3. Stay Calm (hope) (vs. 8–11)
_ STAY CALM. Jesus said, “When these things begin to take place, straighten up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near” (Luke 21:28).
_ Paul said, “That you may not grieve as others who have no hope” (1 Thess 4:13).
_ And “hope” is not wishfulness regarding the future; it is certainty based on Christ’s resurrection. (vs. 10)
_ “When a man dies and the thirsty earth sucks up his blood, there is no resurrection.” Aeschylus