The Last Enemy

A poem I wrote tonight, based on 1 Corinthians 15:51-58. I believe when all the eons have run their course, all creation will be revived, redeemed and renewed...

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You are a tyrant from a dark realm;
An ancient, sinister mind.
Cursed one, how did you overwhelm
And overpower mankind?
Luring, deceiving, inflicting, destroying,
Vaunting your pride in the face of our Creator;
Stealing the souls of the ones you're deploying;
Wretched, relentless, confounded Devastator.
But you are destined to fall
From your pinnacle of hate;
The One who is All in all
Will certify your fate
And end your power to enslave.
Souls redeemed will sing,
"Where is your victory, o Grave?
Death, where is your sting?"


© 2014 David Acosta Perez