Death Meets His Master!
 

***Death Meets His Master!***

Father Time met pale King Death
Sittin' by a tomb.
"Hello, old friend, I guess you're here
To seal somebody's doom."

"You might say that," sly Death replied.
A smile slid up his face.
"Inside reposes that Jesus man
Who said He's save the race?

"And you, Time, why you stoppin' here?
Don't you have things to do?"
"I come each day to draw the veil
And let the mornin' through.

"Say, why you watchin' jus' one grave,
With all your vast domain?
Looks like you'd be out ramblin' 'round
And smitin' folks with pain."

"Well, this one's somethin' special.
He challenged me, they say.
Said He's rest here just three days
Then stir and walk away.

"Now I'm the conqueror you know,
They don't talk up to me.
When I steps in to cut 'em down
It's for eternity."

"I sure can testify to that,"
Responded Father Time.
"I ain't seen one shake off the dust
Since you been in your prime.

"Well, I got other things to do,
I must be on my way.
I'll see you when I come back by
To make another day."

So whiskered Time went up the hill
To bid the sun to rise.
He left Death standin' by the tomb
Lookin' strong an' wise.

Next day, Time ambled by again,
"And how are things?" he queried.
"Kinda quiet," Death replied.
"I'm startin' to be wearied.

"I won't be here when you come by
About this time tomorrow.
I'm anxious to be on my way,
An' spread some grief and sorrow."

Now Father Time was quite surprised
When he came back to see
Death a quiverin' on the ground
In frightful agony!

His eyes were set, his throat was marked,
His clothes in disarray.
It wasn't difficult to see
That Death had had his day.

"What happened, Death?" asked Father Time,
"What makes you look so bad?
I've never see you shake this way
Or seem so scared and sad."

Death pulled himself up on a rock
A-lookin' sick an' humble.
Hung his head an' wrung his hands
And Time could hear him mumble.

"Was sittin' here before the dawn
About to take my stroll
When all at once this whole wide world
Began to reel and roll.

"That rollin' stone jumped off the door
An' skipped on down the hill.
Then everything grew dark and quiet,
Seemed like the earth stood still.

"I saw Him standin' in the door,
He didn't move or speak,
Just looked at me an' all at once
I felt so tired and weak.

"He came and got a hold on me,
And threw me to the grou'
Put His foot here on my neck
Then took my keys an' crown.

"Two angels came to talk with Him,
They glistened like the sun.
He said, 'The plan's all finished now,
Redemption's work is done.'

"As they passed the garden gate
I heard Him say, just then,
He's settin' free my captives
And givin' gifts to men."

Time and Death met once again
Off yonder by the gate.
"It's good to see you," said Old Time,
"I've wondered 'bout your fate."

"I'm just a lowly servant now,
There's little time to roam,
I just push open this old gate
And help the saints get home!"

Elwood Mcquaid

I found this poem and it reminds us once again of the victory that we have because he lives!:tiphat

I just feel priveliged to have lived through reading all of it!

:slaphappy

Good Thing! Did some read it for ya?:D

Loved that, Ron!

Rudyard Kipling in The Jungle Book has Mowgli, the man cub, asking the animals what's the most feared thing in the jungle. He is told that when two animals meet on a narrow path that one must step aside and let the other pass. The animal that steps aside for no one would then be the most feared.

Mowgli wants to know what kind of animal would that be? One tells him it's an elephant. Another tells him it's a lion. Finally the wise old owl exclaims, "The most feared thing in the jungle is death. It steps aside for no one."

Owl's statement appears so true. It does not matter how physically strong, financially rich, fantastically popular or overwhelmingly powerful -Death is an absolute truth for all of us.No one is exempt from death. "It is appointed to all men once to die and after that the judgment."

EXCEPT ONE - death was not the conqueror of Jesus Christ -death had to step aside for him! "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!"

Like a coward steps aside for the brave, death cowered in the presence of the power of Jesus Christ. --Death could not keep the God-man down!

What is it that separates Jesus from all the other religious leaders of the world? --It's that death stepped aside for Him and not them. Death did not step aside for Muhammad or Buddha or Confucius. Their religious teachings made an impact on the world but they died never to be seen alive again. But Jesus was more than a great teacher, more than a man, He was God and He proved His superiority over all religious teachers by conquering the death, hell and the grave.

If the resurrection did not happen, then the claims of the New Testament are nothing more than a lie. No resurrection, no Christianity. Without the reality of the resurrection, our Bible is just a collection of good sayings and good advice.

If there is no resurrection then there is no life after death. If Jesus stayed in the grave, then so will we. If there was no resurrection then there is no meaning in life. This world is a pretty meaningless place without the hope of eternity. 1 Cor. 15:19 " If we have hope in Christ only for this life, we are the most miserable people in the world."

If there was no resurrection then there is also no forgiveness of sins. --1 Cor. 15:17 "If Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless, and you are still under condemnation for you sins."

OWL was wrong - DEATH DID STEP ASIDE FOR ONE AND ONLY ONE! Therefore we have LIFE only through the ONE that conquered death! That's why Acts 2:38 is the epitome of death (repentance), burial (Jesus Name baptism) and the resurrection (Holy Ghost filled)!

Rom. 6:3-5 – “Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life. If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection.”

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Very good and very true.
When I am talking to people and they mention Buddha, Mohammed, and others who all consider Jesus a good teacher as well, I tell them he says he is the Truth, the Way, and the Life.
No one will get to Heaven except by him.

Either he is what he is, or he isn't!

Thank God he is!

Or more appropriately, "I am!":tiphat

Awesome post. :tiphat

Death Meets His Master
 

Bros. Ron & Actaeon,

Both awesome posts indeed!

Blessings,

Falla39