Category Archives: conditional immortality

the same event

DEATH, then WHAT? Ecclesiastes 9:1 1 Because all this I gave to my heart, trying to figure it all out, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether God responds with love … Continue reading

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an end by fire and sword

Isaiah 66:12-17 12 Because this is what Yahveh says: I will extend wholeness to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like a stream overflowing; and you will nurse and be carried on her side, and rocked … Continue reading

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last visit to Machpelah

Genesis 49:29 – 50:14 29 Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is located in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 … Continue reading

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Lived and died

Genesis 4:25 – 5:11 25 And Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has provided for me another child in place of Abel, because … Continue reading

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Preventing Immortality

Genesis 3:22 – 4:10 22 Then the LORD God said, “See, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, to prevent him reaching out his hand and taking also of the tree of life … Continue reading

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their gods shall perish

Jeremiah 9:23-10:25 Judah had many wise men, many strong men, and many rich men, but she did not have many men who knew the LORD.  They had trusted in their wisdom, might and riches, and had not circumcised their hearts, … Continue reading

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the logic of faith

  Psalm 146.  The LORD is the creator, the One who brings justice, setting prisoners free, healing the blind, lifting up those who are bowed down, loving the righteous, watching over the sojourners, upholding the widow and the fatherless, reigning … Continue reading

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the end of sin

Isaiah 66 The prophet’s words end with a mixture of hope and horror.  While God is calling his own, and all the nations to himself, he is also warning that “those slain by the LORD shall be many.”  The devouring … Continue reading

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new heavens and new earth

  Isaiah 65; Rev. 21-22:5. Both prophets see visions of a new heaven and a new earth. Isaiah condemns his listeners because they did not respond to God’s call, so they will experience judgment, not the promised blessing. Instead, the … Continue reading

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silencing the noise

Psalm 83 The noise is deafening. It is the noise of a people clamoring to destroy God’s people.  The psalmist asks the LORD to silence them, to make them perish instead.  There are only two eternal destinies: eternal life through … Continue reading

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