{"id":126682,"date":"2026-04-05T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/max-lucado-from-empty-tomb-to-eternal-home-what-happens-when-we-die-126682"},"modified":"2026-04-05T07:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T11:00:13","slug":"max-lucado-from-empty-tomb-to-eternal-home-what-happens-when-we-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/max-lucado-from-empty-tomb-to-eternal-home-what-happens-when-we-die-126682","title":{"rendered":"MAX LUCADO: From empty tomb to eternal home, what happens when we die"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Several years ago, I received an urgent call to visit a dying man in the hospital. I didn\u2019t know Ray well, but I knew him well enough to know he was paying a high price for his hard living. Though he\u2019d make peace with God through Christ, his liver was in conflict with his body.<\/p>\n

When his ex-wife phoned me, she was standing at his bedside. Ray, she explained, was knocking at death\u2019s door<\/a>. Though I hurried, he entered it minutes before I arrived. The hospital room had a “just happened” feel to it. The ex-wife saw me enter and looked up. With eyes and words, she explained, “He just left.”<\/p>\n

Ray silently slipped out. Departed. One moment here. The next moment \u2026 where? He passed, not away, but on. Yet on to where? And in what form? To what place? And, once there, what did he see? We so desire to know.<\/p>\n

Who in your life “just left?” When the breathing of your spouse ceased, the beating heart in your womb stopped, or the beep of your grandmother\u2019s monitor became a flat-lined tone, what happened in that moment?<\/p>\n

FOX NATION\u2019S \u2018JESUS CROWN OF THORNS\u2019 BUILDS TO EXPLOSIVE, BETRAYAL-FUELED FINALE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

And what will happen<\/a> to you in yours? Barring the return of Christ, you will have one \u2026 a last breath, a final pulse. And \u2026 then what? What will we be after we die? What will happen? Answers vary.<\/p>\n

Nothing, some people say. We will decay and or disintegrate. Death is a dead end. Our works and reputation might survive, but not us.<\/p>\n

Or, we become part of the universe. Eternity absorbs us like a lake absorbs a raindrop. We return to what we were before we were what we are\u2026 we return to the cosmic consciousness of the universe.<\/p>\n

Christianity, on the other hand, posits a new, startling idea. “Death has been swallowed up in victory” (1 Cor. 15:54 NIV). According to the promise of the empty tomb, my friend Ray awoke in a world so wondrously better than this one that it would take God himself to convince Ray to return to earth.<\/p>\n

I WENT FROM PREACHER\u2019S KID TO METH ADDICT \u2014 THEN EVERYTHING CHANGED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

This is the Christian hope. This hope is verified by the Easter miracle, that stunning moment we celebrate as Easter<\/a>. Do you know this miracle?<\/p>\n

It was Sunday morning after the Friday execution. The sky was dark. The disciples had scattered. And the Roman executioner was wondering about breakfast or work or his next day off. But he was not wondering about the fellow he had nailed to a cross and pierced with a spear. Jesus was dead and buried. Yesterday\u2019s news. Right?<\/p>\n

GRIEF, GRATITUDE AND GOD: A HOLIDAY MESSAGE FOR THOSE CARRYING HEAVY HEARTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Wrong.<\/p>\n

“There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. The angel said to the women, \u2018Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus<\/a>, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.\u2019” (Matt. 28:2-6 NIV)<\/p>\n

And out he marched, the cadaver-turned-king, with the mask of death in one hand and the keys of heaven in the other. He has risen!<\/p>\n

AT CHRISTMAS, GOD FULFILLS HIS PURPOSE \u2014 AND GIVES US OURS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

We know what happened to Christ when he died. What happens to those who believe him?<\/p>\n

Simple, because the tomb is empty, the promise of Christ is not. If you trust Christ with your life, he will take care of you in death.<\/p>\n

ERIKA KIRK OPENS UP ABOUT ‘GUT-WRENCHING’ GRIEF AFTER HER HUSBAND’S KILLING AND HOW FAITH SUSTAINED HER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

When you die, your spirit will immediately enter the presence of God. You will enjoy conscious fellowship with the heavenly Father and with those who have gone before. Your body will join you later. We believe this is true because of scriptures like this one: “We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8 NIV).<\/p>\n

When Ray\u2019s ex-wife asked me what happened to him, I could rightly say, “He is away from his body and at home with the Lord.”<\/p>\n

Have you made this the hope for your life? If not, doesn\u2019t it make sense that you do so? Doesn\u2019t it make sense that you know your destination?<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Travelers do. I\u2019ve engaged in dozens of airplane conversations in my life. When I\u2019ve asked, “Where are you headed?” people always have an answer.<\/p>\n

Every traveler<\/a> worth a flight mile knows that the purpose of the plane is to carry us from one place to the next. Do you understand that the purpose of this life is to do the same? You were made for more than airplane peanuts and in-flight entertainment. You were made to go home.<\/p>\n

Jesus Christ rose from the dead<\/a>, not just to show you his power, but to reveal your path. Just like he did for my friend Ray, He will lead you through the valley of death. He will lead you home.<\/p>\n

“Death has been swallowed up in victory” (Cor. 15:54).<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM MAX LUCADO<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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