Hebrews 9:27 It is appointed for men to die once.
When Hebrews talks about death here in chapter nine, it focuses on Jesus’ death and sacrifice and how believers can escape death through Him.
Jesus says that when we believe in Him, we have eternal life (John 3:36). When a Christian dies, then, he keeps right on living–actually more than ever.
As far as our bodies which do the dying are concerned, they begin dying from day one. What we call life is in reality a continuous death: old cells are constantly being replaced by new ones. The bodies we have at age sixteen are quite different from the ones with which we were born; by age sixty our bodies have changed and replaced themselves a great many times. What we call death is simply the complete exchange of our perishable bodies for new, eternal ones.
No wonder Paul becomes excited about this and says that it is better to depart and be with the Lord (Philippians 1:23). He writes: “We know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house [not a tent] not made with hands, eternal in the heavens” (2 Corinthians 5:1).
Jesus offers the best comfort when He says, “Whoever lives and believes in me shall never die” (John 11:26). Christians will live forever because the living Christ lives within them.
Prayer Lord Jesus, May we represent you wherever we go. Use our faith to take our fear away so that we can be free to glorify you each day. Amen.
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