Jesus the Healer

Jesus came to defeat death and to destroy the one with the power of death, to free those who lived all their lives in death’s thrall, and to harrow the prison of the grave (Hebrews 2:14-15). This deliverance was to be wrought chiefly through his cross—it was by means of death itself that death would be overcome. Throughout his ministry, however, Jesus demonstrated his power over and foreshadowed his coming conquest of death, not merely in his resurrection. If the resurrection is Christ’s climactic and condensed victory over death, in his numerous healings the first shards of liberation pierce the darkness of man’s prison, announcing and anticipating the full release. Read Full Article »