Jesus Revealed in Doctrine REAL CHRISTIANS NEVER DIE
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. John 8:51.
In the days of Jesus death was a dread mystery. People had a complete blank as to what death was all about. Multitudes approached the valley of the shadow with nothing but fear and foreboding. There were continuing arguments between the Sadducees and the Pharisees about the resurrection, and what happens to a man when he dies. The Sadducees didn't believe in the resurrection. That's why they were sad, you see! The Pharisees did believe, and so the argument continued at great length.
Jesus came and said some very definite things about what we call death. In John 11:26 He said, "Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die." And then He asked, "Do you believe this?" Let me ask you that. Do you believe this? Or do you believe that to say that the one who lives and believes in Christ shall never die is going too far? Well, it's what the Bible teaches.
Sleep is not all bad. I have seen people who were exhausted, overworked, and weary, who looked forward eagerly to being able to go to sleep. We have all experienced it. Adam lived for more than nine hundred years. Have you ever read his reaction when the time came for him to go to sleep? It's found in Patriarchs and Prophets, page 82: "Adam's life was one of sorrow, humility, and contrition. When he left Eden, the thought that he must die thrilled him with horror....[But] though the sentence of death pronounced upon him by his Maker had at first appeared terrible, yet after beholding for nearly a thousand years the results of sin, he felt that it was merciful in God to bring to an end a life of suffering and sorrow." Adam was glad to be able to lie down and go to sleep.
We understand that for those who sleep, the passage of time is unnoticed. Can you imagine going to sleep, and awaking the next instant to see Jesus coming? Adam went to sleep after a life of toil and sorrow, and so far as his awareness is concerned, the next moment he'll be awakened. It is one of the blessings of sleep--to be unaware of the passing of time. It also shows the mercy of God today, that He does not prolong our lives in this world. Perhaps sixty or seventy years is about all we could take of this life. Then it's good to go to sleep, knowing that Jesus will awaken us when He comes again.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. John 8:51.
In the days of Jesus death was a dread mystery. People had a complete blank as to what death was all about. Multitudes approached the valley of the shadow with nothing but fear and foreboding. There were continuing arguments between the Sadducees and the Pharisees about the resurrection, and what happens to a man when he dies. The Sadducees didn't believe in the resurrection. That's why they were sad, you see! The Pharisees did believe, and so the argument continued at great length.
Jesus came and said some very definite things about what we call death. In John 11:26 He said, "Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die." And then He asked, "Do you believe this?" Let me ask you that. Do you believe this? Or do you believe that to say that the one who lives and believes in Christ shall never die is going too far? Well, it's what the Bible teaches.
Sleep is not all bad. I have seen people who were exhausted, overworked, and weary, who looked forward eagerly to being able to go to sleep. We have all experienced it. Adam lived for more than nine hundred years. Have you ever read his reaction when the time came for him to go to sleep? It's found in Patriarchs and Prophets, page 82: "Adam's life was one of sorrow, humility, and contrition. When he left Eden, the thought that he must die thrilled him with horror....[But] though the sentence of death pronounced upon him by his Maker had at first appeared terrible, yet after beholding for nearly a thousand years the results of sin, he felt that it was merciful in God to bring to an end a life of suffering and sorrow." Adam was glad to be able to lie down and go to sleep.
We understand that for those who sleep, the passage of time is unnoticed. Can you imagine going to sleep, and awaking the next instant to see Jesus coming? Adam went to sleep after a life of toil and sorrow, and so far as his awareness is concerned, the next moment he'll be awakened. It is one of the blessings of sleep--to be unaware of the passing of time. It also shows the mercy of God today, that He does not prolong our lives in this world. Perhaps sixty or seventy years is about all we could take of this life. Then it's good to go to sleep, knowing that Jesus will awaken us when He comes again.
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