Hebrews 9:27 — Community Reflections

HEBREWS 9:27 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:”

And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgment — the universal human experience (appointed, apokeimai, is fixed by God) is one death followed by judgment. This unavoidable appointment structures human existence.

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Yuki TanakaNote2mo ago

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