The Funeral of Beverly C. Depies — Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Is it too hard to imagine that the unbridled stallion or mare will kneel to be ridden by Bev, resurrected and whole again? She will go galloping along the river of water of life, clear as crystal. She and all creation will rejoice in the salvation of the Lamb (Jesus) on His throne. And as she rides down the middle of the streets, she will see the tree of life, bearing its twelve fruits and leaves for the healing of the nations. There will be no more curses. No more M.S. No more obstinate animals. No more land that refuses to yield its fruit. The hope and promise of God’s covenant promise to you, His people, is the resurrection of the body and heaven. And that heaven for you and Bev is full of life, physical life abundantly furnished and supplied by God. The clear biblical promise is that the present earth, which is suffering God’s judgment and thus is wasting away, will be restored to its original state—even as Bev and all God’s people will have their bodies restored in the resurrection so that they will be like Christ’s own glorious resurrection body (Phil 3:21).