In this episode, I open the word of God with you and explore a profound promise: when a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him (Proverbs 16:7). We look at death as Scripture defines it—an enemy—and consider how, through the finished work of Jesus Christ, that enemy becomes a defeated one for the believer. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 15, Hebrews 2, Romans 5, Ephesians 2, and Colossians 1, I walk through why Christ is our perfect ally, how Scripture is our flawless intelligence, why His victory provides absolute superiority over death, and what a true exit strategy looks like in the light of the Gospel. Along the way, I contrast famous last words of unbelievers with the confident, hope-filled testimonies of saints like D. L. Moody and F. B. Meyer, and reflect on Hezekiah’s extended years and the Songs of Degrees as a picture of gratitude and preservation of God’s Word. We conclude by rejoicing in God’s promise that death is swallowed up in victory and will one day be utterly destroyed (Revelation 20:14). For the believer, the Good Shepherd prepares a table for us even in the presence of our enemies—we can feast in hope, live in wisdom, and rest in the peace Christ purchased with His blood. If you’ve wandered, come back to Him: seek His counsel, pray, and trust the Savior who conquered the grave. Joe's GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/raise-funds-to-cover-mortgage-escrow-shortage FOLLOW US ON: RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/joerooz YouTube: https://youtube.com/@joerooz TWITCH: https://twitch.tv/joerooz X: https://x.com/joerooz Facebook: https://facebook.com/joeroozpodcast Minds: https://minds.com/joerooz GETTR: https://gettr.com/joerooz Want to be a guest on The Joe Rooz Show? Send Joe a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/joe Music: https://youtube.com/@pogo (00:04:15) Live from Asylum Studios: Welcome and Purpose (00:05:36) Family first amid cultural and spiritual decline (00:06:39) Are we in the “last days of the last days”? (00:07:20) Wisdom series continues: Proverbs 16:7 as the launch point (00:08:45) Death named as “the last enemy” (1 Corinthians 15) (00:13:43) Dying words: Stalin, Charles IX, Newport, and Voltaire (00:16:47) D. L. Moody and other saints: death as a defeated enemy (00:19:55) Five stages facing death: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, resignation (00:22:46) Hezekiah’s bargain and the 15 “songs of degrees” (00:29:36) What you need when facing an enemy: allies, intelligence, superiority, strategy (00:30:55) Christ our ally: firstfruits of the resurrection (00:34:11) Reliable intelligence: the Bible’s witness over death (00:36:37) Superiority over death: Hebrews 2 and Jesus tasting death for all (00:37:50) Exit strategy: preparing for eternity (00:39:47) From enemies of God to reconciled through Christ (Romans 5, Ephesians 2, Colossians 1) (00:45:00) Defeated yet noisy: illustration from postwar Japan (00:45:48) Unconditional surrender: “O death, where is thy sting?” (00:46:42) Rejoicing in deliverance: Psalms 18 and 97 (00:48:48) Death destroyed: Revelation 20 and the end of the grave (00:49:44) Feasting in the presence of death: Psalm 23 and the Egyptian reminder (00:53:48) Appeal and prayer: salvation and victory over death (00:56:00) Local church invite and closing house notes (00:59:05) Sign-off and farewell - Joe "Rooz" Russiello - Marisa Lee - Wayne Rankin - Rosanna Rankin - Angela Wetuski - Carolina Jimenez https://www.joerooz.com/support https://www.joerooz.com
