by haley

Created on: August 12, 2009

Death. So mysterious. No one can tell us what death will feel like.

Everything in this world is mortal. We will all die. That's been a fact of life since Adam and Eve sinned. So why do people say the end of life in this world is just the beginning?

When I die, I wonder if my life will really flash before my eyes. Or will I be seeing ahead, glimpsing heaven before I arrive there? I do not know. I do not know how I will die. I do not know when. That's the most frightening thing about death. It could come upon anyone, at any time.

But one thing I know is that death is not an ending. It's the beginning of my life in heaven. And when I die, I will close my eyes against this cruel world for the last time. And soon my heart will stop beating and my body will become stiff. But do not worry. I am no longer in that body. My soul has not met an end.

For I will be escorted to heaven by the angels, and they will open the golden gates, and then I will see my Savior waiting for me. And he will be the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. He will hold out his scarred hands to me, and I will run into his arms like a little child. Home at last. Home forever with Jesus Christ, the Savior. The Redeemer.

For I do not deserve to be saved. For my sins, I deserve hell. I deserve to see the devil and eternal burning fire when I die. But Jesus, sweet Jesus, He gave up his own life. He, the Lord of the universe, died. For fallen humanity, he gave up his life. He closed his eyes to the cruel world. But then, three days later, he opened them to the world again. Risen. Alive. Never to die again. And there he secured life eternal, so that after the believers die, they will open their eyes to the Savior welcoming them in.

So how will it feel to die? I will be afraid, because death is frightening. This world is all I have ever known, and I am scared to leave it. But then I will close my eyes to this world, and ahead of me will be glorious eternity. So I will not die afraid after all. I will die comforted by the hope that I have.

Some people dread death, for they do not know what's beyond it. But when I die, it will feel...peaceful. Because I will be done with this world, with its cruelty, wrongness, sin. I will be headed into perfection. No more sin. No more sadness. I will die trusting in God to fulfill his promises. I know that my Savior is waiting for me.

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