Before Jesus, Death Really Was the End

Before the resurrection, death wasn’t symbolic and it wasn’t temporary. It looked final. In this episode, Phil walks through Job’s view of life and death and explains why Job’s despair was reasonable for his time. Job lived before resurrection was revealed, before a mediator was known, and before anyone could speak confidently about life beyond the grave. Job wasn’t faithless. He was honest about the limits of what had been revealed. What Job longed for — someone to stand between himself and God — arrived later. The difference between Job’s despair and Christian confidence isn’t effort or attitude. It’s resurrection. In this episode: Job chapter 14, Job chapter 9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices