primoa1970 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's from an epistle of St. Paul's: http://www.azle-news.net/news/print.asp?id=6147&catid=9999
Its meaning is that Christians have no fear of death, having been promised eternal life by following Christ and his teachings.
It has been included in Handel's famous oratorio, "The Messiah," which has kept it from obscurity, if there were any danger of that.
2007-02-28 03:18:06 · answer #7 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Death is the grave.
But through Jesus we can live eternally with Him.
So the grave has no power to hurt us.
2007-02-28 03:10:10 · answer #8 · answered by tim 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know it's from Shakespeare, but I'm not sure which play.
It means the person is wishing for death.
2007-02-28 03:09:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Poetry somewhere.
Sounds like the person wants to die.
2007-02-28 03:09:57 · answer #10 · answered by chris p 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋