Christian unity believes in immortality and the promise of heaven.

The victorious stories of the saints in the early centuries of the church can hold anyone spellbound. The heroism and total commitment to the faith of their resurrected Lord have provided permanent images in the Body of Christ for all time. In a sense, they are very much our brothers and sisters in Christ, even at this moment. Their flesh and blood left an aroma which rose above all the crudities, bestialities, and horrors that animal-like pagans could provide. An unstoppable momentum was the outcome of their supreme sacrifice.

Our passage of Holy Scripture is picturesque and creates an eschatological drama which outdistances Hollywood’s best. In these few verses, the second coming of Christ, the resurrection of the dead,…