So when Christ shall come to earth again, His voice will pierce the tombs, and "the dead in Christ shall rise" to glorious, immortal life; and so shall they "ever be with the Lord." 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17. It was a wonderful work done by our Lord during His ministry on earth. Of this work He spoke in the answer He sent to John the Baptist. John was in prison, and had become despondent; he was even troubled by doubts as to 80 whether Jesus was really the Messiah. So he sent some of his followers to ask the Saviour:

Når Kristus kommer til Jorden igen, vil hans røst trænge ind i gravene. Da "skal de døde i Kristus opstå" til evigt liv i herlighed; og så skal de "altid være sammen med Herren". 1Tess. 4,16-17. Det var forunderligt, hvad Frelseren udrettede, da han virkede her på Jorden. Han nævnte det i sit svar til Johannes Døber. Johannes sad i fængsel og følte sig nedtrykt; han var endog besværet af tvivl om, hvorvidt Jesus virkelig var Messias. Han sendte derfor bud ved nogle af sine disciple for at spørge Frelseren: