Section 5
wheat growing in the field, I pointed out that the wheat was produced by some grains of seed that were buried in the earth. I told him that, in a sense, those seeds died, but that now they had come forth in resurrection as wheat. Through that illustration of death and resurrection, this young man was saved. Now he is one of the lead ing co-workers in Taiwan. This illustration shows that resurrection is a matter of life-power.
THE FUNCTIONS OF RESURRECTION
Conquering Negative Things
This life-power has a number of functions. The first function is that of conquering. Resur rection is able to conquer every negative thing, including death. Apart from God Himself, the most powerful thing in the universe is death. Whenever death visits anyone, that one cannot resist it; he must yield to its power. Although death is so powerful, resurrection is even more powerful. Death cannot hold resurrection (Acts 2:24). On the contrary, resurrection conquers death and overcomes it.
In 1 Corinthians 15:26 Paul says, "The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." This