Death may be the King of terrors... but Jesus is the King of kings!

The saying contrasts two kinds of sovereignty: death’s power to frighten (“the king of terrors,” a biblical phrase from Job 18:14) versus Christ’s ultimate authority (“King of kings,” from Revelation 19:16). In Moody’s evangelistic idiom, the point is pastoral and apologetic: death can dominate human imagination and produce dread, but for the Christian it is not final, because Jesus’ lordship extends beyond the grave. The ellipsis suggests a rhetorical turn typical of revival preaching—acknowledging fear honestly, then redirecting attention to Christ’s supremacy and the believer’s hope of resurrection and eternal life.