He is able to turn death into a harmless doorway through which we pass into eternal glory. And He will declare to that judge that there is nothing to be paid. No curse to descend. Because He has taken it, suffered it, and come through it. Through His power, power that invaded earth and began to work on that first Christmas, real change is brought to the graveside scene.
Despair is replaced by hope.
The end becomes just a beginning. And separation is soothed by the promise of a day of reunion before the glorious heavenly throne of the Creator of Life. Because He came to be there with us, we now have a place to call home. We are part of a family. Heaven is our home.