Time moves fast - and sooner or later it forces us to face the one question we try hardest to avoid: who is really in control of life and death?
In Revelation 1, Jesus makes a staggering claim: “I have the keys of death and Hades.”
Not as a distant observer. Not as a philosopher.
But as someone who actually died - and is now alive forever.
This short reflection explores what that claim means in a world that softens death with polite language, hides it away, and quietly fears it. Christianity, at its core, doesn’t begin with religious rules - it begins with a harder question:
What if death is not ultimate?
If Jesus truly passed through death and came out the other side, then fear, loss, and meaninglessness are no longer untouchable realities. They are confronted at their root.
A Super Short Thought for anyone wondering whether death really gets the final word.
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