The Power of the Cross of Christ-Took away the Power of Death

“Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised;  and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many.”

The torn veil signified that there was no longer a barrier between God and man. We can now come to the throne of grace boldly, Hebrews 4:16. The bodies of the saints that were in Abraham’s bosom had now been resurrected. They appeared to many of the people that were around meaning that they were seen as a testament that Jesus meant exactly what He said regarding resurrection.

Then the Lord makes it more clear in 2 Timothy 1:10 when He states, “But has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.” We can definitively determine that Jesus abolished death because of the sacrifice that He made on the cross at Calvary!

The words “has abolished” being used is the Greek word “katargeō” which means: to render idle, inactive, inoperative, to bring to nought, and to make of none effect. So, what that means is that Jesus Christ has brought death under His feet. When a Christian passes away, they don’t just die, but they live an immortal and eternal life. There is so much Power in the cross of Christ that many of us just scratch the surface!

In the Old Testament we see when a person that is oppressed with sickness, plagues, or diseases they would die unless the Lord intervened and stopped it from happening. In the New Testament Scriptures, we see that Jesus Christ went around healing the sick, casting out demons, and raising the dead. Not only was He able do these miraculous things, but He sent out His disciples to do so as well!

Matthew 10:1 depicts “And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.” Not only do we see this power being talked about here but Matthew 10:8 also details, “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.”

These two significant passages of Scripture reveal to us the power and authority that a believer of Jesus Christ has over these hindrances! Satan would love to keep you ignorant to his devices, but the Lord gives us all the information that we need to live a victorious life in His Word!

The problem is that many believers of Christ do not take God’s Word at face value and so they read His Words, but don’t stand on them by faith until they come into fruition. Remember God does not lie (Numbers 23:19), if He said it, He is faithful to come through on His promises!

Let’s take another look at some powerful verses of Scripture that reveal to us how the Lord Jesus overcame death through His death on the cross.