THE DAY THE GRAVEYARD GIVES UP ITS DEAD! 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18 (KJV) The cemetery is not the final destination of the child of God. Because Jesus Christ conquered death, every believer has the promise of resurrection and eternal life.Paul’s message to the Thessalonian believers teaches us how to walk in a way that pleases God, how to love one another, how to live faithfully in a troubled world, and how to face death with the glorious hope of Christ’s return.Drawing upon the old Christian burial tradition of positioning graves so the deceased would symbolically face east, the biblical promises concerning the resurrection of the dead, the return of Jesus Christ, and the glorious hope awaiting every born-again believer.Through three tremendous truths, this message reminds us that death is certain, Jesus Christ has already conquered the grave, and one glorious day the trumpet of God will sound and the dead in Christ shall rise first.The direction of your grave will not determine your resurrection. What matters is whether you belong to Jesus Christ.The grave is not the end. The trumpet is coming. And Jesus Christ is Lord!