THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH

The hope of the Church is the resurrection of the dead, or a change equivalent thereto.BSA 7.1

“I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth; and though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.” Job 19:25-27; Psalm 17:15; 68:22; 71:20; Isaiah 26:19-21; Jeremiah 31:15-17; Ezekiel 37:5-14; Daniel 12:1, 2; Luke 14:14; John 11:23-26; 6:39, 40, 44, 54; Acts 28:20; 26:6, 8; 24:14, 15; 23:6; Romans 8:18-23; 2 Corinthians 5:1-4; Colossians 3:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Titus 2:13; 1 Peter 5:4; 2 Peter 3:11-13; 1 John 2:28.BSA 7.2