All eyes were on the bold man who appeared out of the Judean desert. John had the stare of an eagle and a voice like thunder. And when he ordered his hearers to repent, strong men may have shivered and the smart ones held their tongues. Most figured they were looking at Him—the promised Messiah who would fulfill some 2000 years of biblical prophecy. Now he was here—or was he?

For you who love God, there is the promise, "I make all things new." For you the new day dawns. For Satan, sin, and death, it is their night. A night that will never end.

To most of us, death is ugly. Fearful. Final. You see the physical evidence after it strikes. There's nothing beautiful about a corpse.That's why the adversary tries to make us concentrate on the word 'body,' not 'spirit.' That way he can keep your mind on only the physical evidence—and as long as Satan can keep death a mystery, he can keep you tormented through fear of your future appointment.

Death and Satan want you to fear them who can kill your body but can't touch your soul. They want death to stay a mystery that torments you with fear, rather than have you experience that other mystery...

Satan, sin and death hope you will choose them because they have come to steal, kill and destroy. They know that if you choose God and His holy Son, Jesus, you will be forever separated from them and the lake of fire. And since misery loves company...