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Originally Posted by scotty2hotty
I have no idea what that meant.
Good or bad?
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It is both good and bad. The first verse suggests that all die and are than judged. Going before a judge usually is a bad thing.
Heb 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
The second verse suggests that for those who recieve Him, Jesus Christ has already paid the penalty for their sins. "Sin" literally means missing the mark. If you or I have missed the mark or the standard God has set the second verse is very promising.
Death is looked at in the Bible as a separation. The wages of sin is "death" which is a separation from God. Most of the world knows this separation. Physical death is a separation from the affairs of this world including those we love.
The Bible talks about the "second death" which is the eternal separation from our Creator; including all his love and mercy. It is a state without light or any other comfort because these things are part of God's creation.
Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
For those whoes sins Jesus has bore there will be no second death after the judgement. Moreover the separation that exists today between man and God because of unpunished sin is removed.
Loved ones who are separated by the first death will be reunited with God if their sins were covered by Christ. There will be no more separation(death) after the first one.