Death tried to swallow Jesus, and it got swallowed in the process. The sting of death is that we die as sinnners and go to meet the one who cannot tolerate sin. but now the death of Jesus has taken away our sin. And so we still feel death, but like the bite of a scorpion without venom, there is no sting. All that is left is the victory of Jesus. His resurrection, and the resurrection of the dead, brings online a new lifestyle with a new pattern. Life-then-death is replaced with death-then-life.

That’s Rory Shiner, in One Forever, on our union with Christ.

The amazing thing is that our transfer into this new kingdom is by associating with the death of Christ. In practice, we need to connect more steadfastly the resurrection of Jesus with our own resurrection. Because we all die… and our trust is that the power which resurrected Jesus will also resurrect us, as children and heirs with our Savior.

Wow!