Power over the grave

“What man can live and not see death, or save himself from the power of the grave?” Psalm 89:48
In the Old Testament, this was a rhetorical question. No man could say he would never die, and no man was exempt from going to Sheol (translated ‘the grave’ – the place of departed spirits).
Now, however, we have One who has indeed triumphed over death and the grave. If we are in Christ, then He has promised that we will never die (John 6:50, John 11:26). Jesus is the only One to have decended to Sheol and returned. He is the only One who has, or could, save Himself from the power of the grave.
Physical death is something that all people will have in common. It represents the ultimate mystery to the world. It is one thing that human power cannot prevail over. It is one of the sureties of life. Death is the result of sin – Adam’s, and our own. The Bible calls death our ‘enemy’ (1 Cor. 15:26), but Christ has done away with it. While we will all face physical death (setting aside the Rapture occurring tomorrow), if we are in Christ then the second death has no power over us (Rev. 2:11, Rev. 20:6).