Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0243A recorded on November 2, 1980 teaching on The Reality of Eternity.
Pastor Cyril A. Stevens argues that the victory of Jesus Christ has stripped death of its power, transforming it from a terrifying end into a transition toward sudden glory. He observes that while many believers struggle with a fear of mortality, the physical body is merely a temporary shell or “chunk of clay” that inevitably wears out with age. Through anecdotes of a young woman’s peaceful passing and the physical decline of the elderly, Stevens emphasizes that a reborn spirit remains untouched by the grave. Ultimately, Stevens serves an exhortation for the congregation to live in spiritual freedom, grounded in the assurance that they belong to Jesus for all eternity rather than being subjects of the “ultimate weapon” of the devil.