Death Abolished2 Tim. 1:10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel: The declaration of this text is not that Christ destroyed death, but that He abolished it. The declaration is that He made death idle by bringing life and incorruption to light through the gospel. This Greek word is translated in other places in the New Testament, made of no effect. That is the true thought here. He has made death of no effect. He has made death void, empty. He has emptied death of all that filled the heart with fear. Fear of death still abides very largely, even among the children of God, the children of light. Perchance it is the last fear to be overcome in the heart of the trusting saint, as death is the last enemy to be overcome. But why? Because through sin man has lost his vision of himself, of the meaning of his life, and of things that lie beyond; because man looking out at death is blind and cannot see death as it really is in the economy and purpose of God. What is [the] victory in our outlook on death? Christ put Himself where death had been standing. There stands, not death, king of terrors, but Christ, the King of love, and He has abolished death. Death is unemployed, idle. Christ has taken his place.G. Campbell Morgan, The Westminster Pulpit.
